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.

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 August 1960 – 16 December 1961
Teams56 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored325 (3.53 per match)
Top scorer(s) Andrej Kvašňák
(7 goals)

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
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 1)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Switzerland 4 3 0 1 9 9 0 6
2  Sweden 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3  Belgium 4 0 0 4 3 10 −7 0
Source:
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

UEFA Group 2
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6
2  France 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3  Finland 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0
Source:
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 who 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

UEFA Group 3
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 3)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  West Germany 4 4 0 0 11 5 +6 8
2  Northern Ireland 4 1 0 3 7 8 −1 2
3  Greece 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2
Source:
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
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 4)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6 7
2  Netherlands 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
3  East Germany 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 8
2  Turkey 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 4
3  Norway 4 0 0 4 3 11 −8 0
Source:
1 June 1961 Norway  0–1  Turkey Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway
Report Oktay 16' 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
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 6)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 7
2  Portugal 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 3
3  Luxembourg 4 1 0 3 5 21 −16 2
Source:
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
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 7)

First round
13 November 1960 Cyprus  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.

14 March 1961 Israel  1–0  Ethiopia Tel Aviv, Israel
Glazer 69' Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
19 March 1961 Israel  3–2  Ethiopia Haifa, Israel
Glazer 27', 77'
Stelmach 59'		 Report 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

UEFA Group 8
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 8)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11 6
2  Scotland 4 3 0 1 10 7 +3 6
3  Republic of Ireland 4 0 0 4 3 17 −14 0
Source:
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
2  Wales 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source:
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
2  Poland 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source:
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.

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Argentina 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 4
2  Ecuador 2 0 0 2 3 11 −8 0
Source:
4 December 1960 Ecuador  3–6  Argentina Guayaquil, Ecuador
Spencer 81'
Raffo 83', 85'		 Corbatta 5' (pen.), 40'
Pando 12'
Sosa 14'
Sanfilippo 47'
Ramaciotti 75'		 Referee: Robles (Chile)
17 December 1960 Argentina  5–0  Ecuador Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gómez 6' (o.g.)
Sanfilippo 53'
Corbatta 55' (pen.)
Sosa 75'
Pando 89'		 Referee: Robles (Chile)

Argentina qualified

CONMEBOL Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uruguay 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
2  Bolivia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source:
15 July 1961 Bolivia  1–1  Uruguay La Paz, Bolivia
Alcócer 54' Cubilla 23' Referee: Robles (Chile)
30 July 1961 Uruguay  2–1  Bolivia Montevideo, Uruguay
Cabrera 3'
Escalada 39'		 Camacho 65' Referee: Robles (Chile)

Uruguay qualified

CONMEBOL Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Colombia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
2  Peru 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:
30 April 1961 Colombia  1–0  Peru Bogotá, Colombia
Escobar 27' Referee: Praddaude (Argentina)
7 May 1961 Peru  1–1  Colombia Lima, Peru
Delgado 3' (pen.) González 68' Referee: Marino (Uruguay)

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.

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 3
2  United States 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
—  Canada (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew
3 November 1960 United States  3–3  Mexico Los Angeles, United States
Bicek 31' (pen.)
Fister 58'
Zerhusen 84'		 Mercado 8'
Reyes 17', 21'		 Referee: Kulai (Canada)
6 November 1960 Mexico  3–0  United States Mexico City, Mexico
Mercado 5'
Reyes 35'
Díaz 38'		 Referee: Sanchez (Honduras)

Mexico advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 13 8 +5 5
1=  Honduras 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 5
3  Guatemala 4 0 2 2 7 10 −3 2
Source:
21 August 1960 Costa Rica  3–2  Guatemala San Jose, Costa Rica
Rojas 28'
Ulloa 52', 58'		 Espinoza 1'
Masella 35'		 Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
28 August 1960 Guatemala  4–4  Costa Rica Guatemala City, Guatemala
López 13', 49', 79'
Espinoza 63'		 Jiménez 18', 57'
Ulloa 35', 81'		 Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
4 September 1960 Honduras  2–1  Costa Rica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Suazo 10'
Leaky 21'		 Rodríguez 46' Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
11 September 1960 Costa Rica  5–0  Honduras San Jose, Costa Rica
Jiménez 31', 34'
Ulloa 42'
Rodríguez 69'
Pearson 85'		 Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
25 September 1960 Honduras  1–1  Guatemala Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Suazo 59' López 28' Referee: Mendez (El Salvador)
2 October 1960 Guatemala  0–2
(w/o)		  Honduras Guatemala City, Guatemala
Forfeited[2]

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  Honduras Guatemala City, Guatemala
Rodríguez 29' Referee: Buergo Elcuaz (Mexico)

Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands Antilles 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
2  Suriname 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:
2 October 1960 Suriname  1–2  Netherlands Antilles Paramaribo, Suriname
Foe a Man 45' Dirksz 21', 45' Referee: Orrego (Colombia)
27 November 1960 Netherlands Antilles  0–0  Suriname Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Referee: Yamasaki (Peru)

Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Final Round.

