1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

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.

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 August 1960 – 16 December 1961
Teams56 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored325 (3.53 per match)
Top scorer(s) Andrej Kvašňák
(7 goals)

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:

  • Europe (UEFA): 8 direct places + 2 spots in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against teams from CAF and AFC), contested by 30 teams (including Israel and Ethiopia).
  • South America (CONMEBOL): 5 direct places + 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from CCCF/NAFC); 2 direct places went to automatic qualifiers Chile and Brazil, while the other 3.5 places were contested by 7 teams.
  • North, Central America and Caribbean (CCCF/NAFC): 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from CONMEBOL), contested by 8 teams.
  • Africa (CAF): 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA), contested by 6 teams.
  • Asia (AFC): 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA), contested by 3 teams.

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:

  • 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 (without Second Round). 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
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 1)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Switzerland 43019906
2  Sweden 4301103+76
3  Belgium 4004310−70
19 October 1960 Sweden  2–0  Belgium Stockholm, Sweden
Börjesson  53'
Brodd  74'		 Report Referee: Wharton (Scotland)
20 November 1960 Belgium  2–4   Switzerland Brussels, Belgium
Van Himst  24'
Paeschen  80'		 Report Antenen  21', 48', 78'
Schneiter  44'		 Referee: Seipelt (Austria)
20 May 1961 Switzerland   2–1  Belgium Lausanne, Switzerland
Ballaman  8', 16' Report Claessen  83' Referee: Dorogi (Hungary)
28 May 1961 Sweden  4–0   Switzerland Stockholm, Sweden
Jonsson  8'
Börjesson  15', 75'
Simonsson  70'		 Report Referee: Scares (Portugal)
4 October 1961 Belgium  0–2  Sweden Brussels, Belgium
Report Brodd  70', 78' Referee: Guerra (Portugal)
29 October 1961 Switzerland   3–2  Sweden Bern, Switzerland
Antenen  8'
Wüthrich  68'
Eschmann  81'		 Report Simonsson  2'
Brodd  79'		 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  Sweden West Berlin, West Germany
Schneiter  65'
Antenen  76'		 Report Brodd  20' Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

Switzerland qualified

UEFA Group 2
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bulgaria 430164+26
2  France 4301103+76
3  Finland 4004312−90
25 September 1960 Finland  1–2  France Helsinki, Finland
Pahlman  36' (pen.) Report Wisnieski  63'
Ujlaki  83'		 Referee: Malka (West Germany)
11 December 1960 France  3–0  Bulgaria Colombes, France
Wisnieski  48'
Marcel  58'
Cossou  80'		 Report Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 40,690
Referee: Bonetto (Italy)
16 June 1961 Finland  0–2  Bulgaria Helsinki, Finland
Report Iliev  33'
Kolev  75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 11,977
Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union)
28 September 1961 France  5–1  Finland Paris, France
Faivre  6', 41'
Wisnieski  12'
Piantoni  79'
Schultz  86'		 Report Pahlman  44' Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)
29 October 1961 Bulgaria  3–1  Finland Sofia, Bulgaria
Yakimov  28'
Diev  34'
Velichkov  86'		 Report Pietiläinen  10' Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Baçar (Turkey)
12 November 1961 Bulgaria  1–0  France Sofia, Bulgaria
Iliev  89' 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  France Milan, Italy
Yakimov  47' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 34,740
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

