1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates19 October 1960 - 29 November 1961
Teams32 [1]  (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored216 (4.24 per match)
Attendance2,252,076 (44,158 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrej Kvašňák (7 goals)
← 1958
1966 →

The European section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification functioned as the qualifiers for the 1962 World Cup, which took place in Chile. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification .

Contents

Format

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

Groups

Group 1

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4301103+76Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground— 4–0 2–0
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 43019906 3–2 — 2–1
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4004310−70 0–2 2–4 —
Source: FIFA [2]

Group 2

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Flag of Finland.svg
1Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 4301103+76Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground— 3–0 5–1
2Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 430164+26 1–0 — 3–1
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4004312−90 1–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA [3]

Group 3

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4400115+68Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–1
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 410378−12 3–4 — 2–0
3Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 410338−52 0–3 2–1 —
Source: FIFA [4]

Group 4

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of East Germany.svg
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4310115+67Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 3–3 2–0
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 302147−32 0–3 — –
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 301236−31 2–3 1–1 —
Source: FIFA [5]

Group 5

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Norway.svg
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4400113+88Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 5–2
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 42024404 1–2 — 2–1
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4004311−80 0–3 0–1 —
Source: FIFA [6]

Group 6

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 4310162+147Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 4–1
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 411297+23 1–1 — 6–0
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4103521−162 0–9 4–2 —
Source: FIFA [7]

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

Group 8

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Ireland.svg
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4301165+116Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground— 4–0 7–1
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4301107+36 3–2 — 4–1
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 4004317−140 1–3 0–3 —
Source: FIFA [8]

Group 9

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 211032+13Advanced to the CAF–UEFA play-off — 1–1
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 201123−11 1–2 —
Source: FIFA [9]

Group 10

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 211032+13Advanced to the UEFA–AFC play-off — 2–1
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 201123−11 1–1 —
Source: FIFA [10]

Inter-confederation play-offs

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 [11]

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 [11]

Qualified teams

The following 10 countries qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Group 1 winners12 November 19614 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954)
Flag of Bulgaria (1946-1948).svg  Bulgaria Group 2 winners16 December 19610 (debut)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Group 3 winners22 October 19614 (1934 2 , 1938 2 , 1954 , 1958)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Group 4 winners22 October 19614 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Group 5 winners12 November 19611 (1958)
Flag of England.svg  England Group 6 winners25 October 19613 (1950, (1954, 1958)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group 7 winners4 November 19614 ( 1934 , 1938 , 1950, 1954)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Group 8 winners29 November 19614 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958)
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain CAF-UEFA playoff winners23 November 19612 (1934, 1950)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia UEFA-AFC playoff winners26 November 19614 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2Competed as Germany

Goalscorers

There were 216 goals scored in 51 matches, for an average of 4.24 goals per match.

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Romania withdrew without playing any matches
  2. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  5. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  6. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  7. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  8. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  9. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  10. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  11. 1 2 "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

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