CCCF/NAFC Final Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 4 2 1 1 11 2 +9 5
2  Costa Rica 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 4
3  Netherlands Antilles 4 1 1 2 2 13 −11 3
Source:
22 March 1961 Costa Rica  1–0  Mexico San Jose, Costa Rica
Goban 51' Referee: Queiroz (Brazil)
29 March 1961 Costa Rica  6–0  Netherlands Antilles San Jose, Costa Rica
Ulloa 12'
Quesada 28', 89'
Rojas 33'
Rodríguez 42'
Monge 50'		 Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru)
5 April 1961 Mexico  7–0  Netherlands Antilles Mexico City, Mexico
Flores 28', 52', 64'
Reyes 45', 75'
González 65', 80'		 Referee: Morgan (Canada)
12 April 1961 Mexico  4–1  Costa Rica Mexico City, Mexico
Flores 11'
Cárdenas 31'
Gutiérrez 77'
Mercado 87'		 Grant 54' Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
23 April 1961 Netherlands Antilles  2–0  Costa Rica Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Loran 30', 34' Referee: Trapote López (Venezuela)
21 May 1961 Netherlands Antilles  0–0  Mexico 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.

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
—  United Arab Republic (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
—  Sudan (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew

United Arab Republic and Sudan both withdrew as FIFA refused to allow them to rearrange their games to avoid the monsoon season.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Morocco 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
1=  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
Source:
30 October 1960 Morocco  2–1  Tunisia Casablanca, Morocco
Khalfi 33'
Azhar 60' (pen.)		 Meddeb 43' Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain)
13 November 1960 Tunisia  2–1  Morocco Tunis, Tunisia
Chetali 47'
Tlemçani 60'		 Chicha 64' Stadium: Stade Géo André
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carl Erich 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.)		  Tunisia Palermo, Italy
Azhar 36' Kerrit 89' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

Morocco advanced to the Final Round by winning a coin toss.

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ghana 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 3
2  Nigeria 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source:
28 August 1960 Ghana  4–1  Nigeria Accra, Ghana
Acquah 18'
Boateng 44'
Fynn 54'
Salisu 55'		 Fayemi 50' Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Holland (England)
10 September 1960 Nigeria  2–2  Ghana Lagos, Nigeria
Emenako 28'
Fayemi 75' (pen.)		 Acquah 14', 83' Stadium: George V Stadium
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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Morocco 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
2  Ghana 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source:
2 April 1961 Ghana  0–0  Morocco Accra, Ghana
Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Referee: Hussein Fahmy (Egypt)
28 May 1961 Morocco  1–0  Ghana Casablanca, Morocco
Khalfi 37' Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain)

Morocco advanced to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.

Asia
AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 4
2  Japan 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
—  Indonesia (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew
6 November 1960 South Korea  2–1  Japan Seoul, Korea Republic
Chung Soon-Cheon 39', 41' Sasaki 26' Referee: Kim Duck-Chun (South Korea)
11 June 1961 Japan  0–2  South Korea Tokyo, Japan
Chung Soon-Cheon 21'
Yoo Pan-Soon 26'		 Referee: Pratlett (Hong Kong)

Korea Republic advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

In each play-off, the teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.

CAF v UEFA
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 1–0
2  Paraguay 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 0–0 —
Source: FIFA

Qualified teams
FIFA World Cup qualification 1962
Qualifying countries
Team Date of qualification Finals appearance Streak Last appearance
 Argentina 17 December 19604th21958
 Brazil (defending champions) 29 June 19587th71958
 Bulgaria 16 December 19611st1–
 Chile (hosts) 11 June 19563rd11950
 Colombia 7 May 19611st1–
 Czechoslovakia 29 November 19615th31958
 England 25 October 19614th41958
 Hungary 10 September 19615th31958
 Italy 4 November 19615th11954
 Mexico 5 November 19615th41958
 Spain 23 November 19613rd11950
  Switzerland 12 November 19615th11954
 Uruguay 30 July 19614th11954
 Soviet Union 12 November 19612nd21958
 West Germany 22 October 19615th31958
 Yugoslavia 26 November 19615th41958

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes
  • For the second World Cup in a row, no teams from Africa or Asia qualified.

References
  1. The Netherlands v. East Germany match was scratched, as due to visa problems, the East German players were not allowed to enter the Netherlands. As Hungary was already de facto qualified with three wins, no other date was arranged.
  2. FIFA awarded Honduras a 2-0 win because Guatemala forfeited.
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