1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
(UEFA–AFC play-off)

Event	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Yugoslavia South Korea
Yugoslavia won won 4–0 on points and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup
First leg
Yugoslavia South Korea 5 1
Date	8 October 1961 (1961-10-08)
Venue	JNA Stadium, Belgrade
Referee	(Greece)
Attendance	20,000
Second leg
South Korea Yugoslavia 1 3
Date	26 November 1961 (1961-11-26)
Venue	Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
Referee	(Hong Kong)
Attendance	25,000

The 1962 FIFA World Cup UEFA–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of UEFA Group 10, Yugoslavia, and the winners of the AFC final round, South Korea. The matches were played on 8 October and 26 November 1961 in Belgrade and Seoul, respectively.^[1]

After beating South Korea in both matches (5–1 in Belgrade and 3–1 in Seoul), Yugoslavia won the tie and qualified for the World Cup.

Teams[]

Team	Confed.	Qualification
Yugoslavia	UEFA	UEFA Group 10 winner
South Korea	AFC	AFC final round winner

Venues[]

JNA Stadium in Belgrade (left) and Hyochang Stadium in Seoul were the venues for the series

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Matches[]

First leg[]

8 October 1961 (1961-10-08)

Yugoslavia	5–1	South Korea
Čebinac  42' Šekularac  54', 70' Radaković  67' Galić  89'		82'

JNA Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: (Greece)

Yugoslavia

South Korea

Second leg[]

26 November 1961 (1961-11-26)

South Korea	1–3	Yugoslavia
61'		Galić  17', 27' Jerković  89'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: (Hong Kong)

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