Bulgaria qualified

UEFA Group 3
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 3)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  West Germany 4400115+68
2  Northern Ireland 410378−12
3  Greece 410338−52
26 October 1960 Northern Ireland  3–4  West Germany Belfast, Northern Ireland
McAdams  27', 51', 90' Report Brülls  7'
Seeler  53'
Dörfel  55', 79'		 Referee: Horn (Netherlands)
20 November 1960 Greece  0–3  West Germany Athens, Greece
Report Dörfel  8'
Brülls  31'
Haller  42'		 Referee: Ehrlich (Yugoslavia)
3 May 1961 Greece  2–1  Northern Ireland Athens, Greece
Papaemmanouil  8', 64' Report McIlroy  81' Referee: Priesner (Israel)
10 May 1961 West Germany  2–1  Northern Ireland West Berlin, West Germany
Kreß  29'
Brülls  58'		 Report McIlroy  69' Referee: Lindberg (Sweden)
17 October 1961 Northern Ireland  2–0  Greece Belfast, Northern Ireland
McLaughlin  28', 57' Report Referee: Bonetto (Italy)
22 October 1961 West Germany  2–1  Greece Augsburg, West Germany
Seeler  5', 27' Report Papaemmanouil  59' Referee: Nilsen (Norway)

West Germany qualified

UEFA Group 4
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 4)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 4310115+67
2  Netherlands 302147−32
3  East Germany 301236−31
16 April 1961 Hungary  2–0  East Germany Budapest, Hungary
Albert  12'
Göröcs  52'		 Report Referee: Takov (Bulgaria)
30 April 1961 Netherlands  0–3  Hungary Rotterdam, Netherlands
Report Fenyvesi  22'
Sándor  24'
Tichy  36'		 Referee: Kingston (Wales)
14 May 1961 East Germany  1–1  Netherlands Leipzig, East Germany
Erler  79' Report Groot  63' Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark)
10 September 1961 East Germany  2–3  Hungary East Berlin, East Germany
Erler  53'
P. Ducke  87'		 Report Solymosi  43'
Sándor  75'
Tichy  78'		 Referee: Lukianov (Soviet Union)
1 October 1961 Netherlands  Not played[1]  East Germany Netherlands
22 October 1961 Hungary  3–3  Netherlands Budapest, Hungary
Göröcs  19'
Monostori  21'
Tichy  80'		 Report Van de Linden  8', 14'
Groot  56'		 Referee: Phillips (Scotland)

Hungary qualified

UEFA Group 5
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 4400113+88
2  Turkey 42024404
3  Norway 4004311−80
1 June 1961 Norway  0–1  Turkey Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway
Report Oktay  16' Referee: Hansen (Denmark)
18 June 1961 Soviet Union  1–0  Turkey Moscow, Soviet Union
Voronin  20' Report Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
1 July 1961 Soviet Union  5–2  Norway Moscow, Soviet Union
Metreveli  14'
Ponedelnik  26'
Bubukin  32', 66'
Meskhi  53'		 Report Borgen  64'
E. Hansen  87'		 Referee: Kowal (Poland)
23 August 1961 Norway  0–3  Soviet Union Oslo, Norway
Report Ponedelnik  48'
Meskhi  49'
Metreveli  76'		 Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)
29 October 1961 Turkey  2–1  Norway Istanbul, Turkey
Yelken  60'
Oktay  72'		 Report Jensen  59' Referee: Popa (Romania)
12 November 1961 Turkey  1–2  Soviet Union Istanbul, Turkey
Oktay  78' Report Gusarov  12'
Mamykin  18'		 Referee: Verner (Israel)

Soviet Union qualified

UEFA Group 6
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 6)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England 4310162+147
2  Portugal 411297+23
3  Luxembourg 4103521−162
19 October 1960 Luxembourg  0–9  England Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Report Charlton  3', 7', 66'
Greaves  16', 83', 85'
Smith  22', 46'
Haynes  61'		 Referee: Martens (Netherlands)
19 March 1961 Portugal  6–0  Luxembourg Lisbon, Portugal
Águas  32'
Yaúca  49', 53', 61'
Brosius  83' (o.g.)
Coluna  85'		 Report Referee: Mellet (Switzerland)
21 May 1961 Portugal  1–1  England Lisbon, Portugal
Águas  59' Report Flowers  82' Referee: Bonetto (Italy)
28 September 1961 England  4–1  Luxembourg London, England
Pointer  35'
Viollet  37'
Charlton  45', 76'		 Report Dimmer  69' Referee: Versyp (Belgium)
8 October 1961 Luxembourg  4–2  Portugal Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Schmit  27', 53', 56'
N. Hoffmann  84'		 Report Eusébio  84'
Yaúca  89'		 Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
25 October 1961 England  2–0  Portugal London, England
Connelly  5'
Pointer  9'		 Report Referee: Bois (France)

