1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 1)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Sweden 6 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7
1=   Switzerland 6 4 3 0 1 9 9 0
3  Belgium 0 4 0 0 4 3 10 −7
19 October 1960 Sweden  2–0  Belgium Stockholm, Sweden
Börjesson Goal 53'
Brodd Goal 74'		 Report Referee: Wharton (Scotland)
20 November 1960 Belgium  2–4   Switzerland Brussels, Belgium
Van Himst Goal 24'
Paeschen Goal 80'		 Report Antenen Goal 21', 48', 78'
Schneiter Goal 44'		 Referee: Seipelt (Austria)
20 May 1961 Switzerland   2–1  Belgium Lausanne, Switzerland
Ballaman Goal 8', 16' Report Claessen Goal 83' Referee: Dorogi (Hungary)
28 May 1961 Sweden  4–0   Switzerland Stockholm, Sweden
Jonsson Goal 8'
Börjesson Goal 15', 75'
Simonsson Goal 70'		 Report Referee: Scares (Portugal)
4 October 1961 Belgium  0–2  Sweden Brussels, Belgium
Report Brodd Goal 70', 78' Referee: Guerra (Portugal)
29 October 1961 Switzerland   3–2  Sweden Bern, Switzerland
Antenen Goal 8'
Wüthrich Goal 68'
Eschmann Goal 81'		 Report Simonsson Goal 2'
Brodd Goal 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 Goal 65'
Antenen Goal 76'		 Report Brodd Goal 20' Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

Switzerland qualified for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile

UEFA Group 2[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 2)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  France 6 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7
1=  Bulgaria 6 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2
3  Finland 0 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9
25 September 1960 Finland  1–2  France Helsinki, Finland
Pahlman Goal 36' (pen.) Report Wisnieski Goal 63'
Ujlaki Goal 83'		 Referee: Malka (West Germany)
11 December 1960 France  3–0  Bulgaria Colombes, France
Wisnieski Goal 48'
Marcel Goal 58'
Cossou Goal 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 Goal 33'
Kolev Goal 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 11,977
Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union)
28 September 1961 France  5–1  Finland Paris, France
Faivre Goal 6', 41'
Wisnieski Goal 12'
Piantoni Goal 79'
Schultz Goal 86'		 Report Pahlman Goal 44' Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)
29 October 1961 Bulgaria  3–1  Finland Sofia, Bulgaria
Yakimov Goal 28'
Diev Goal 34'
Velichkov Goal 86'		 Report Pietiläinen Goal 10' Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Baçar (Turkey)
12 November 1961 Bulgaria  1–0  France Sofia, Bulgaria
Iliev Goal 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 which would qualify.

16 December 1961 Bulgaria  1–0  France Milan, Italy
Yakimov Goal 47' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 34,740
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

Bulgaria qualified for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile

UEFA Group 3[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 3)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  West Germany 8 4 4 0 0 11 5 +6
2  Northern Ireland 2 4 1 0 3 7 8 −1
3  Greece 2 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5
26 October 1960 Northern Ireland  3–4  West Germany Belfast, Northern Ireland
McAdams Goal 27', 51', 90' Report Brülls Goal 7'
Seeler Goal 53'
Dörfel Goal 55', 79'		 Referee: Horn (Netherlands)
20 November 1960 Greece  0–3  West Germany Athens, Greece
Report Dörfel Goal 8'
Brülls Goal 31'
Haller Goal 42'		 Referee: Ehrlich (Yugoslavia)
3 May 1961 Greece  2–1  Northern Ireland Athens, Greece
Papaemmanouil Goal 8', 64' Report McIlroy Goal 81' Referee: Priesner (Israel)
10 May 1961 West Germany  2–1  Northern Ireland West Berlin, West Germany
Kreß Goal 29'
Brülls Goal 58'		 Report McIlroy Goal 69' Referee: Lindberg (Sweden)
17 October 1961 Northern Ireland  2–0  Greece Belfast, Northern Ireland
McLaughlin Goal 28', 57' Report Referee: Bonetto (Italy)
22 October 1961 West Germany  2–1  Greece Augsburg, West Germany
Seeler Goal 5', 27' Report Papaemmanouil Goal 59' Referee: Nilsen (Norway)

West Germany qualified.

