1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Dates19 October 1960 - 29 November 1961
Teams30[1] (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed51
Goals scored216 (4.24 per match)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 October 1960 - 29 November 1961 |
| Teams | 30[1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 216 (4.24 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,252,076 (44,158 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Andrej Kvašňák (7 goals) |
← 1958 1966 → | |
| UEFA European Qualifiers |
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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.
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| First Round | Second Round | Final Round | |||||||||||||||
 Italy
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||
 Romania (withdrew)
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| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
CAF v UEFA
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Morocco |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 0–1 | — |
Source: RSSSF[11]
UEFA v AFC
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | 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
