1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
| Event | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
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| Mexico won the tie and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 29 October 1961 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | ||||||
| Referee | Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 5 November 1961 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio de Puerto Sajonia, Asunción | ||||||
| Referee | Pablo Victor Vaga Albergatti (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
The 1962 FIFA World Cup CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the CCCF/NAFC final round, Mexico, and a randomly drawn team from the CONMEBOL region, Paraguay. The matches were played on 29 October and 5 November 1961 in Mexico City and Asunción, respectively.[1]
Matches
First leg
Mexico  | 1–0 |  Paraguay |
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Reyes  20' |
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
Second leg
| Paraguay | 0–0 | Mexico |
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pablo Victor Vaga Albergatti (Uruguay)
References
- ^ "1962 FIFA World Cup Sweden - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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