1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground to decide who would qualify. The winner (Czechoslovakia) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification 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 [1]

Matches

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg4–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Brand Soccerball shade.svg14', 40'
Herd Soccerball shade.svg59', 85'		 Report Haverty Soccerball shade.svg52'
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 46,696
Referee: Guigue (France)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report Young Soccerball shade.svg4', 16'
Brand Soccerball shade.svg86'
Dalymount Park , Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Grandain (Belgium)
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Pospíchal Soccerball shade.svg8', 85'
Kadraba Soccerball shade.svg40'
Kvašňák Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)		 Report
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Steiner (Austria)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Law Soccerball shade.svg62', 83'
St. John Soccerball shade.svg20'		 Report Kvašňák Soccerball shade.svg6'
Scherer Soccerball shade.svg51'
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 51,590
Referee: Gulliksen (Norway)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Giles Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Scherer Soccerball shade.svg2'
Kvašňák Soccerball shade.svg61', 69'
Dalymount Park , Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Holland (England)
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Kvašňák Soccerball shade.svg9', 37'
Scherer Soccerball shade.svg24', 75'
Jelínek Soccerball shade.svg31'
Masopust Soccerball shade.svg62'
Pospíchal Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report Fogarty Soccerball shade.svg57'
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lundell (Sweden)

Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4 – 2
(a.e.t.)		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Hledík Soccerball shade.svg70'
Scherer Soccerball shade.svg84'
Pospíchal Soccerball shade.svg95'
Kvašňák Soccerball shade.svg101'		 Report St. John Soccerball shade.svg38', 71'
Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Versyp (Belgium)

References

  1. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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