1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 21 August 1960 – 16 December 1961 |
Teams | 56 (from 6 confederations) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 92 |
Goals scored | 325 (3.53 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Andrej Kvašňák (7 goals) |
A total of 56 teams entered the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Chile, as the hosts, and Brazil, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.
As with previous World Cups, the rules of the qualification rounds were quite confusing. Moreover, the winners of the four weakest continental zones: North America (NAFC), Central America and Caribbean (CCCF), Africa (CAF) and Asia (AFC), were not guaranteed direct spots in the final tournament. Instead, each of them had to enter a play-off against a team from either Europe (UEFA) or South America (CONMEBOL), with the winners of the three play-offs qualifying.
The 16 spots available in the 1962 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
- Europe (UEFA): 8 direct places + 2 spots in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against teams from CAF and AFC), contested by 30 teams (including Israel and Ethiopia).
- South America (CONMEBOL): 5 direct places + 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from CCCF/NAFC); 2 direct places went to automatic qualifiers Chile and Brazil, while the other 3.5 places were contested by 7 teams.
- North, Central America and Caribbean (CCCF/NAFC): 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from CONMEBOL), contested by 8 teams.
- Africa (CAF): 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA), contested by 6 teams.
- Asia (AFC): 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA), contested by 3 teams.
A total of 49 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 92 qualifying matches were played, and 325 goals were scored (an average of 3.53 per match).
Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.
Europe[]
The 30 teams were divided into 10 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:
- Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 had 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
- Group 7 had 5 teams. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 9 had 2 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA / CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
- Group 10 had 2 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.
UEFA Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
3 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
19 October 1960 | Sweden | 2–0 | Belgium | Stockholm, Sweden |
Börjesson 53' Brodd 74' |
Report | Referee: Wharton (Scotland) |
20 November 1960 | Belgium | 2–4 | Switzerland | Brussels, Belgium |
Van Himst 24' Paeschen 80' |
Report | Antenen 21', 48', 78' Schneiter 44' |
Referee: Seipelt (Austria) |
20 May 1961 | Switzerland | 2–1 | Belgium | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Ballaman 8', 16' | Report | Claessen 83' | Referee: Dorogi (Hungary) |
28 May 1961 | Sweden | 4–0 | Switzerland | Stockholm, Sweden |
Jonsson 8' Börjesson 15', 75' Simonsson 70' |
Report | Referee: Scares (Portugal) |
4 October 1961 | Belgium | 0–2 | Sweden | Brussels, Belgium |
Report | Brodd 70', 78' | Referee: Guerra (Portugal) |
29 October 1961 | Switzerland | 3–2 | Sweden | Bern, Switzerland |
Antenen 8' Wüthrich 68' Eschmann 81' |
Report | Simonsson 2' Brodd 79' |
Referee: Aston (England) |
Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
12 November 1961 | Switzerland | 2–1 | Sweden | West Berlin, West Germany |
Schneiter 65' Antenen 76' |
Report | Brodd 20' | Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
Switzerland qualified
UEFA Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
2 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
3 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
25 September 1960 | Finland | 1–2 | France | Helsinki, Finland |
Pahlman 36' (pen.) | Report | Wisnieski 63' Ujlaki 83' |
Referee: Malka (West Germany) |
11 December 1960 | France | 3–0 | Bulgaria | Colombes, France |
Wisnieski 48' Marcel 58' Cossou 80' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 40,690 Referee: Bonetto (Italy) |
16 June 1961 | Finland | 0–2 | Bulgaria | Helsinki, Finland |
Report | Iliev 33' Kolev 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 11,977 Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
28 September 1961 | France | 5–1 | Finland | Paris, France |
Faivre 6', 41' Wisnieski 12' Piantoni 79' Schultz 86' |
Report | Pahlman 44' | Referee: Dienst (Switzerland) |
29 October 1961 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Finland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Yakimov 28' Diev 34' Velichkov 86' |
Report | Pietiläinen 10' | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Baçar (Turkey) |
12 November 1961 | Bulgaria | 1–0 | France | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Iliev 89' | Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Fend (Czechoslovakia) |
Bulgaria and France finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
16 December 1961 | Bulgaria | 1–0 | France | Milan, Italy |
