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.
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. 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= | ![]() |
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 |
Börjesson ![]() Brodd ![]() |
Report | Referee: Wharton (Scotland) |
20 November 1960 | Belgium ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
Paeschen ![]() Van Himst ![]() |
Report | Antenen ![]() ![]() ![]() Schneiter ![]() |
Referee: Seipelt (Austria) |
20 May 1961 | Switzerland ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Ballaman ![]() ![]() |
Report | Claessen ![]() |
Referee: Dorogi (Hungary) |
28 May 1961 | Sweden ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Stockholm, Sweden |
Jonsson ![]() Börjesson ![]() Simonsson ![]() |
Report | Referee: Scares (Portugal) |
4 October 1961 | Belgium ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
Report | Brodd ![]() |
Referee: Guerra (Portugal) |
29 October 1961 | Switzerland ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Bern, Switzerland |
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 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Pahlman ![]() |
Report | Wisnieski ![]() Ujlaki ![]() |
Referee: Malka (West Germany) |
11 December 1960 | France ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Colombes, France |
Wisnieski ![]() Marcel ![]() Cossou ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 40,690 Referee: Bonetto (Italy) |
16 June 1961 | Finland ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
Report | Iliev ![]() Kolev ![]() |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 11,977 Referee: Latishev (Soviet Union) |
28 September 1961 | France ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Paris, France |
Faivre ![]() Wisnieski ![]() Piantoni ![]() Schultz ![]() |
Report | Pahlman ![]() |
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland) |
29 October 1961 | Bulgaria ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Diev ![]() Velichkov ![]() Yakimov ![]() |
Report | Pietiläinen ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Baçar (Turkey) |
12 November 1961 | Bulgaria ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
McAdams ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Brülls ![]() Seeler ![]() Dörfel ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
20 November 1960 | Greece ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | Athens, Greece |
Report | Dörfel ![]() Brülls ![]() Haller ![]() |
Referee: Ehrlich (Yugoslavia) |
3 May 1961 | Greece ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Athens, Greece |
Papaemmanouil ![]() ![]() |
Report | McIlroy ![]() |
Referee: Priesner (Israel) |
10 May 1961 | West Germany ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | West Berlin |
Kreß ![]() Brülls ![]() |
Report | McIlroy ![]() |
Referee: Lindberg (Sweden) |
17 October 1961 | Northern Ireland ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
McLaughlin ![]() ![]() |
Report | Referee: Bonetto (Italy) |
22 October 1961 | West Germany ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Augsburg, West Germany |
Seeler ![]() ![]() |
Report | Papaemmanouil ![]() |
Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
West Germany qualified.
UEFA Group 4
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Albert ![]() Göröcs ![]() |
Report | Referee: Takov (Bulgaria) |
30 April 1961 | Netherlands ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Report | Fenyvesi ![]() Sándor ![]() Tichy ![]() |
Referee: Kingston (Wales) |
14 May 1961 | East Germany ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Leipzig, East Germany |
Erler ![]() |
Report | Groot ![]() |
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark) |
10 September 1961 | East Germany ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | East Berlin |
Erler ![]() P. Ducke ![]() |
Report | Solymosi ![]() Sándor ![]() Tichy ![]() |
Referee: Lukianov (Soviet Union) |
1 October 1961 | Netherlands ![]() | Not Played[1] | ![]() | Netherlands |
22 October 1961 | Hungary ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Voronin ![]() |
Report | Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
1 July 1961 | Soviet Union ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Metreveli ![]() Ponedelnik ![]() Bubukin ![]() Meschi ![]() |
Report | Borgen ![]() E. Hansen ![]() |
Referee: Kowal (Poland) |
23 August 1961 | Norway ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | Oslo, Norway |
Report | Ponedelnik ![]() Meschi ![]() Metreveli ![]() |
Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland) |
29 October 1961 | Turkey ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey |
Aydin ![]() Metin ![]() |
Report | Jensen ![]() |
Referee: Popa (Romania) |
12 November 1961 | Turkey ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey |
Metin ![]() |
Report | Gusarow ![]() Mamykin ![]() |
Referee: Verner (Israel) |
Soviet Union qualified.
UEFA Group 6
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Report | Charlton ![]() ![]() ![]() Greaves ![]() ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() Haynes ![]() |
Referee: Martens (Netherlands) |
19 March 1961 | Portugal ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Lisbon, Portugal |
Yaúca ![]() ![]() ![]() Aguas ![]() Brosius ![]() Coluna ![]() |
Report | Referee: Mellet (Switzerland) |
28 September 1961 | England ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | London, England |
Charlton ![]() ![]() Pointer ![]() Viollet ![]() |
Report | Dimmer ![]() |
Referee: Versyp (Belgium) |
8 October 1961 | Luxembourg ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Schmit ![]() ![]() ![]() N. Hoffmann ![]() |
Report | Eusébio ![]() Yauca ![]() |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
25 October 1961 | England ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | London, England |
Connelly ![]() Pointer ![]() |
Report | Referee: Bois (France) |
England qualified.
