1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). 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.
UEFA Group 1
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
19 October 1960 | Sweden ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Stockholm, Sweden |
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Börjesson ![]() Brodd ![]() |
Report | Referee: Wharton (Scotland) |
20 November 1960 | Belgium ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() |
Brussels, Belgium |
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Paeschen ![]() Van Himst ![]() |
Report | Antenen ![]() ![]() ![]() Schneiter ![]() |
Referee: Seipelt (Austria) |
20 May 1961 | Switzerland ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
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Ballaman ![]() ![]() |
Report | Claessen ![]() |
Referee: Dorogi (Hungary) |
28 May 1961 | Sweden ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
Stockholm, Sweden |
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Jonsson ![]() Börjesson ![]() Simonsson ![]() |
Report | Referee: Scares (Portugal) |
4 October 1961 | Belgium ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Brussels, Belgium |
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Report | Brodd ![]() |
Referee: Guerra (Portugal) |
29 October 1961 | Switzerland ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Bern, Switzerland |
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Antenen ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Eschmann ![]() |
Report | Simonsson ![]() Brodd ![]() |
Referee: Aston (England) |
Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
12 November 1961 | Switzerland ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
West Berlin |
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Schneiter ![]() Antenen ![]() |
Report | Brodd ![]() |
Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
Switzerland qualified for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile
UEFA Group 2
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 |
25 September 1960 | Finland ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland |
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Pahlman ![]() |
Report | Wisnieski ![]() Ujlaki ![]() |
Referee: Malka (West Germany) |
11 December 1960 | France ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Colombes, France |
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Wisnieski ![]() Marcel ![]() Cossou ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 40,690 Referee: Bonetto (Italy) |
16 June 1961 | Finland ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland |
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Report | Iliev ![]() Kolev ![]() |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 11,977 Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
28 September 1961 | France ![]() |
5 – 1 | ![]() |
Paris, France |
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Faivre ![]() Wisnieski ![]() Piantoni ![]() Schultz ![]() |
Report | Pahlman ![]() |
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland) |
29 October 1961 | Bulgaria ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Yakimov ![]() Diev ![]() Velichkov ![]() |
Report | Pietiläinen ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Baçar (Turkey) |
12 November 1961 | Bulgaria ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Iliev ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Fend (Czechoslovakia) |
Bulgaria and France finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
16 December 1961 | Bulgaria ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
Milan, Italy |
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Yakimov ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,740 Referee: Lo Bello (Italy) |
Bulgaria qualified for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile
UEFA Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
26 October 1960 | Northern Ireland ![]() |
3 – 4 | ![]() |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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McAdams ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Brülls ![]() Seeler ![]() Dörfel ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
20 November 1960 | Greece ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Athens, Greece |
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Report | Dörfel ![]() Brülls ![]() Haller ![]() |
Referee: Ehrlich (Yugoslavia) |
3 May 1961 | Greece ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Athens, Greece |
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Papaemmanouil ![]() ![]() |
Report | McIlroy ![]() |
Referee: Priesner (Israel) |
10 May 1961 | West Germany ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
West Berlin |
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Kreß ![]() Brülls ![]() |
Report | McIlroy ![]() |
Referee: Lindberg (Sweden) |
17 October 1961 | Northern Ireland ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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McLaughlin ![]() ![]() |
Report | Referee: Bonetto (Italy) |
22 October 1961 | West Germany ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Augsburg, West Germany |
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Seeler ![]() ![]() |
Report | Papaemmanouil ![]() |
Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
West Germany qualified.
UEFA Group 4
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
16 April 1961 | Hungary ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Budapest, Hungary |
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Albert ![]() Göröcs ![]() |
Report | Referee: Takov (Bulgaria) |
30 April 1961 | Netherlands ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Report | Fenyvesi ![]() Sándor ![]() Tichy ![]() |
Referee: Kingston (Wales) |
14 May 1961 | East Germany ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Leipzig, East Germany |
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Erler ![]() |
Report | Groot ![]() |
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark) |
10 September 1961 | East Germany ![]() |
2 – 3 | ![]() |
East Berlin |
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Erler ![]() P. Ducke ![]() |
Report | Solymosi ![]() Sándor ![]() Tichy ![]() |
Referee: Lukianov (Soviet Union) |
1 October 1961 | Netherlands ![]() |
Not Played[1] | ![]() |
Netherlands |
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22 October 1961 | Hungary ![]() |
3 – 3 | ![]() |
Budapest, Hungary |
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Göröcs ![]() Monostori ![]() Tichy ![]() |
Report | Van de Linden ![]() ![]() Groot ![]() |
Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
Hungary qualified.
