1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. France and the Bulgaria finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup held in Chile.
Matches
| 25 September 1960 | Finland  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} France | Helsinki, Finland |
Pahlman  36' (pen.) |
Report | Wisnieski 63' Ujlaki 83' |
Referee: Malka (West Germany) |
| 11 December 1960 | France | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile
Table
| Final table | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1. | France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | X | 3:0 | 5:1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2. | Bulgaria |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 1:0 | X | 3:1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3. | Finland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 0 | 1:2 | 0:2 | X | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
Team stats
France
FranceHead coach: Albert Batteux
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | |
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Club |
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| MF | Pierre Barlaguet | October 10, 1931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | B | - | Nîmes Olympique |
| GK | Pierre Bernard | June 27, 1932 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | UA Sedan-Torcy | |||
| 90 | 90 | 90 | Nîmes Olympique | ||||||||||
| MF | Henri Biancheri | July 30, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | AS Monaco |
| DF | Guillaume Bieganski | November 3, 1932 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | B | RC Lens |
| DF | Richard Boucher | March 1, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | Toulouse FC |
| GK | Dominique Colonna | September 4, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | B | - | - | Stade Reims |
| MF | Lucien Cossou | January 29, 1936 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | AS Monaco |
| GK | Robert Devis | May 22, 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | - | - | - | Angers SCO |
| FW | Fleury Di Nallo | April 20, 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | - | - | Olympique Lyonnais |
| MF | Yvon Douis | May 16, 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | - | - | - | Le Havre AC |
| FW | Jacques Faivre | November 25, 1932 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | AS Saint-Étienne |
| MF | René Ferrier | December 7, 1936 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | B | 90 | 90 | AS Saint-Étienne |
| FW | Just Fontaine | August 18, 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | Stade Reims |
| FW | Maxime Fulgenzi | June 26, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | UA Sedan-Torcy |
| MF | Roland Guillas | September 23, 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | AS Saint-Étienne |
| FW | François Heutte | February 21, 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | Racing Club de Paris |
| DF | Raymond Kaelbel | January 31, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | B | - | AS Monaco |
| FW | Casimir Koza | January 27, 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | - | - | RC Strasbourg |
| DF | André Lerond | December 6, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Stade Français |
| DF | François Ludo | March 4, 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | - | - | AS Monaco |
| FW | Khennane Mahi | October 21, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | Stade Rennais FC |
| MF | Jean-Jacques Marcel | June 13, 1931 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | B | Racing Club de Paris |
| DF | Maryan Synakowski | March 14, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | UA Sedan-Torcy |
| MF | Lucien Muller | September 3, 1934 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Stade Reims |
| FW | Georges Peyroche | January 27, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | 90 | - | AS Saint-Étienne |
| MF | Roger Piantoni | December 26, 1931 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | Stade Reims |
| GK | François Remetter | August 8, 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | B | RC Strasbourg |
| DF | Bruno Rodzik | May 29, 1935 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Stade Reims |
| GK | Alexandre Roszak | September 29, 1931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | B | - | UA Sedan-Torcy |
| FW | Ernest Schultz | January 29, 1931 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | Toulouse FC |
| DF | Guy Sénac | March 13, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | - | - | - | Racing Club de Paris |
| DF | Robert Siatka | June 20, 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | - | - | - | Stade Reims |
| FW | Henri Skiba | July 14, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | Stade Français |
| GK | Jean Taillandier | January 22, 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | Racing Club de Paris |
| DF | Richard Tylinski | September 18, 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | AS Saint-Étienne |
| MF | Joseph Ujlaki | August 10, 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Racing Club de Paris |
| MF | Guy van Sam | December 20, 1935 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | Racing Club de Paris |
| FW | Jean Vincent | November 29, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | B | Stade Reims |
| DF | Jean Wendling | April 29, 1934 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Stade Reims |
| FW | Maryan Wisnieski | February 1, 1937 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | RC Lens |
Bulgaria
BulgariaHead coach: Georgi Pachedzhiev
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | |
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Club |
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| MF | Stefan Abadzhiev | July 3, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | FD Levski Sofia |
| FW | Spiro Debarski | December 8, 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | FD Lokomotiv Sofia |
| MF | Todor Diev | September 28, 1934 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Spartak Plovdiv |
| DF | Ivan Dimitrov | May 14, 1935 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | FD Lokomotiv Sofia |
| DF | Dimitar Dimov | December 13, 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | FC Spartak Plovdiv |
| FW | Hristo Iliev | May 11, 1936 | 5 | 2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FD Levski Sofia |
| DF | Stoyan Kitov | August 27, 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | Spartak Sofia |
| FW | Ivan Kolev | November 1, 1930 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | CDNA Sofia |
| MF | Nikola Kovachev | June 4, 1934 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | CDNA Sofia |
| DF | Dimitar Largov | September 10, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | FD Slavia Sofia |
| DF | Manol Manolov | August 4, 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | CDNA Sofia |
| DF | Vasil Metodiev | January 6, 1935 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | 90 | PFC Lokomotiv Sofia |
| GK | Georgi Naydenov | December 21, 1931 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | CDNA Sofia |
| DF | Kiril Rakarov | May 24, 1932 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | CDNA Sofia |
| FW | Petar Velichkov | August 8, 1940 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | 90 | FD Slavia Sofia |
| FW | Dimitar Yakimov | August 12, 1941 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | CDNA Sofia |
| FW | Nikola Yordanov | 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | FC Dunav Rousse |
| DF | Dobromir Zhechev | November 12, 1942 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | Spartak Sofia |
Finland
FinlandHead coach: Aatos Lehtonen
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | |
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Club |
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| DF | Matti Haahti | June 8, 1936 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | HIFK |
| MF | Olli Heinonen | January 7, 1937 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2+[1] Reipas Lahti |
| MF | Stig Holmqvist | February 13, 1936 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | HIFK |
| MF | Martti Hyvärinen | November 6, 1939 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Reipas Lahti |
| DF | Reijo Jalava | February 18, 1932 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | HJK Helsinki |
| MF | Hannu Kankkonen | January 26, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | |
| DF | Raimo Lukander | April 18, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Pallo-Pojat |
| FW | Paavo Lyytikäinen | April 14, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | FC Kiffen 08 |
| GK | Karl-Gustav Nabb | September 9, 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | Vasa IFK |
| MF | Unto Nevalainen | June 13, 1935 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | HIFK |
| DF | Antti Nieminen | March 12, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | FC Haka |
| FW | Arno Nordlund | September 2, 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | HIFK |
| FW | Semi Nuoranen | December 14, 1941 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | 90 | Reipas Lahti |
| MF | Kalevi Nupponen | January 19, 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Reipas Lahti |
| FW | Mauno Nurmi | December 23, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | TPS Turku |
| MF | Kai Pahlman | July 8, 1935 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | HPS Helsinki |
| MF | Yrjö Pärnänen | January 5, 1931 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | HIFK |
| FW | Juhani Peltonen | June 16, 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | FC Haka |
| MF | Sauli Pietiläinen | July 20, 1941 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[2] Kotkan Jäntevä |
| FW | Nils Rikberg | March 29, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Åbo IFK |
| MF | Aulis Rytkönen | January 5, 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Toulouse FC | ||
| 90 | - | HJK Helsinki | ||||||||||
| DF | Veijo Valtonen | January 5, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | FC Haka |
| GK | Anders Westerholm | September 1, 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | HIFK |
- After the first qualification match Reipas Lahti was promoted to league one.
- The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
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