UEFA Group 7
First round
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
13 November 1960 | Cyprus ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Shialis ![]() |
Report | Kofman ![]() |
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
27 November 1960 | Israel ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | Tel-Aviv, Israel |
Levi ![]() Stelmach ![]() Nahari ![]() |
Report | Shialis ![]() |
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
Israel advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
advanced | |||||||
— | ![]() |
withdrew |
Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
19 March 1961 | Israel ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Haifa, Israel |
Glazer ![]() Stelmach ![]() |
Mengistu ![]() Tesfaye ![]() |
Referee: Pósa (Hungary) |
Israel advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
15 October 1961 | Israel ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | Tel-Aviv, Israel |
Stelmach ![]() Young ![]() |
Report | Lojacono ![]() Altafini ![]() Corso ![]() |
Referee: Takow (Bulgaria) |
4 November 1961 | Italy ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Turin, Italy |
Sivori ![]() Corso ![]() Angelillo ![]() |
Report | Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain) |
Italy qualified.
UEFA Group 8
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Brand ![]() ![]() Herd ![]() ![]() |
Report | Haverty ![]() |
Referee: Guigue (France) |
7 May 1961 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Report | Young ![]() ![]() Brand ![]() |
Referee: Grandain (Belgium) |
14 May 1961 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Pospíchal ![]() ![]() Kadraba ![]() Kvašňák ![]() |
Report | Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
29 September 1961 | Scotland ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
Law ![]() ![]() St. John ![]() |
Report | Kvašňák ![]() Scherer ![]() |
Referee: Gulliksen (Norway) |
8 October 1961 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Giles ![]() |
Report | Kvašňák ![]() ![]() Scherer ![]() |
Referee: Holland (England) |
29 October 1961 | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
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.) | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
Hledík ![]() Scherer ![]() Pospíchal ![]() Kvašňák ![]() |
Report | St. John ![]() |
Referee: Versyp (Belgium) |
Czechoslovakia qualified.
UEFA Group 9
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
19 April 1961 | Wales ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Cardiff, Wales |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
4 June 1961 | Yugoslavia ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Kaloperović ![]() Kostić ![]() |
Report | Brychczy ![]() |
Referee: Stathatos (Greece) |
25 June 1961 | Poland ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Chorzów, Poland |
J. Schmidt ![]() |
Report | Galić ![]() |
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 | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
4 December 1960 | Ecuador ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Spencer ![]() Raffo ![]() |
Corbatta ![]() ![]() Pando ![]() Ramaciotti ![]() San Filippo ![]() Sosa ![]() |
Referee: Robles (Chile) |
17 December 1960 | Argentina ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Corbatta ![]() ![]() Pando ![]() San Filippo ![]() Sosa ![]() |
Referee: Robles (Chile) |
Argentina qualified.
CONMEBOL Group 2
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
15 July 1961 | Bolivia ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | La Paz, Bolivia |
Alcócer ![]() |
L. Cubilla ![]() |
Referee: Robles (Chile) |
30 July 1961 | Uruguay ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Cabrera ![]() Escalada ![]() |
Camacho ![]() |
Referee: Robles (Chile) |
Uruguay qualified.
CONMEBOL Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
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.
CCCF/NAFC First Round
Group 1
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
— | ![]() |
withdrew |
6 November 1960 | United States ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | Los Angeles, United States |
Bicek ![]() Zerhusen ![]() Fister ![]() |
Mercado ![]() Reyes ![]() |
Referee: Kulai (Canada) |
13 November 1960 | Mexico ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Mexico City, Mexico |
Mercado ![]() Reyes ![]() Diaz ![]() |
Referee: Sanchez (Honduras) |
Mexico advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
1= | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 |
21 August 1960 | Costa Rica ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | San Jose, Costa Rica |
Feo ![]() Ulloa ![]() |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
28 August 1960 | Guatemala ![]() | 4 – 4 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jimenez ![]() ![]() Ulloa ![]() |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
4 September 1960 | Honduras ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Suazo ![]() Leaky ![]() |
Rodriguez ![]() |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
11 September 1960 | Costa Rica ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() | San Jose, Costa Rica |
Jimenez ![]() ![]() Ulloa ![]() ![]() Rodriguez ![]() |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
25 September 1960 | Honduras ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Suazo ![]() |
Referee: Mendez (El Salvador) |
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 | ![]() | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Rodriguez ![]() |
Referee: Buergo Elcuaz (Mexico) |
Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
2 October 1960 | Suriname ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana |
Referee: Orrego (Colombia) |
27 November 1960 | Netherlands Antilles ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru) |
Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Final Round.
