1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Dates28 August 1960 – 28 May 1961
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored18 (2.57 per match)
Attendance134,539 (19,220 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ghana.svg Edward Acquah (3 goals)
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The African section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw six teams enter but only four compete for a partial spot at the final tournament.

Contents

Format

The format consisted of two rounds:

First round

Group 1

Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan and the Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic both withdrew; the Group was scratched. [1]

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21013302Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground— 2–1
2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 21013302 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF [2]
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Khalfi Soccerball shade.svg33'
Azhar Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)		 Report Meddeb Soccerball shade.svg43'
Stade d'Honneur , Casablanca, Morocco
Attendance: 12,360
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Chetali Soccerball shade.svg47'
Tlemçani Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Chicha Soccerball shade.svg64'
Stade Géo André , Tunis, Tunisia
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)

Play-off

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)
Morocco won on coin toss 		Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Azhar Soccerball shade.svg36' Report Kerrit Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadio Comunale, Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Ghana.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 211063+33Advanced to the CAF second round— 4–1
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 201136−31 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF [2]
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg4–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Acquah Soccerball shade.svg18'
Boateng Soccerball shade.svg44'
Fynn Soccerball shade.svg54'
Salisu Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Report Fayemi Soccerball shade.svg50'
Accra Sports Stadium , Accra, Ghana
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Holland (England)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Emenako Soccerball shade.svg28'
Fayemi Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)		 Report Acquah Soccerball shade.svg14', 83'
George V Stadium , Lagos, Nigeria
Attendance: 12,179
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

Second round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Ghana.svg
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 211010+13Advanced to the CAF–UEFA play-off — 1–0
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 201101−11 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF [2]
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Accra Sports Stadium , Accra, Ghana
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hussein Fahmy (Egypt)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Khalfi Soccerball shade.svg37' Report
Stade d'Honneur , Casablanca, Morocco
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain)

Inter-confederation play-offs

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

Goalscorers

There were 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 2010-06-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-04. Sudan and Egypt tried to rearrange their qualifying games to avoid the monsoon season. FIFA did not permit this, however, and both teams withdrew.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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