1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF and NAFC)

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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF and NAFC)
Tournament details
Dates21 August 1960 – 21 May 1961
Teams7
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored57 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer Flag of Costa Rica.svg Juan Ulloa (6 goals)
← 1958
1966 →

The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, for national teams which are members of the CCCF and NAFC. Seven teams participated in the tournament to compete for one place in the inter-confederation play-offs against a CONMEBOL team.

Contents

Format

The qualification structure was as follows:

Entrants

Eight national teams from the region initially entered qualification, though Canada later withdrew. [1]

Note: Bolded teams advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

ZoneEntrantsWithdrew
North American Football Confederation
(NAFC)
Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol
(CCCF)

First round

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Flag of the United States.svg
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 211063+33Advance to second round — 3–0
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 201136−31 3–3 —
Source: FIFA [2]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–3Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Bicek Soccerball shade.svg31' (pen.)
Fister Soccerball shade.svg58'
Zerhusen Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Mercado Soccerball shade.svg8'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg17', 21'
Los Angeles, United States
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kulai (Canada)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mercado Soccerball shade.svg5'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg35'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg38'		 Report
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sanchez (Honduras)

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Flag of Guatemala.svg
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4211138+55 [a] Advance to second round — 5–0 3–2
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 421157−25 [a] 2–1 — 1–1
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 4022710−32 4–4 0–2 —
Source: FIFA [2]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 As Costa Rica and Honduras finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide the group winners. Costa Rica won the match 1–0 to win the group.
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg3–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Rojas Soccerball shade.svg28'
Ulloa Soccerball shade.svg52', 58'		 Report Espinoza Soccerball shade.svg1'
Masella Soccerball shade.svg35'
San Jose, Costa Rica
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg4–4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
López Soccerball shade.svg13', 49', 79'
Espinoza Soccerball shade.svg63'		 Report Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg18', 57'
Ulloa Soccerball shade.svg35', 81'
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg2–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Suazo Soccerball shade.svg10'
Leaky Soccerball shade.svg21'		 Report Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg46'
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Attendance: 10,730
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg5–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg31', 34'
Ulloa Soccerball shade.svg42'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg69'
Pearson Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
San Jose, Costa Rica
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Suazo Soccerball shade.svg59' Report López Soccerball shade.svg28'
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Attendance: 8,087
Referee: Mendez (El Salvador)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–2
Awarded [note 1] 		Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Play-off

Costa Rica and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the second round.

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg29' Report
Attendance: 23,340
Referee: Buergo Elcuaz (Mexico)

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg
1Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 211021+13Advance to second round — 0–0
2Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname 201112−11 1–2 —
Source: FIFA [2]
Suriname  Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg1–2Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Foe a Man Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Dirksz Soccerball shade.svg21', 45'
Paramaribo, Suriname
Referee: Orrego (Colombia)
Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg0–0Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname
Report
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru)

Second round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 4211112+95Advance to CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off — 4–1 7–0
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 420286+24 1–0 — 6–0
3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 4112213−113 0–0 2–0 —
Source: FIFA [2]
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–0Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Goban Soccerball shade.svg51' Report
San Jose, Costa Rica
Referee: Queiroz (Brazil)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg6–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Ulloa Soccerball shade.svg12'
Quesada Soccerball shade.svg28', 89'
Rojas Soccerball shade.svg33'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg42'
Monge Soccerball shade.svg50'		 Report
San Jose, Costa Rica
Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg7–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Flores Soccerball shade.svg28', 52', 64'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg45', 75'
González Soccerball shade.svg65', 80'		 Report
Mexico City, Mexico
Referee: Morgan (Canada)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg4–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flores Soccerball shade.svg11'
Cárdenas Soccerball shade.svg31'
Gutiérrez Soccerball shade.svg77'
Mercado Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Grant Soccerball shade.svg54'
Mexico City, Mexico
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg2–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Loran Soccerball shade.svg30', 34' Report
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Referee: Trapote López (Venezuela)
Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg0–0Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Report
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Referee: Goldstein (United States)

Inter-confederation play-offs

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 211010+13 1962 FIFA World Cup — 1–0
2Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 201101−11 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF [3]

Qualified teams

The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off winners5 November 19614 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958)

Goalscorers

There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match. The inter-confederation play-offs are not included in this count.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ FIFA awarded Honduras a 2–0 walkover win as Guatemala forfeited the match.

References

  1. ↑ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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