1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Tournament details
Teams 56 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 92
Goals scored 325 (3.53 per match)

A total of 56 teams entered the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Chile, as the hosts, and Brazil, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

As with previous World Cups, the rules of the qualification rounds were quite confusing. Moreover, the winners of the four weakest continental zones: North America (NAFC), Central America and Caribbean (CCCF), Africa (CAF) and Asia (AFC), were not guaranteed direct spots in the final tournament. Instead, each of them had to enter a play-off against a team from either Europe (UEFA) or South America (CONMEBOL), with the winners of the three play-offs qualifying.

The 16 spots available in the 1962 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:

A total of 49 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 92 qualifying matches were played, and 325 goals were scored (an average of 3.53 per match).

Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.

Europe

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

UEFA Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Sweden 64301103+7
1=   Switzerland 64301990
3  Belgium 04004310−7

Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Switzerland qualified for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile

UEFA Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  France 64301103+7
1=  Bulgaria 6430164+2
3  Finland 04004312−9

Bulgaria and France finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Bulgaria qualified for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile

UEFA Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  West Germany 84400115+6
2  Northern Ireland 2410378−1
3  Greece 2410338−5

West Germany qualified.

UEFA Group 4

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hungary 74310115+6
2  Netherlands 2302147−3
3  East Germany 1301236−3

Hungary qualified.

UEFA Group 5

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Soviet Union 84400113+8
2  Turkey 44202440
3  Norway 04004311−8

Soviet Union qualified.

UEFA Group 6

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  England 74310162+14
2  Portugal 3411297+2
3  Luxembourg 24103521−16

England qualified.

UEFA Group 7

First round

Israel advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.

Israel advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Italy qualified.

First Round Second Round Final
       
  Italy   -
  bye   -  
  Italy   -
      Romania   withdrew  
  Romania   -
  bye   -  
  Italy   4 6
   
    Israel   2 0
  Ethiopia   -
  bye   -  
  Ethiopia   0 2
      Israel   1 3  
  Israel   1 6
  Cyprus   1 1  
 

UEFA Group 8

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Czechoslovakia 64301165+11
1=  Scotland 64301107+3
3  Republic of Ireland 04004317−14

Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Czechoslovakia qualified.

UEFA Group 9

First Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Spain advanced
—  Denmark withdrew

Second Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Spain 3211032+1
2  Wales 1201123−1
—  Austria withdrew

Spain advanced to the UEFA / CAF Intercontinental Play-off.

UEFA Group 10

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Yugoslavia 3211032+1
2  Poland 1201123−1
—  Iceland Withdrew

Yugoslavia advanced to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

South America

Among the 7 teams, Paraguay were drawn to play in the CONMEBOL / CCCF / NAFC Intercontinental Play-off. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

CONMEBOL Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Argentina 42200113+8
2  Ecuador 02002311−8

Argentina qualified.

CONMEBOL Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Uruguay 3211032+1
2  Bolivia 1201123−1

Uruguay qualified.

CONMEBOL Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Colombia 3211021+1
2  Peru 1201112−1

Colombia qualified.

North, Central America and Caribbean

There would be two rounds of play:

CCCF/NAFC First Round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Mexico 3211063+3
2  United States 1201136−3
—  Canada withdrew

Mexico advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Costa Rica 54211138+5
1=  Honduras 5421157−2
3  Guatemala 24022710−3

Costa Rica and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Netherlands Antilles 3211021+1
2  Dutch Guyana 1201112−1

Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Final Round.

CCCF/NAFC Final Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Mexico 54211112+9
2  Costa Rica 4420286+2
3  Netherlands Antilles 34112213−11

Mexico advanced to the CONMEBOL/CCCF/NAFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Africa

There would be two rounds of play:

CAF First Round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
—  United Arab Republic withdrew
—  Sudan withdrew

United Arab Republic and Sudan both withdrew as FIFA refused to allow them to rearrange their games to avoid the monsoon season.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Morocco 22101330
1=  Tunisia 22101330

Morocco and Tunisia finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

Morocco advanced to the Final Round by winning a coin toss.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Ghana 3211063+3
2  Nigeria 1201136−3

Ghana advanced to the Final Round.

CAF Final Round

Only 2 teams competed due to the withdrawals of both teams in Group 1.

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Morocco 3211010+1
2  Ghana 1201101−1

Morocco advanced to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.

Asia

There would be only one round of play. The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

AFC Final Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  South Korea 4220041+3
2  Japan 0200214−3
—  Indonesia withdrew

Korea Republic advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Intercontinental Play-offs

In each play-off, the teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.

UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Spain 4220042+2
2  Morocco 0200224−2

Spain qualified.

UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Yugoslavia 4220082+6
2  South Korea 0200228−6

Yugoslavia qualified.

CONMEBOL/CCCF/NAFC Intercontinental Play-off

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Mexico 3211010+1
2  Paraguay 1201101−1

Mexico qualified.

Qualified teams

FIFA World Cup qualification 1962
Qualifying countries
Team Finals Appearance Streak Last Appearance
 Argentina 4th21958
 Brazil (c) 7th71958
 Bulgaria 1st1–
 Chile (h) 3rd11950
 Colombia 1st1–
 Czechoslovakia 5th31958
 England 4th41958
 Hungary 5th31958
 Italy 5th11954
 Mexico 5th41958
 Spain 3rd11950
  Switzerland 5th11954
 Uruguay 4th11954
 Soviet Union 2nd21958
 West Germany 5th31958
 Yugoslavia 5th41958

(h) - qualified automatically as host nation

(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ FIFA awarded Honduras a 2-0 win because Guatemala forfeited.

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