Yakimov 47' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,740 Referee: Lo Bello (Italy) |
Bulgaria qualified
UEFA Group 3[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 |
2 | Northern Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
3 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
26 October 1960 | Northern Ireland | 3–4 | West Germany | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
McAdams 27', 51', 90' | Report | Brülls 7' Seeler 53' Dörfel 55', 79' |
Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
20 November 1960 | Greece | 0–3 | West Germany | Athens, Greece |
Report | Dörfel 8' Brülls 31' Haller 42' |
Referee: Ehrlich (Yugoslavia) |
3 May 1961 | Greece | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Athens, Greece |
Papaemmanouil 8', 64' | Report | McIlroy 81' | Referee: Priesner (Israel) |
10 May 1961 | West Germany | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | West Berlin, West Germany |
Kreß 29' Brülls 58' |
Report | McIlroy 69' | Referee: Lindberg (Sweden) |
17 October 1961 | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Greece | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
McLaughlin 28', 57' | Report | Referee: Bonetto (Italy) |
22 October 1961 | West Germany | 2–1 | Greece | Augsburg, West Germany |
Seeler 5', 27' | Report | Papaemmanouil 59' | Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
West Germany qualified
UEFA Group 4[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
3 | East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
16 April 1961 | Hungary | 2–0 | East Germany | Budapest, Hungary |
Albert 12' Göröcs 52' |
Report | Referee: Takov (Bulgaria) |
30 April 1961 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Hungary | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Report | Fenyvesi 22' Sándor 24' Tichy 36' |
Referee: Kingston (Wales) |
14 May 1961 | East Germany | 1–1 | Netherlands | Leipzig, East Germany |
Erler 79' | Report | Groot 63' | Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark) |
10 September 1961 | East Germany | 2–3 | Hungary | East Berlin, East Germany |
Erler 53' P. Ducke 87' |
Report | Solymosi 43' Sándor 75' Tichy 78' |
Referee: Lukianov (Soviet Union) |
1 October 1961 | Netherlands | Not played[1] | East Germany | Netherlands |
22 October 1961 | Hungary | 3–3 | Netherlands | Budapest, Hungary |
Göröcs 19' Monostori 21' Tichy 80' |
Report | Van de Linden 8', 14' Groot 56' |
Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
Hungary qualified
UEFA Group 5[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 |
2 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
18 June 1961 | Soviet Union | 1–0 | Turkey | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Voronin 20' | Report | Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
1 July 1961 | Soviet Union | 5–2 | Norway | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Metreveli 14' Ponedelnik 26' Bubukin 32', 66' Meskhi 53' |
Report | Borgen 64' E. Hansen 87' |
Referee: Kowal (Poland) |
23 August 1961 | Norway | 0–3 | Soviet Union | Oslo, Norway |
Report | Ponedelnik 48' Meskhi 49' Metreveli 76' |
Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland) |
29 October 1961 | Turkey | 2–1 | Norway | Istanbul, Turkey |
Yelken 60' Oktay 72' |
Report | Jensen 59' | Referee: Popa (Romania) |
12 November 1961 | Turkey | 1–2 | Soviet Union | Istanbul, Turkey |
Oktay 78' | Report | Gusarov 12' Mamykin 18' |
Referee: Verner (Israel) |
Soviet Union qualified
UEFA Group 6[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 7 |
2 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
3 | Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 2 |
19 October 1960 | Luxembourg | 0–9 | England | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Report | Charlton 3', 7', 66' Greaves 16', 83', 85' Smith 22', 46' Haynes 61' |
Referee: Martens (Netherlands) |
19 March 1961 | Portugal | 6–0 | Luxembourg | Lisbon, Portugal |
Águas 32' Yaúca 49', 53', 61' Brosius 83' (o.g.) Coluna 85' |
Report | Referee: Mellet (Switzerland) |
21 May 1961 | Portugal | 1–1 | England | Lisbon, Portugal |
Águas 59' | Report | Flowers 82' | Referee: Bonetto (Italy) |
28 September 1961 | England | 4–1 | Luxembourg | London, England |
Pointer 35' Viollet 37' Charlton 45', 76' |
Report | Dimmer 69' | Referee: Versyp (Belgium) |
8 October 1961 | Luxembourg | 4–2 | Portugal | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Schmit 27', 53', 56' N. Hoffmann 84' |
Report | Eusébio 84' Yaúca 89' |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
25 October 1961 | England | 2–0 | Portugal | London, England |
Connelly 5' Pointer 9' |
Report | Referee: Bois (France) |
England qualified
UEFA Group 7[]
First round[]
13 November 1960 | Cyprus | 1–1 | Israel | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Shialis 29' | Report | Kofman 31' | Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
27 November 1960 | Israel | 6–1 | Cyprus | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Levi 14', 30', 66' Stelmach 61', 88' Nahari 34' |
Report | Shialis 89' (pen.) | Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
Israel advanced to the Second Round.
