1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. France and the Bulgaria finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Matches[]

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 for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile

Table[]

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts France Bulgaria Finland Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  France 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6 X 3:0 5:1 2 2 0 0 8 1 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2
2.  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6 1:0 X 3:1 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 2
3.  Finland 4 0 0 4 3 12 -9 0 1:2 0:2 X 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 8 0

Team stats[]

 France[]

Head coach: France Albert Batteux

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Finland Bulgaria Finland Bulgaria Bulgaria Club
MF Pierre Barlaguet 10 October 1931 0 0 0 0 0 - - - B - France Nîmes Olympique
GK Pierre Bernard 27 June 1932 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 France UA Sedan-Torcy
90 90 90 France Nîmes Olympique
MF Henri Biancheri 30 July 1932 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - France AS Monaco
DF Guillaume Bieganski 3 November 1932 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - B France RC Lens
DF Richard Boucher 1 March 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - France Toulouse FC
GK Dominique Colonna 4 September 1928 1 0 90 0 0 90 - B - - France Stade Reims
MF Lucien Cossou 29 January 1936 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - - - France AS Monaco
GK 22 May 1933 0 0 0 0 0 - B - - - France Angers SCO
FW Fleury Di Nallo 20 April 1943 0 0 0 0 0 - - B - - France Olympique Lyonnais
MF Yvon Douis 16 May 1935 1 0 90 0 0 B 90 - - - France Le Havre AC
FW Jacques Faivre 25 November 1932 1 2 90 0 0 - - 90 - - France AS Saint-Étienne
MF René Ferrier 7 December 1936 3 0 270 0 0 90 - B 90 90 France AS Saint-Étienne
FW Just Fontaine 18 August 1933 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - France Stade Reims
FW Maxime Fulgenzi 26 June 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - France UA Sedan-Torcy
MF Roland Guillas 23 September 1936 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 - France AS Saint-Étienne
FW François Heutte 21 February 1938 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - - 90 France Racing Club de Paris
DF Raymond Kaelbel 31 January 1932 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - B - France AS Monaco
FW Casimir Koza 27 January 1935 0 0 0 0 0 - - B - - France RC Strasbourg
DF André Lerond 6 December 1930 3 0 270 0 0 - - 90 90 90 France Stade Français
DF François Ludo 4 March 1930 0 0 0 0 0 - - B - - France AS Monaco
FW Khennane Mahi 21 October 1936 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - France Stade Rennais FC
MF Jean-Jacques Marcel 13 June 1931 2 1 180 0 0 - 90 90 - B France Racing Club de Paris
DF Maryan Synakowski 14 March 1936 1 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 France UA Sedan-Torcy
MF Lucien Muller 3 September 1934 3 0 270 0 0 - - 90 90 90 France Stade Reims
FW Georges Peyroche 27 January 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - B 90 - France AS Saint-Étienne
MF Roger Piantoni 26 December 1931 2 1 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - France Stade Reims
GK François Remetter 8 August 1928 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - B France RC Strasbourg
DF Bruno Rodzik 29 May 1935 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 France Stade Reims
GK 29 September 1931 0 0 0 0 0 - - - B - France UA Sedan-Torcy
FW Ernest Schultz 29 January 1931 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 - - France Toulouse FC
DF Guy Sénac 13 March 1932 1 0 90 0 0 B 90 - - - France Racing Club de Paris
DF Robert Siatka 20 June 1934 0 0 0 0 0 - B - - - France Stade Reims
FW Henri Skiba 14 July 1927 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - 90 France Stade Français
GK Jean Taillandier 22 January 1938 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - France Racing Club de Paris
DF Richard Tylinski 18 September 1937 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - - France AS Saint-Étienne
MF Joseph Ujlaki 10 August 1929 1 1 90 0 0 90 - - - - France Racing Club de Paris
MF Guy van Sam 20 December 1935 1 1 90 0 0 - - - - 90 France Racing Club de Paris
FW Jean Vincent 29 November 1930 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - B France Stade Reims
DF Jean Wendling 29 April 1934 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 France Stade Reims
FW Maryan Wisnieski 1 February 1937 4 3 360 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 France RC Lens