UEFA Group 5
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
18 June 1961 | Soviet Union ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Voronin ![]() |
Report | Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
1 July 1961 | Soviet Union ![]() |
5 – 2 | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Metreveli ![]() Ponedelnik ![]() Bubukin ![]() Meskhi ![]() |
Report | Borgen ![]() E. Hansen ![]() |
Referee: Kowal (Poland) |
23 August 1961 | Norway ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway |
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Report | Ponedelnik ![]() Meskhi ![]() Metreveli ![]() |
Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland) |
29 October 1961 | Turkey ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Istanbul, Turkey |
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Yelken ![]() Oktay ![]() |
Report | Jensen ![]() |
Referee: Popa (Romania) |
12 November 1961 | Turkey ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
Istanbul, Turkey |
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Oktay ![]() |
Report | Gusarov ![]() Mamykin ![]() |
Referee: Verner (Israel) |
Soviet Union qualified.
UEFA Group 6
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 |
19 October 1960 | Luxembourg ![]() |
0 – 9 | ![]() |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
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Report | Charlton ![]() ![]() ![]() Greaves ![]() ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() Haynes ![]() |
Referee: Martens (Netherlands) |
19 March 1961 | Portugal ![]() |
6 – 0 | ![]() |
Lisbon, Portugal |
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Yaúca ![]() ![]() ![]() Aguas ![]() Brosius ![]() Coluna ![]() |
Report | Referee: Mellet (Switzerland) |
28 September 1961 | England ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
London, England |
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Charlton ![]() ![]() Pointer ![]() Viollet ![]() |
Report | Dimmer ![]() |
Referee: Versyp (Belgium) |
8 October 1961 | Luxembourg ![]() |
4 – 2 | ![]() |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
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Schmit ![]() N. Hoffmann ![]() |
Report | Eusébio ![]() Yaúca ![]() |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
25 October 1961 | England ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
London, England |
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Connelly ![]() Pointer ![]() |
Report | Referee: Bois (France) |
England qualified.
UEFA Group 7
First round
13 November 1960 | Cyprus ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
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Shialis ![]() |
Report | Kofman ![]() |
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
27 November 1960 | Israel ![]() |
6 – 1 | ![]() |
Tel-Aviv, Israel |
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Levi ![]() Stelmach ![]() Nahari ![]() |
Report | Shialis ![]() |
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
Israel advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.
19 March 1961 | Israel ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Haifa, Israel |
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Glazer ![]() Stelmach ![]() |
Mengistu ![]() Tesfaye ![]() |
Referee: Pósa (Hungary) |
Israel advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
15 October 1961 | Israel ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() |
Tel-Aviv, Israel |
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Stelmach ![]() Young ![]() |
Report | Lojacono ![]() Altafini ![]() Corso ![]() |
Referee: Takow (Bulgaria) |
4 November 1961 | Italy ![]() |
6 – 0 | ![]() |
Turin, Italy |
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Sivori ![]() Corso ![]() Angelillo ![]() |
Report | Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain) |
Italy qualified.
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UEFA Group 8
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 |
3 May 1961 | Scotland ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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Brand ![]() ![]() Herd ![]() ![]() |
Report | Haverty ![]() |
Referee: Guigue (France) |
7 May 1961 | Republic of Ireland ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
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Report | Young ![]() ![]() Brand ![]() |
Referee: Grandain (Belgium) |
14 May 1961 | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
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Pospíchal ![]() ![]() Kadraba ![]() Kvašňák ![]() |
Report | Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
29 September 1961 | Scotland ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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Law ![]() ![]() St. John ![]() |
Report | Kvašňák ![]() Scherer ![]() |
Referee: Gulliksen (Norway) |
8 October 1961 | Republic of Ireland ![]() |
1 – 3 | ![]() |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
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Giles ![]() |
Report | Kvašňák ![]() ![]() Scherer ![]() |
Referee: Holland (England) |
29 October 1961 | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
7 – 1 | ![]() |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
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Kvašňák ![]() ![]() Scherer ![]() ![]() Jelínek ![]() Masopust ![]() Pospíchal ![]() |
Report | Fogarty ![]() |
Referee: Lundell (Sweden) |
Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
29 November 1961 | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
4 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
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Brussels, Belgium |
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Hledík ![]() Scherer ![]() Pospíchal ![]() Kvašňák ![]() |
Report | St. John ![]() |
Referee: Versyp (Belgium) |
Czechoslovakia qualified.
UEFA Group 9
First Round
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
advanced | |||||||
— | ![]() |
withdrew |
Second Round
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
— | ![]() |
withdrew |
19 April 1961 | Wales ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
Cardiff, Wales |
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Woosnam ![]() |
Report | Di Stéfano ![]() Foncho ![]() |
Referee: Reymaeckers (Belgium) |
Spain advanced to the UEFA / CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
UEFA Group 10
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
— | ![]() |
Withdrew |
4 June 1961 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
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Kaloperović ![]() Kostić ![]() |
Report | Brychczy ![]() |
Referee: Stathatos (Greece) |
25 June 1961 | Poland ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Chorzów, Poland |
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J. Schmidt ![]() |
Report | Galić ![]() |
Referee: Korelus (Czechoslovakia) |
Yugoslavia advanced to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 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.