Second round[]
Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.
19 March 1961 | Israel | 3–2 | Ethiopia | Haifa, Israel |
Glazer 27', 77' Stelmach 59' |
Report | 31' Vassalo 64' |
Referee: Pósa (Hungary) |
Israel advanced to the Final Round.
Final round[]
15 October 1961 | Israel | 2–4 | Italy | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Stelmach 15' Young 38' |
Report | Lojacono 53' (pen.) Altafini 79' Corso 87', 90' |
Referee: Takow (Bulgaria) |
4 November 1961 | Italy | 6–0 | Israel | Turin, Italy |
Sivori 16', 52', 65', 88' Corso 59' Angelillo 69' |
Report | Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain) |
Italy qualified
UEFA Group 8[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 |
2 | Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 |
3 May 1961 | Scotland | 4–1 | Republic of Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Brand 14', 40' Herd 59', 85' |
Report | Haverty 52' | Referee: Guigue (France) |
7 May 1961 | Republic of Ireland | 0–3 | Scotland | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Report | Young 4', 16' Brand 86' |
Referee: Grandain (Belgium) |
14 May 1961 | Czechoslovakia | 4–0 | Scotland | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Pospíchal 8', 85' Kvašňák 13' (pen.) Kadraba 40' |
Report | Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
29 September 1961 | Scotland | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | Glasgow, Scotland |
St. John 21' Law 62', 83' |
Report | Kvašňák 6' Scherer 51' |
Referee: Gulliksen (Norway) |
8 October 1961 | Republic of Ireland | 1–3 | Czechoslovakia | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Giles 40' | Report | Scherer 3' Kvašňák 61', 69' |
Referee: Holland (England) |
29 October 1961 | Czechoslovakia | 7–1 | Republic of Ireland | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Kvašňák 8', 36' Scherer 24', 75' Jelínek 30' Pospíchal 59' Masopust 61' |
Report | Fogarty 56' | Referee: Lundell (Sweden) |
Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
29 November 1961 | Czechoslovakia | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Scotland | Brussels, Belgium |
Hledík 70' Scherer 84' Pospíchal 95' Kvašňák 101' |
Report | St. John 38', 71' | Referee: Versyp (Belgium) |
Czechoslovakia qualified
UEFA Group 9[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
2 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
19 April 1961 | Wales | 1–2 | Spain | Cardiff, Wales |
Woosnam 7' | Report | Rodríguez 21' Di Stéfano 78' |
Referee: Reymaeckers (Belgium) |
18 May 1961 | Spain | 1–1 | Wales | Madrid, Spain |
Peiró 55' | Report | Allchurch 69' | Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
Spain advanced to the UEFA / CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
UEFA Group 10[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
2 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
4 June 1961 | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Poland | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Kaloperović 42' (pen.) Kostić 49' |
Report | Brychczy 65' | Referee: Stathatos (Greece) |
25 June 1961 | Poland | 1–1 | Yugoslavia | Chorzów, Poland |
29' | Report | Galić 2' | Referee: Korelus (Czechoslovakia) |
Yugoslavia advanced to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.
