1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 August 1960 – 16 December 1961
Teams56 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored325 (3.53 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrej Kvašňák
(7 goals)
← 1958
1966 →

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.

Contents

As with previous World Cups, the rules of the qualification rounds varied by confederation. [1]  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, they entered a play-off against a team from either Europe (UEFA) or South America (CONMEBOL), with the winners of the three play-offs qualifying.

Format

The 16 spots available in the 1962 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:

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.

Confederation qualification

AFC

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.

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 24
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 20
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 00
Source: RSSSF [2]

CAF

There would be two rounds of play:

First round

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Sudan and the United Arab Republic both withdrew; the Group was scratched. [3]

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 22
2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 22
Source: RSSSF [2]

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 23
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21
Source: RSSSF [2]

Second round

Second round

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 23
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21
Source: RSSSF [2]

CCCF and NAFC

There would be two rounds of play:

First round

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 23
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21
Source: FIFA [4]

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 45
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 45
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 42
Source: FIFA [4]

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 23
2Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname 21
Source: FIFA [4]

Second round

Second round

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 45
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 44
3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 43
Source: FIFA [4]

CONMEBOL

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.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 24
2Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 20
Source: FIFA [5]

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 23
2Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 21
Source: FIFA [6]

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 23
2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 21
Source: FIFA [7]

UEFA

The 30 teams were divided into 10 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 46
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 46
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 40
Source: FIFA [8]
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 46
2Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 46
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 40
Source: FIFA [9]
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 48
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 42
3Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 42
Source: FIFA [10]
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 47
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 32
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 31
Source: FIFA [11]
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 48
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 44
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 40
Source: FIFA [12]
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of England.svg  England 47
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 43
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 42
Source: FIFA [13]
Group 8 Group 9 Group 10
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 46
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 40
Source: FIFA [14]
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 23
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 21
Source: FIFA [15]
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 23
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 21
Source: FIFA [16]
Group 7
First Round Second Round Final Round
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy w/o
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania (withdrew)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4 6 10
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2 0 2
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 0 2 2
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1 6 7Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1 3 4
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 1 1 2

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

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Flag of Morocco.svg
1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 220042+24Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 3–2
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 200224−20 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF [2]

UEFA v AFC

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 220082+64Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 5–1
2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 200228−60 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF [2]

CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 211010+13Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 1–0
2Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 201101−11 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF [2]

Qualified teams

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Qualifying countries
TeamDate of qualificationFinals appearanceStreakLast appearance
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 17 December 19604th2 1958
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil (defending champions)29 June 19587th7 1958
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 16 December 19611st1–
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (hosts)11 June 19563rd1 1950
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 7 May 19611st1–
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 29 November 19615th3 1958
Flag of England.svg  England 25 October 19614th4 1958
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10 September 19615th3 1958
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4 November 19615th1 1954
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 5 November 19615th4 1958
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 23 November 19613rd1 1950
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 12 November 19615th1 1954
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 30 July 19614th1 1954
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 12 November 19612nd2 1958
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 22 October 19615th3 1958
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 26 November 19615th4 1958

Goalscorers

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

Notes

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