1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (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  Belgium 0 4 0 0 4 3 10 −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

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 2)
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  France 6 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7
1=  Bulgaria 6 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2
3  Finland 0 4 0 0 4 3 12 −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

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (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  Greece 2 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5

West Germany qualified.

UEFA Group 4

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (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

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

Soviet Union qualified.

UEFA Group 6

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (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

England qualified.

UEFA Group 7

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (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

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (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

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 23x15px Spain advanced
—  Denmark withdrew

Second Round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 23x15px Spain 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
2  Wales 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 −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 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
2  Poland 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
—  Iceland Withdrew

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

See also

Notes

  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.

External links

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