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)

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

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)
 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 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

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
  SwitzerlandGroup 1 winners12 November 19614 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954)
 BulgariaGroup 2 winners16 December 19610 (debut)
 West GermanyGroup 3 winners22 October 19614 (19342, 19382, 1954, 1958)
 HungaryGroup 4 winners22 October 19614 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958)
 Soviet UnionGroup 5 winners12 November 19611 (1958)
 EnglandGroup 6 winners25 October 19613 (1950, (1954, 1958)
 ItalyGroup 7 winners4 November 19614 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954)
 CzechoslovakiaGroup 8 winners29 November 19614 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958)
 SpainCAF-UEFA playoff winners23 November 19612 (1934, 1950)
 YugoslaviaUEFA-AFC playoff winners26 November 19614 (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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