South America[]
Among the 7 teams, Paraguay were drawn to play in the CONMEBOL / CCCF / NAFC Intercontinental Play-off. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
CONMEBOL Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 |
2 | Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
4 December 1960 | Ecuador | 3–6 | Argentina | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Spencer 81' Raffo 83', 85' |
Corbatta 5' (pen.), 40' Pando 12' Sosa 14' Sanfilippo 47' 75' |
Referee: Robles (Chile) |
17 December 1960 | Argentina | 5–0 | Ecuador | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
6' (o.g.) Sanfilippo 53' Corbatta 55' (pen.) Sosa 75' Pando 89' |
Referee: Robles (Chile) |
Argentina qualified
CONMEBOL Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
2 | Bolivia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
30 July 1961 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Bolivia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Cabrera 3' Escalada 39' |
Camacho 65' | Referee: Robles (Chile) |
Uruguay qualified
CONMEBOL Group 3[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
2 | Peru | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Colombia qualified
North, Central America and Caribbean[]
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The remaining 7 teams (Canada withdrew before the matches began) were divided into 3 groups of 2 or 3 teams each (Group 1 with teams from Northern America and Mexico, Group 2 with teams from Central America and Group 3 with teams from Caribbean). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the CONMEBOL/CCCF/NAFC Intercontinental Play-off.
CCCF/NAFC First Round[]
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
— | Canada (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
(W) Withdrew
3 November 1960 | United States | 3–3 | Mexico | Los Angeles, United States |
Bicek 31' (pen.) Fister 58' Zerhusen 84' |
8' Reyes 17', 21' |
Referee: Kulai (Canada) |
6 November 1960 | Mexico | 3–0 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico |
5' Reyes 35' Díaz 38' |
Referee: Sanchez (Honduras) |
Mexico advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 5 |
1= | Honduras | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
3 | Guatemala | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 |
21 August 1960 | Costa Rica | 3–2 | Guatemala | San Jose, Costa Rica |
28' Ulloa 52', 58' |
1' 35' |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
28 August 1960 | Guatemala | 4–4 | Costa Rica | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
López 13', 49', 79' 63' |
18', 57' Ulloa 35', 81' |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
4 September 1960 | Honduras | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
10' 21' |
Rodríguez 46' | Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
11 September 1960 | Costa Rica | 5–0 | Honduras | San Jose, Costa Rica |
31', 34' Ulloa 42' Rodríguez 69' 85' |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
25 September 1960 | Honduras | 1–1 | Guatemala | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
59' | López 28' | Referee: Mendez (El Salvador) |
2 October 1960 | Guatemala | 0–2 (w/o) | Honduras | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Forfeited[2] |
Costa Rica and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
14 January 1961 | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Rodríguez 29' | Referee: Buergo Elcuaz (Mexico) |
Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
2 | Suriname | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
2 October 1960 | Suriname | 1–2 | Netherlands Antilles | Paramaribo, Suriname |
45' | 21', 45' | Referee: Orrego (Colombia) |
27 November 1960 | Netherlands Antilles | 0–0 | Suriname | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru) |
Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Final Round.