England qualified

UEFA Group 7
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 7)

First round
13 November 1960 Cyprus  1–1  Israel Nicosia, Cyprus
Shialis  29' Report Kofman  31' Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)
27 November 1960 Israel  6–1  Cyprus Tel Aviv, Israel
Levi  14', 30', 66'
Stelmach  61', 88'
Nahari  34'		 Report Shialis  89' (pen.) Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)

Israel advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

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

14 March 1961 Israel  1–0  Ethiopia Tel Aviv, Israel
Glazer  69' Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
19 March 1961 Israel  3–2  Ethiopia Haifa, Israel
Glazer  27', 77'
Stelmach  59'		 Report Awad  31'
Vassalo  64'		 Referee: Pósa (Hungary)

Israel advanced to the Final Round.

Final round
15 October 1961 Israel  2–4  Italy Tel Aviv, Israel
Stelmach  15'
Young  38'		 Report Lojacono  53' (pen.)
Altafini  79'
Corso  87', 90'		 Referee: Takow (Bulgaria)
4 November 1961 Italy  6–0  Israel Turin, Italy
Sivori  16', 52', 65', 88'
Corso  59'
Angelillo  69'		 Report Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain)

Italy qualified

UEFA Group 8
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 8)
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 4301165+116
2  Scotland 4301107+36
3  Republic of Ireland 4004317−140
3 May 1961 Scotland  4–1  Republic of Ireland Glasgow, Scotland
Brand  14', 40'
Herd  59', 85'		 Report Haverty  52' Referee: Guigue (France)
7 May 1961 Republic of Ireland  0–3  Scotland Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Report Young  4', 16'
Brand  86'		 Referee: Grandain (Belgium)
14 May 1961 Czechoslovakia  4–0  Scotland Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Pospíchal  8', 85'
Kvašňák  13' (pen.)
Kadraba  40'		 Report Referee: Steiner (Austria)
29 September 1961 Scotland  3–2  Czechoslovakia Glasgow, Scotland
St. John  21'
Law  62', 83'		 Report Kvašňák  6'
Scherer  51'		 Referee: Gulliksen (Norway)
8 October 1961 Republic of Ireland  1–3  Czechoslovakia Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Giles  40' Report Scherer  3'
Kvašňák  61', 69'		 Referee: Holland (England)
29 October 1961 Czechoslovakia  7–1  Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
Kvašňák  8', 36'
Scherer  24', 75'
Jelínek  30'
Pospíchal  59'
Masopust  61'		 Report Fogarty  56' 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.)		  Scotland Brussels, Belgium
Hledík  70'
Scherer  84'
Pospíchal  95'
Kvašňák  101'		 Report St. John  38', 71' Referee: Versyp (Belgium)

Czechoslovakia qualified

UEFA Group 9
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 211032+13
2  Wales 201123−11
19 April 1961 Wales  1–2  Spain Cardiff, Wales
Woosnam  7' Report Rodríguez  21'
Di Stéfano  78'		 Referee: Reymaeckers (Belgium)
18 May 1961 Spain  1–1  Wales Madrid, Spain
Peiró  55' Report Allchurch  69' Referee: Horn (Netherlands)