CCCF/NAFC Final Round
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 |
22 March 1961 | Costa Rica ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | San Jose, Costa Rica |
Goban ![]() |
Referee: Queiroz (Brazil) |
29 March 1961 | Costa Rica ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | San Jose, Costa Rica |
Ulloa ![]() ![]() Feo ![]() Goban ![]() Monge ![]() Rodriguez ![]() |
Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru) |
5 April 1961 | Mexico ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() | Mexico City, Mexico |
F. Flores ![]() Reyes ![]() Palmer ![]() |
Referee: Morgan (Canada) |
12 April 1961 | Mexico ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Mexico City, Mexico |
F. Flores ![]() Cardenas ![]() C. utierrez ![]() Mercado ![]() |
Ulloa ![]() |
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia) |
23 April 1961 | Netherlands Antilles ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
Referee: Trapota López (Venezuela) |
21 May 1961 | Netherlands Antilles ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | 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.
CAF First Round
Group 1
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | ![]() |
withdrew | |||||||
— | ![]() |
withdrew |
United Arab Republic and Sudan both withdrew as FIFA refused to allow them to rearrange their games to avoid the monsoon season.[1]
Group 2
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1= | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
30 October 1960 | Morocco ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Casablanca, Morocco |
Khail ![]() Azhar ![]() |
Meddeb ![]() |
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain) |
13 November 1960 | Tunisia ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Tunis, Tunisia |
Chetali ![]() Tlamcani ![]() |
Chicha ![]() |
Referee: 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.) | ![]() | Palermo, Italy |
Azhar ![]() |
Kerrit ![]() |
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy) |
Morocco advanced to the Final Round by winning a coin toss.
Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
28 August 1960 | Ghana ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Accra, Ghana |
Acquah ![]() Boateng ![]() Fynn ![]() Salisu ![]() |
Fayemi ![]() |
Referee: Holland (England) |
10 September 1960 | Nigeria ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Lagos, Nigeria |
Emenako ![]() Fayemi ![]() |
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 | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
28 May 1961 | Morocco ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Casablanca, Morocco |
Khalli ![]() |
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain) |
Morocco advanced to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
Asia
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 | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
— | ![]() |
withdrew |
6 November 1960 | South Korea ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Seoul, Korea Republic |
Referee: Kim Duck-Chun (Korea Republic) |
11 June 1961 | Japan ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Tokyo, Japan |
Referee: Pratlett (Hong Kong) |
Korea Republic advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Intercontinental Play-offs
In each play-off, the teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.
UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
12 November 1961 | Morocco ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Casablanca, Morocco |
del Sol ![]() |
Referee: Mellet (Switzerland) |
23 November 1961 | Spain ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Madrid, Spain |
Marcelino ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() Collar ![]() |
Riahi ![]() Abdallah ![]() |
Referee: Jonni (Italy) |
Spain qualified.
UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
8 October 1961 | Yugoslavia ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Sekularac ![]() ![]() Čebinac ![]() Galić ![]() Radakovic ![]() |
Chang Sun-Chen ![]() |
Referee: Ioannidis (Greece) |
26 November 1961 | South Korea ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Seoul, Korea Republic |
Ju Pang-Sun ![]() |
Galić ![]() ![]() Jerkovic ![]() |
Referee: Mak Xeun Fei (Hong Kong) |
Yugoslavia qualified.
CONMEBOL/CCCF/NAFC Intercontinental Play-off
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
29 October 1961 | Mexico ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Mexico City, Mexico |
Reyes ![]() |
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) |
Mexico qualified.
Qualified teams
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Team | Finals Appearance | Streak | Last Appearance |
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4th | 2 | 1958 |
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7th | 7 | 1958 |
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1st | 1 | – |
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3rd | 1 | 1950 |
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1st | 1 | – |
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5th | 3 | 1958 |
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4th | 4 | 1958 |
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5th | 3 | 1958 |
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5th | 1 | 1954 |
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5th | 4 | 1958 |
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3rd | 1 | 1950 |
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5th | 1 | 1954 |
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4th | 1 | 1954 |
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2nd | 2 | 1958 |
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5th | 3 | 1958 |
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5th | 4 | 1958 |
(h) - qualified automatically as host nation
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions