1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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)Czechoslovakia Andrej Kvašňák (7 goals)
← 1958
1966 →
UEFA European Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship

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.

Format

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

  • Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 had 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
  • Group 7 had 5 teams. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
  • Group 9 had 2 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA / CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
  • Group 10 had 2 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Groups

Group 1

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground — 4–0 2–0
2   Switzerland 4 3 0 1 9 9 0 6 3–2 — 2–1
3  Belgium 4 0 0 4 3 10 −7 0 0–2 2–4 —
Source: FIFA[2]
  • Switzerland won a playoff on a neutral ground.

Group 2

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground — 3–0 5–1
2  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6 1–0 — 3–1
3  Finland 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0 1–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA[3]
  • Bulgaria won a playoff on a neutral ground.

Group 3

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 4 4 0 0 11 5 +6 8 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–1
2  Northern Ireland 4 1 0 3 7 8 −1 2 3–4 — 2–0
3  Greece 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2 0–3 2–1 —
Source: FIFA[4]

Group 4

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
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[5]

Group 5

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 8 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 5–2
2  Turkey 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 4 1–2 — 2–1
3  Norway 4 0 0 4 3 11 −8 0 0–3 0–1 —
Source: FIFA[6]

Group 6

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 7 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 4–1
2  Portugal 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 3 1–1 — 6–0
3  Luxembourg 4 1 0 3 5 21 −16 2 0–9 4–2 —
Source: FIFA[7]

Group 7

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
First Round Second Round Final Round
 Italy w/o
 Romania (withdrew)
 Italy 4 6 10
 Israel 2 0 2
 Ethiopia 0 2 2
 Israel 1 6 7  Israel 1 3 4
 Cyprus 1 1 2

Group 8

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11 6 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground — 4–0 7–1
2  Scotland 4 3 0 1 10 7 +3 6 3–2 — 4–1
3  Republic of Ireland 4 0 0 4 3 17 −14 0 1–3 0–3 —
Source: FIFA[8]
  • Czechoslovakia won a playoff on a neutral ground.

Group 9

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3 Advanced to the CAF–UEFA play-off — 1–1
2  Wales 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA[9]

Group 10

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 10
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3 Advanced to the UEFA–AFC play-off — 2–1
2  Poland 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA[10]

Inter-confederation play-offs

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

CAF v UEFA

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Morocco
1  Spain 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 3–2
2  Morocco 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF[11]

UEFA v AFC

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia South Korea
1  Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 4 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 5–1
2  South Korea 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF[11]

Qualified teams

The following 10 countries qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Switzerland Group 1 winners 12 November 1961 4 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954)
 Bulgaria Group 2 winners 16 December 1961 0 (debut)
 West Germany Group 3 winners 22 October 1961 4 (19342, 19382, 1954, 1958)
 Hungary Group 4 winners 22 October 1961 4 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958)
 Soviet Union Group 5 winners 12 November 1961 1 (1958)
 England Group 6 winners 25 October 1961 3 (1950, (1954, 1958)
 Italy Group 7 winners 4 November 1961 4 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954)
 Czechoslovakia Group 8 winners 29 November 1961 4 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958)
 Spain CAF-UEFA playoff winners 23 November 1961 2 (1934, 1950)
 Yugoslavia UEFA-AFC playoff winners 26 November 1961 4 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958)
1 Bold 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
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