1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. France and Bulgaria finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification 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 400431290 1–2 0–2
Source: FIFA [1]

Matches

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–2Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
Pahlman Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.) Report Wisnieski Soccerball shade.svg63'
Ujlaki Soccerball shade.svg83'
Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 15,572
Referee: Malka (West Germany)

France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Wisnieski Soccerball shade.svg48'
Marcel Soccerball shade.svg58'
Cossou Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir , Colombes, France
Attendance: 40,690
Referee: Bonetto (Italy)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–2Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Report Iliev Soccerball shade.svg33'
Kolev Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Olympiastadion , Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 11,977
Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union)

France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg5–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Faivre Soccerball shade.svg6', 41'
Wisnieski Soccerball shade.svg12'
Piantoni Soccerball shade.svg79'
Schultz Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Pahlman Soccerball shade.svg44'
Paris, France
Attendance: 17,013
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg3–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Yakimov Soccerball shade.svg28'
Diev Soccerball shade.svg34'
Velichkov Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Pietiläinen Soccerball shade.svg10'
Vasil Levski , Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Baçar (Turkey)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg1–0Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
Iliev Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
Vasil Levski , Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Fend (Czechoslovakia)

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

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg1–0Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
Yakimov Soccerball shade.svg47' Report
San Siro , Milan, Italy
Attendance: 34,740
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

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