 Bulgaria[]

Head coach: Bulgaria Georgi Pachedzhiev

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on France Finland Finland France France Club
MF Stefan Abadzhiev 3 July 1934 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - Bulgaria FD Levski Sofia
FW Spiro Debarski 8 December 1933 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - Bulgaria FD Lokomotiv Sofia
MF Todor Diev 28 September 1934 4 1 360 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 Bulgaria FC Spartak Plovdiv
DF Ivan Dimitrov 14 May 1935 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 Bulgaria FD Lokomotiv Sofia
DF Dimitar Dimov 13 December 1937 2 0 180 0 0 - - - 90 90 Bulgaria FC Spartak Plovdiv
FW Hristo Iliev 11 May 1936 5 2 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Bulgaria FD Levski Sofia
DF Stoyan Kitov 27 August 1938 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - Bulgaria Spartak Sofia
FW Ivan Kolev 1 November 1930 5 1 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
MF Nikola Kovachev 4 June 1934 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
DF Dimitar Largov 10 September 1936 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - Bulgaria FD Slavia Sofia
DF Manol Manolov 4 August 1925 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 - - Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
DF Vasil Metodiev 6 January 1935 3 0 270 0 0 90 - - 90 90 Bulgaria PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
GK Georgi Naydenov 21 December 1931 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
DF Kiril Rakarov 24 May 1932 4 0 360 0 0 - 90 90 90 90 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
FW Petar Velichkov 8 August 1940 2 1 180 0 0 - - 90 - 90 Bulgaria FD Slavia Sofia
FW Dimitar Yakimov 12 August 1941 5 1 450 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia
FW Nikola Yordanov 1938 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - - Bulgaria FC Dunav Rousse
DF Dobromir Zhechev 12 November 1942 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - - Bulgaria Spartak Sofia

 Finland[]

Head coach: Finland Aatos Lehtonen

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on France Bulgaria France Bulgaria Club
DF Matti Haahti 8 June 1936 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Finland HIFK
MF Olli Heinonen 7 January 1937 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Finland/2+[1] Reipas Lahti
MF Stig Holmqvist 13 February 1936 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Finland HIFK
MF Martti Hyvärinen 6 November 1939 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - Finland Reipas Lahti
DF Reijo Jalava 18 February 1932 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 Finland HJK Helsinki
MF Hannu Kankkonen 26 January 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - -
DF Raimo Lukander 18 April 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Finland
FW Paavo Lyytikäinen 14 April 1930 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Finland FC Kiffen 08
GK Carl-Gustaf Nabb 9 September 1936 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 Finland Vasa IFK
MF Unto Nevalainen 13 June 1935 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Finland HIFK
DF Antti Nieminen 12 March 1928 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Finland FC Haka
FW Arno Nordlund 2 September 1935 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - Finland HIFK
FW Semi Nuoranen 14 December 1941 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 - 90 Finland Reipas Lahti
MF Kalevi Nupponen 19 January 1942 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Finland Reipas Lahti
FW Mauno Nurmi 23 December 1936 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Finland TPS Turku
MF Kai Pahlman 8 July 1935 3 2 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Finland HPS Helsinki
MF Yrjö Pärnänen 5 January 1931 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Finland HIFK
FW Juhani Peltonen 16 June 1936 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - Finland FC Haka
MF Sauli Pietiläinen 20 July 1941 3 1 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Finland/2[2]
FW Nils Rikberg 29 March 1928 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - France Åbo IFK
MF Aulis Rytkönen 5 January 1929 2 0 180 0 0 90 - France Toulouse FC
90 - Finland HJK Helsinki
DF Veijo Valtonen 5 January 1936 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Finland FC Haka
GK Anders Westerholm 1 September 1937 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - Finland HIFK
  1. ^ After the first qualification match Reipas Lahti was promoted to league one.
  2. ^ The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

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