CCCF/NAFC Final Round[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 5 |
2 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
3 | Netherlands Antilles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 |
22 March 1961 | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Mexico | San Jose, Costa Rica |
51' | Referee: Queiroz (Brazil) |
29 March 1961 | Costa Rica | 6–0 | Netherlands Antilles | San Jose, Costa Rica |
Ulloa 12' 28', 89' 33' Rodríguez 42' Monge 50' |
Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru) |
5 April 1961 | Mexico | 7–0 | Netherlands Antilles | Mexico City, Mexico |
Flores 28', 52', 64' Reyes 45', 75' 65', 80' |
Referee: Morgan (Canada) |
12 April 1961 | Mexico | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Mexico City, Mexico |
Flores 11' Cárdenas 31' Gutiérrez 77' 87' |
Grant 54' | Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
23 April 1961 | Netherlands Antilles | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
30', 34' | Referee: Trapote López (Venezuela) |
21 May 1961 | Netherlands Antilles | 0–0 | Mexico | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
Referee: Goldstein (United States) |
Mexico advanced to the CONMEBOL/CCCF/NAFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Africa[]
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
CAF First Round[]
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | United Arab Republic (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
— | Sudan (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
(W) Withdrew
United Arab Republic and Sudan both withdrew as FIFA refused to allow them to rearrange their games to avoid the monsoon season.[1][dead link]
Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
1= | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
30 October 1960 | Morocco | 2–1 | Tunisia | Casablanca, Morocco |
33' 60' (pen.) |
Meddeb 43' | Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain) |
13 November 1960 | Tunisia | 2–1 | Morocco | Tunis, Tunisia |
Chetali 47' Tlemçani 60' |
64' | Stadium: Stade Géo André Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria) |
Morocco and Tunisia finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
22 January 1961 | Morocco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia | Palermo, Italy |
36' | Kerrit 89' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Lo Bello (Italy) |
Morocco advanced to the Final Round by winning a coin toss.
Group 3[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
2 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
28 August 1960 | Ghana | 4–1 | Nigeria | Accra, Ghana |
Acquah 18' 44' Fynn 54' 55' |
Fayemi 50' | Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Holland (England) |
10 September 1960 | Nigeria | 2–2 | Ghana | Lagos, Nigeria |
28' Fayemi 75' (pen.) |
Acquah 14', 83' | Stadium: George V Stadium Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
Ghana advanced to the Final Round.
CAF Final Round[]
Only 2 teams competed due to the withdrawals of both teams in Group 1.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
2 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
2 April 1961 | Ghana | 0–0 | Morocco | Accra, Ghana |
Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Referee: Hussein Fahmy (Egypt) |
28 May 1961 | Morocco | 1–0 | Ghana | Casablanca, Morocco |
37' | Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain) |
Morocco advanced to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
Asia[]
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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There would be only one round of play. The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.
AFC Final Round[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
2 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
— | Indonesia (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
(W) Withdrew
6 November 1960 | South Korea | 2–1 | Japan | Seoul, Korea Republic |
39', 41' | Sasaki 26' | Referee: Kim Duck-Chun (South Korea) |
11 June 1961 | Japan | 0–2 | South Korea | Tokyo, Japan |
21' 26' |
Referee: Pratlett (Hong Kong) |
Korea Republic advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Inter-confederation play-offs[]
