1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Appearance
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Switzerland) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.
Matches
19 October 1960 | Sweden | 2 – 0 | Belgium | Stockholm, Sweden |
Börjesson Brodd |
Report | Referee: Wharton (Scotland) |
20 November 1960 | Belgium | 2 – 4 | Switzerland | Brussels, Belgium |
Paeschen Van Himst |
Report | Antenen Schneiter |
Referee: Seipelt (Austria) |
20 May 1961 | Switzerland | 2 – 1 | Belgium | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Ballaman | Report | Claessen | 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 |
Schneiter 65' Antenen 76' |
Report | Brodd 20' | Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
Final Table
Final table | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||||
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1. | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | X | 4:0 | 2:0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
2. | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3:2 | X | 2:1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
3. | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0:2 | 2:4 | X | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Team stats
Head coach: Eric Person
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Lennart Backman | February 7, 1934 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | AIK Fotboll |
DF | Orvar Bergmark | November 16, 1930 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Örebro SK |
FW | Bengt Berndtsson | January 26, 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | IFK Göteborg |
FW | Rune Börjesson | April 24, 1937 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Örgryte IS | |||
90 | 90 | - | Juventus F.C. | ||||||||||
FW | Yngve Brodd | June 9, 1930 | 4 | 5 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Toulouse FC |
MF | Bengt Gustavsson | January 13, 1928 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Åtvidabergs FF |
Olle Hellström | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | Djurgårdens IF | ||
DF | Åke Johansson | March 19, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | IFK Norrköping |
MF | Torbjörn Jonsson | May 6, 1936 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | IFK Norrköping | ||
90 | - | Real Betis | |||||||||||
MF | Hans Mild | July 31, 1934 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | Djurgårdens IF |
GK | Bengt Nyholm | January 30, 1930 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | IFK Norrköping |
DF | Prawitz Öberg | November 16, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Malmö FF |
FW | Gösta Sandberg | August 6, 1932 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Djurgårdens IF |
FW | Agne Simonsson | October 19, 1935 | 5 | 2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Real Madrid C.F. | |||
90 | 90 | 90 | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||
MF | Ingvar Svahn | May 22, 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | 90 | Malmö FF |
DF | Lennart Wing | August 7, 1935 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Örgryte IS |
Head coach: Karl Rappan
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Anton Allemann | January 6, 1936 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | BSC Young Boys | ||
90 | 90 | A.C. Mantova | |||||||||||
FW | Charles Antenen | November 3, 1929 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
FW | Robert Ballaman | June 21, 1926 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
MF | Heinz Bigler | December 21, 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | BSC Young Boys |
GK | Karl Elsener | August 13, 1934 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
FW | Norbert Eschmann | September 19, 1933 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | Stade Français |
DF | André Grobéty | June 22, 1933 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Servette FC |
FW | Josef Hügi | January 23, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | FC Basel |
DF | Willy Kernen | August 6, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
DF | Eugen Meier | April 30, 1930 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | BSC Young Boys |
DF | Fritz Morf | January 29, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | FC Grenchen |
FW | Philippe Pottier | July 9, 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | Stade Français |
GK | René Schneider | November 30, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | Servette FC |
DF | Heinz Schneiter | April 12, 1935 | 5 | 2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | BSC Young Boys |
DF | Ely Tachella | May 25, 1936 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Lausanne Sports |
MF | Roger Vonlanthen | December 5, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Lausanne Sports |
MF | Hans Weber | September 8, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | FC Basel |
FW | Rolf Wüthrich | September 4, 1938 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Zürich | ||
90 | 90 | Servette FC |
Head coach: Constant Vanden Stock
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | Yves Baré | October 28, 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | RFC Liégeois |
FW | Roger Claessen | September 27, 1941 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Standard Liège |
GK | Willy Coremans | May 6, 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | Royal Antwerp FC |
FW | Claude Croté | April 14, 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | RFC Liégeois |
GK | Guy Delhasse | February 19, 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | B | 90 | 90 | RFC Liégeois |
FW | Gaston De Wael | December 31, 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | - | - | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
FW | Fernand Goyvaerts | October 24, 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | Club Brugge K.V. |
DF | Pierre Hanon | December 29, 1936 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
FW | Denis Houf | February 16, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | Standard Liège |
MF | Jef Jurion | February 24, 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | B | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
DF | Emile Lejeune | February 17, 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | B | RFC Liégeois |
FW | Jean-Marie Letawe | November 30, 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | RFC Liégeois |
MF | Martin Lippens | October 8, 1934 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
MF | Karel Mallants | November 4, 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Standard Liège |
Mathieu Meyers | April 21, 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | - | - | Waterschei Thor | |
GK | Jean Nicolay | December 27, 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | B | B | Standard Liège |
FW | Marcel Paeschen | April 30, 1937 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Standard Liège |
FW | André Piters | January 18, 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Standard Liège | |
90 | OC Charleroi | |||||||||||
DF | Guillaume Raskin | March 16, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | R. Beerschot AC |
MF | Léon Semmeling | January 4, 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | Standard Liège |
FW | Jacques Stockman | October 8, 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
DF | Henri Thellin | August 27, 1931 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | Standard Liège |
FW | Paul Van Himst | October 2, 1943 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
FW | Paul Vandenberg | October 11, 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | B | Union St. Gilloise |
DF | Laurent Verbiest | April 16, 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | B | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
DF | Jozef Vliers | December 18, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | Standard Liège |
DF | Edward Wauters | July 12, 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | - | B | Royal Antwerp FC |
MF | Victor Wégria | November 4, 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | - | RFC Liégeois |
MF | Robert Willems | May 6, 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Lierse S.K. |