UEFA Group 4[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 4)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hungary 7 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6
2  Netherlands 2 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3
3  East Germany 1 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3
16 April 1961 Hungary  2–0  East Germany Budapest, Hungary
Albert Goal 12'
Göröcs Goal 52'		 Report Referee: Takov (Bulgaria)
30 April 1961 Netherlands  0–3  Hungary Rotterdam, Netherlands
Report Fenyvesi Goal 22'
Sándor Goal 24'
Tichy Goal 36'		 Referee: Kingston (Wales)
14 May 1961 East Germany  1–1  Netherlands Leipzig, East Germany
Erler Goal 79' Report Groot Goal 63' Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark)
10 September 1961 East Germany  2–3  Hungary East Berlin, East Germany
Erler Goal 53'
P. Ducke Goal 87'		 Report Solymosi Goal 43'
Sándor Goal 75'
Tichy Goal 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 Goal 19'
Monostori Goal 21'
Tichy Goal 80'		 Report Van de Linden Goal 8', 14'
Groot Goal 56'		 Referee: Phillips (Scotland)

Hungary qualified.

UEFA Group 5[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Soviet Union 8 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8
2  Turkey 4 4 2 0 2 4 4 0
3  Norway 0 4 0 0 4 3 11 −8
1 June 1961 Norway  0–1  Turkey Oslo, Norway
Report Oktay Goal 16' Stadium: Ullevaal
Referee: Hansen (Denmark)
18 June 1961 Soviet Union  1–0  Turkey Moscow, Soviet Union
Voronin Goal 20' Report Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
1 July 1961 Soviet Union  5–2  Norway Moscow, Soviet Union
Metreveli Goal 14'
Ponedelnik Goal 26'
Bubukin Goal 32', 66'
Meskhi Goal 53'		 Report Borgen Goal 64'
E. Hansen Goal 87'		 Referee: Kowal (Poland)
23 August 1961 Norway  0–3  Soviet Union Oslo, Norway
Report Ponedelnik Goal 48'
Meskhi Goal 49'
Metreveli Goal 76'		 Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)
29 October 1961 Turkey  2–1  Norway Istanbul, Turkey
Yelken Goal 60'
Oktay Goal 72'		 Report Jensen Goal 59' Referee: Popa (Romania)
12 November 1961 Turkey  1–2  Soviet Union Istanbul, Turkey
Oktay Goal 78' Report Gusarov Goal 12'
Mamykin Goal 18'		 Referee: Verner (Israel)

Soviet Union qualified.

UEFA Group 6[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 6)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  England 7 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14
2  Portugal 3 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2
3  Luxembourg 2 4 1 0 3 5 21 −16
19 October 1960 Luxembourg  0–9  England Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Report Charlton Goal 3', 7', 66'
Greaves Goal 16', 83', 85'
Smith Goal 22', 46'
Haynes Goal 61'		 Referee: Martens (Netherlands)
19 March 1961 Portugal  6–0  Luxembourg Lisbon, Portugal
Águas Goal 32'
Yaúca Goal 49', 53', 61'
Brosius Goal 83' (o.g.)
Coluna Goal 85'		 Report Referee: Mellet (Switzerland)
21 May 1961 Portugal  1–1  England Lisbon, Portugal
Águas Goal 59' Report Flowers Goal 82' Referee: Bonetto (Italy)
28 September 1961 England  4–1  Luxembourg London, England
Pointer Goal 35'
Viollet Goal 37'
Charlton Goal 45', 76'		 Report Dimmer Goal 69' Referee: Versyp (Belgium)
8 October 1961 Luxembourg  4–2  Portugal Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Schmit Goal 27', 53', 56'
N. Hoffmann Goal 84'		 Report Eusébio Goal 84'
Yaúca Goal 89'		 Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
25 October 1961 England  2–0  Portugal London, England
Connelly Goal 5'
Pointer Goal 9'		 Report Referee: Bois (France)

England qualified.

UEFA Group 7[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 7)

First round[]

13 November 1960 Cyprus  1–1  Israel Nicosia, Cyprus
Shialis Goal 29' Report Kofman Goal 31' Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)
27 November 1960 Israel  6–1  Cyprus Tel-Aviv, Israel
Levi Goal 14', 30', 66'
Stelmach Goal 61', 88'
Nahari Goal 34'		 Report Shialis Goal 89' (pen.) Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)

Israel advanced to the Second Round.

Second round[]

Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.