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

UEFA Group 10
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Yugoslavia 211032+13
2  Poland 201123−11
4 June 1961 Yugoslavia  2–1  Poland Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Kaloperović  42' (pen.)
Kostić  49'		 Report Brychczy  65' Referee: Stathatos (Greece)
25 June 1961 Poland  1–1  Yugoslavia Chorzów, Poland
Szmidt  29' Report Galić  2' Referee: Korelus (Czechoslovakia)

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Argentina 2200113+84
2  Ecuador 2002311−80
4 December 1960 Ecuador  3–6  Argentina Guayaquil, Ecuador
Spencer  81'
Raffo  83', 85'		 Corbatta  5' (pen.), 40'
Pando  12'
Sosa  14'
Sanfilippo  47'
Ramaciotti  75'		 Referee: Robles (Chile)
17 December 1960 Argentina  5–0  Ecuador Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gómez  6' (o.g.)
Sanfilippo  53'
Corbatta  55' (pen.)
Sosa  75'
Pando  89'		 Referee: Robles (Chile)

Argentina qualified

CONMEBOL Group 2
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uruguay 211032+13
2  Bolivia 201123−11
15 July 1961 Bolivia  1–1  Uruguay La Paz, Bolivia
Alcócer  54' Cubilla  23' Referee: Robles (Chile)
30 July 1961 Uruguay  2–1  Bolivia Montevideo, Uruguay
Cabrera  3'
Escalada  39'		 Camacho  65' Referee: Robles (Chile)

Uruguay qualified

CONMEBOL Group 3
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Colombia 211021+13
2  Peru 201112−11
30 April 1961 Colombia  1–0  Peru Bogotá, Colombia
Escobar  27' Referee: Praddaude (Argentina)
7 May 1961 Peru  1–1  Colombia Lima, Peru
Delgado  3' (pen.) González  68' Referee: Marino (Uruguay)

Colombia qualified

North, Central America and Caribbean

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: The remaining 7 teams (Canada withdrew before the matches began) were divided into 3 groups of 2 or 3 teams each (Group 1 with teams from Northern America and Mexico, Group 2 with teams from Central America and Group 3 with teams from Caribbean). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the CONMEBOL/CCCF/NAFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Group 1
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 211063+33
2  United States 201136−31
—  Canada withdrew
6 November 1960 United States  3–3  Mexico Los Angeles, United States
Bicek  31' (pen.)
Fister  58'
Zerhusen  84'		 Mercado  8'
Reyes  17', 21'		 Referee: Kulai (Canada)
13 November 1960 Mexico  3–0  United States Mexico City, Mexico
Mercado  5'
Reyes  35'
Díaz  38'		 Referee: Sanchez (Honduras)

Mexico advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Costa Rica 4211138+55
1=  Honduras 421157−25
3  Guatemala 4022710−32
21 August 1960 Costa Rica  3–2  Guatemala San Jose, Costa Rica
Rojas  28'
Ulloa  52', 58'		 Espinoza  1'
Masella  35'		 Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
28 August 1960 Guatemala  4–4  Costa Rica Guatemala City, Guatemala
López  13', 49', 79'
Espinoza  63'		 Jiménez  18', 57'
Ulloa  35', 81'		 Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
4 September 1960 Honduras  2–1  Costa Rica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Suazo  10'
Leaky  21'		 Rodríguez  46' Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
11 September 1960 Costa Rica  5–0  Honduras San Jose, Costa Rica
Jiménez  31', 34'
Ulloa  42'
Rodríguez  69'
Pearson  85'		 Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
25 September 1960 Honduras  1–1  Guatemala Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Suazo  59' López  28' Referee: Mendez (El Salvador)
2 October 1960 Guatemala  0–2
(w/o)		  Honduras Guatemala City, Guatemala
Forfeited[2]

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.

14 January 1961 Costa Rica  1–0  Honduras Guatemala City, Guatemala
Rodríguez  29' Referee: Buergo Elcuaz (Mexico)

Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands Antilles 211021+13
2  Suriname 201112−11
2 October 1960 Suriname  1–2  Netherlands Antilles Paramaribo, Suriname
Foe a Man  45' Dirksz  21', 45' Referee: Orrego (Colombia)
27 November 1960 Netherlands Antilles  0–0  Suriname Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru)

Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Final Round.

