1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Sweden |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| 1= |  Switzerland |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
| 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 for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile
UEFA Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} France |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| 1= | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |  Finland |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 |
| 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 which 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
UEFA Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| 2 |  Northern Ireland |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| 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
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| 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 | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| 2 |  Turkey |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 |  Norway |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
| 1 June 1961 | Norway | 0–1 | Turkey | Oslo, Norway |
| Report | Oktay 16' |
Stadium: Ullevaal 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
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 |
| 2 |  Portugal |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| 3 |  Luxembourg |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 |
| 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
First round
| 13 November 1960 | Cyprus .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 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.
| 19 March 1961 | Israel | 3–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia | Haifa, Israel |
| Glazer 27', 77' Stelmach 59' |
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.
| First Round | Second Round | Final | ||||||||
| Italy | - | |||||||||
| bye | - | |||||||||
| Italy | - | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
| 1= |  Scotland |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| 3 |  Republic of Ireland |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 |
| 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
Second Round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| — |  Austria |
withdrew | |||||||
| 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 | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| — |  Iceland |
Withdrew | |||||||
| 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.
Inter-confederation play-offs
CAF v UEFA
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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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.
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