14 March 1961 Israel  1–0  Ethiopia Tel-Aviv, Israel
Glazer Goal 69' Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
19 March 1961 Israel  3–2  Ethiopia Haifa, Israel
Glazer Goal 27', 77'
Stelmach Goal 59'		 Goal 31'
Vassalo Goal 64'		 Referee: Pósa (Hungary)

Israel advanced to the Final Round.

Final round[]

15 October 1961 Israel  2–4  Italy Tel-Aviv, Israel
Stelmach Goal 15'
Young Goal 38'		 Report Lojacono Goal 53' (pen.)
Altafini Goal 79'
Corso Goal 87', 90'		 Referee: Takow (Bulgaria)
4 November 1961 Italy  6–0  Israel Turin, Italy
Sivori Goal 16', 52', 65', 88'
Corso Goal 59'
Angelillo Goal 69'		 Report Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain)

Italy qualified.

 
First RoundSecond RoundFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Italy -
 
 
 
 bye -
 
 Italy -
 
 
 
 Romania withdrew
 
 Romania -
 
 
 
 bye -
 
 Italy 4 6
 
 
 
 Israel 2 0
 
 Ethiopia -
 
 
 
 bye -
 
 Ethiopia 0 2
 
 
 
 Israel 1 3
 
 Israel 1 6
 
 
 Cyprus 1 1
 

UEFA Group 8[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 8)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Czechoslovakia 6 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11
1=  Scotland 6 4 3 0 1 10 7 +3
3  Republic of Ireland 0 4 0 0 4 3 17 −14
3 May 1961 Scotland  4–1  Republic of Ireland Glasgow, Scotland
Brand Goal 14', 40'
Herd Goal 59', 85'		 Report Haverty Goal 52' Referee: Guigue (France)
7 May 1961 Republic of Ireland  0–3  Scotland Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Report Young Goal 4', 16'
Brand Goal 86'		 Referee: Grandain (Belgium)
14 May 1961 Czechoslovakia  4–0  Scotland Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Pospíchal Goal 8', 85'
Kvašňák Goal 13' (pen.)
Kadraba Goal 40'		 Report Referee: Steiner (Austria)
29 September 1961 Scotland  3–2  Czechoslovakia Glasgow, Scotland
St. John Goal 21'
Law Goal 62', 83'		 Report Kvašňák Goal 6'
Scherer Goal 51'		 Referee: Gulliksen (Norway)
8 October 1961 Republic of Ireland  1–3  Czechoslovakia Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Giles Goal 40' Report Scherer Goal 3'
Kvašňák Goal 61', 69'		 Referee: Holland (England)
29 October 1961 Czechoslovakia  7–1  Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
Kvašňák Goal 8', 36'
Scherer Goal 24', 75'
Jelínek Goal 30'
Pospíchal Goal 59'
Masopust Goal 61'		 Report Fogarty Goal 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 Goal 70'
Scherer Goal 84'
Pospíchal Goal 95'
Kvašňák Goal 101'		 Report St. John Goal 38', 71' Referee: Versyp (Belgium)

Czechoslovakia qualified.

UEFA Group 9[]

First Round[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Spain advanced
—  Denmark withdrew

Second Round[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Spain 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
2  Wales 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
—  Austria withdrew
19 April 1961 Wales  1–2  Spain Cardiff, Wales
Woosnam Goal 7' Report Rodríguez Goal 21'
Di Stéfano Goal 78'		 Referee: Reymaeckers (Belgium)
18 May 1961 Spain  1–1  Wales Madrid, Spain
Peiró Goal 55' Report Allchurch Goal 69' Referee: Horn (Netherlands)

Spain advanced to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.

UEFA Group 10[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Yugoslavia 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
2  Poland 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
—  Iceland Withdrew
4 June 1961 Yugoslavia  2–1  Poland Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Kaloperović Goal 42' (pen.)
Kostić Goal 49'		 Report Brychczy Goal 65' Referee: Stathatos (Greece)
25 June 1961 Poland  1–1  Yugoslavia Chorzów, Poland
Goal 29' Report Galić Goal 2' Referee: Korelus (Czechoslovakia)

Yugoslavia advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

CAF v UEFA[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Morocco
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 —
Source: FIFA

UEFA v AFC[]

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia South Korea
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 —
Source: FIFA

Goalscorers[]

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes[]

  1. ^ Netherlands v. East Germany was not played as due to visa problems; the East German players were not allowed to enter the Netherlands. Hungary was already de facto qualified with three wins, and no other date was arranged.

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