CCCF/NAFC Final Round
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 4211112+95
2  Costa Rica 420286+24
3  Netherlands Antilles 4112213−113
22 March 1961 Costa Rica  1–0  Mexico San Jose, Costa Rica
Goban  51' Referee: Queiroz (Brazil)
29 March 1961 Costa Rica  6–0  Netherlands Antilles San Jose, Costa Rica
Ulloa  12'
Quesada  28', 89'
Rojas  33'
Rodríguez  42'
Monge  50'		 Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru)
5 April 1961 Mexico  7–0  Netherlands Antilles Mexico City, Mexico
Flores  28', 52', 64'
Reyes  45', 75'
González  65', 80'		 Referee: Morgan (Canada)
12 April 1961 Mexico  4–1  Costa Rica Mexico City, Mexico
Flores  11'
Cárdenas  31'
Gutiérrez  77'
Mercado  87'		 Grant  54' Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
23 April 1961 Netherlands Antilles  2–0  Costa Rica Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Loran  30', 34' Referee: Trapote López (Venezuela)
21 May 1961 Netherlands Antilles  0–0  Mexico Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Referee: Goldstein (United States)

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

Africa

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: The 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 advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.

Group 1
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
—  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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Morocco 21013302
1=  Tunisia 21013302
30 October 1960 Morocco  2–1  Tunisia Casablanca, Morocco
Khalfi  33'
Azhar  60' (pen.)		 Meddeb  43' Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain)
13 November 1960 Tunisia  2–1  Morocco Tunis, Tunisia
Chetali  47'
Tlemçani  60'		 Chicha  64' Stadium: Stade Géo André
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)

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.

22 January 1961 Morocco  1–1
(a.e.t.)		  Tunisia Palermo, Italy
Azhar  36' Kerrit  89' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

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

Group 3
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ghana 211063+33
2  Nigeria 201136−31
28 August 1960 Ghana  4–1  Nigeria Accra, Ghana
Acquah  18'
Boateng  44'
Fynn  54'
Salisu  55'		 Fayemi  50' Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Holland (England)
10 September 1960 Nigeria  2–2  Ghana Lagos, Nigeria
Emenako  28'
Fayemi  75' (pen.)		 Acquah  14', 83' Stadium: George V Stadium
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Morocco 211010+13
2  Ghana 201101−11
2 April 1961 Ghana  0–0  Morocco Accra, Ghana
Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Referee: Hussein Fahmy (Egypt)
28 May 1961 Morocco  1–0  Ghana Casablanca, Morocco
Khalfi  37' Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain)

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

Asia
AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea 220041+34
2  Japan 200214−30
—  Indonesia withdrew
6 November 1960 South Korea  2–1  Japan Seoul, Korea Republic
Chung Soon-Cheon  39', 41' Sasaki  26' Referee: Kim Duck-Chun (South Korea)
11 June 1961 Japan  0–2  South Korea Tokyo, Japan
Chung Soon-Cheon  21'
Yoo Pan-Soon  26'		 Referee: Pratlett (Hong Kong)

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

Inter-confederation play-offs
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

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

CAF v UEFA
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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: FIFA

UEFA v AFC
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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: FIFA

CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 1–0
2  Paraguay 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 0–0 —
Source: FIFA

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


3 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1966 finals: Colombia, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes
  • For the second World Cup in a row, no teams from Africa or Asia qualified.

References
  1. The Netherlands v. East Germany match was scratched, as due to visa problems, the East German players were not allowed to enter the Netherlands. As Hungary was already de facto qualified with three wins, no other date was arranged.
  2. FIFA awarded Honduras a 2-0 win because Guatemala forfeited.
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