1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6 7 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup 3–3 2–0
2  Netherlands 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2 0–3
3  East Germany 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1 2–3 1–1
Source: FIFA[1]

Matches

Hungary 2–0 East Germany
Albert 12'
Göröcs 52'
Report
Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Takov (Bulgaria)

Netherlands 0–3 Hungary
Report Fenyvesi 22'
Sándor 24'
Tichy 36'
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Kingston (Wales)

East Germany 1–1 Netherlands
Erler 79' Report Groot 63'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark)

East Germany 2–3 Hungary
Erler 53'
P. Ducke 87'
Report Solymosi 43'
Sándor 75'
Tichy 78'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lukianov (Soviet Union)

Netherlands Not Played[2] East Germany
Netherlands

Hungary 3–3 Netherlands
Göröcs 19'
Monostori 21'
Tichy 80'
Report Van de Linden 8', 14'
Groot 56'
Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)

References

  1. ^ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ Netherlands v. East Germany was not played as due to visa problems; the East German players were not allowed to enter the Netherlands. Hungary was already de facto qualified with three wins, and no other date was arranged.