1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Dates6 November 1960 – 11 June 1961
Teams2[1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored5 (2.5 per match)
Attendance31,000 (15,500 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Chung Soon-cheon (3 goals)

The Asian section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw three teams enter and compete for a partial spot at the final tournament.

Format

The tournament consisted of one round with three teams playing against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental play-off.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 4 Advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off — 2–1 —
2  Japan 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 0–2 — —
3  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew — — —
Source: RSSSF[3]

Matches

South Korea 2–1 Japan
Chung Soon-cheon 39', 41' Report Sasaki 26'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Kim Duck-Chun (South Korea)
Japan 0–2 South Korea
Report Chung Soon-cheon 21'
Yoo Pan-soon 26'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Pratlett (Hong Kong)

Inter-confederation play-offs

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[3]

Goalscorers

There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

3 goals

  • South Korea Chung Soon-cheon

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ Indonesia decided to withdraw
  2. ↑ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 2010-06-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. 1 2 "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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