In each play-off, the teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.
CAF v UEFA[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–2 | |
2 | Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 0–1 | — |
UEFA v AFC[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 5–1 | |
2 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 1–3 | — |
CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | |
2 | Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0–0 | — |
Qualified teams[]
Team | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Streak | Last appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 17 December 1960 | 4th | 2 | 1958 |
Brazil (Defending Champions) | 29 June 1958 | 7th | 7 | 1958 |
Bulgaria | 16 December 1961 | 1st | 1 | – |
Chile (Hosts) | 11 June 1956 | 3rd | 1 | 1950 |
Colombia | 7 May 1961 | 1st | 1 | – |
Czechoslovakia | 29 November 1961 | 5th | 3 | 1958 |
England | 25 October 1961 | 4th | 4 | 1958 |
Hungary | 10 September 1961 | 5th | 3 | 1958 |
Italy | 4 November 1961 | 5th | 1 | 1954 |
Mexico | 5 November 1961 | 5th | 4 | 1958 |
Spain | 23 November 1961 | 3rd | 1 | 1950 |
Switzerland | 12 November 1961 | 5th | 1 | 1954 |
Uruguay | 30 July 1961 | 4th | 1 | 1954 |
Soviet Union | 12 November 1961 | 2nd | 2 | 1958 |
West Germany | 22 October 1961 | 5th | 3 | 1958 |
Yugoslavia | 26 November 1961 | 5th | 4 | 1958 |
Goalscorers[]
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- Juan Ulloa
- Salvador Reyes Monteón
- 5 goals
- Adolf Scherer
- Bobby Charlton
- Yngve Brodd
- Charles Antenen
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Oreste Omar Corbatta
- Jimmy Greaves
- Maryan Wisnieski
- Edward Acquah
- Andreas Papaemmanouil
- Lajos Tichy
- Yehoshua Glazer
- Shlomo Levi
- Mario Corso
- Ady Schmit
- Billy McAdams
- Ralph Brand
- Ian St. John
- Rune Börjesson
- Metin Oktay
- Albert Brülls
- Gert Dörfel
- Uwe Seeler
- 2 goals
- Martín Pando
- José Francisco Sanfilippo
- Rubén Héctor Sosa
- Hristo Iliev
- Dimitar Yakimov
- Michalis Shialis
- Dieter Erler
- Carlos Alberto Raffo
- Ray Pointer
- Bobby Smith
- Kai Pahlman
- Jacques Faivre
- János Göröcs
- Károly Sándor
- Henk Groot
- Tonny van der Linden
- Dejo Fayemi
- Jimmy McIlroy
- Jim McLaughlin
- José Águas
- David Herd
- Denis Law
- Alex Young
- Valentin Bubukin
- Mikheil Meskhi
- Slava Metreveli
- Viktor Ponedelnik
- Alfredo Di Stéfano
- Agne Simonsson
- Robert Ballaman
- Heinz Schneiter
- Dragoslav Šekularac
- 1 goal
- Roger Claessen
- Paul van Himst
- Marcel Paeschen
- Máximo Alcócer
- Wilfredo Camacho
- Todor Diev
- Ivan Petkov Kolev
- Petar Velichkov
- Eusebio Escobar
- Álvaro Grant MacDonald
- Jorge Hernán Monge
- Jiří Hledík
- Josef Jelínek
- Josef Kadraba
- Josef Masopust
- Peter Ducke
- Alberto Pedro Spencer
- John Connelly
- Ron Flowers
- Johnny Haynes
- Dennis Viollet
- Luciano Vassalo
- Sauli Pietiläinen
- Lucien Cossou
- Jean-Jacques Marcel
- Roger Piantoni
- Ernest Schultz
- Joseph Ujlaki
- Flórián Albert
- Máté Fenyvesi
- Tivadar Monostori
- Ernő Solymosi
- Amby Fogarty
- Johnny Giles
- Joe Haverty
- Boaz Kofman
- Shlomo Nahari
- Reuven Young
- José Altafini
- Antonio Angelillo
- Francisco Lojacono
- Koji Sasaki
- Camille Dimmer
- Nicolas Hoffmann
- Raúl Cárdenas
- Isidoro Díaz
- Crescencio Gutiérrez
- Bjørn Borgen
- Eldar Hansen
- Roald Jensen
- Lucjan Brychczy
- Mário Coluna
- Eusébio
- Gennadi Gusarov
- Aleksei Mamykin
- Valery Voronin
- Enrique Collar
- Marcelino
- Joaquín Peiró
- Alfonso Rodríguez Salas
- Luis del Sol
- Torbjörn Jonsson
- Norbert Eschmann
- Rolf Wüthrich
- Abdelmajid Chetali
- Brahim Kerrit
- Rached Meddeb
- Abdelmajid Tlemçani
- Aydın Yelken
- Helmut Bicek
- Carl Fister
- Al Zerhusen
- Ángel Cabrera
- Luis Alberto Cubilla
- Guillermo Escalada
- Ivor Allchurch
- Phil Woosnam
- Helmut Haller
- Richard Kreß
- Zvezdan Čebinac
- Dražan Jerković
- Tomislav Kaloperović
- Bora Kostić
- Petar Radaković
- 1 own goal
- (playing against Argentina)
- Fernand Brosius (playing against Portugal)
Notes[]
- For the second World Cup in a row, no teams from Africa or Asia qualified.
References[]
External links[]
- 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
- 1962 FIFA World Cup
- FIFA World Cup qualification