1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
Tournament details
Dates8 October – 26 November 1961
Teams6 (from 5 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Attendance196,000 (32,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Galić
(3 goals)

For the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were three inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final three qualification spots to the 1962 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played between 8 October – 26 November 1961.[1]

Format

The six teams from the five confederations (AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, NAFC, and UEFA) were drawn into three ties.

In each tie, the two teams played a two-legged home-and-away series. The three winners, decided on aggregate score, qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile.

Qualified teams

Confederation Placement Team
AFC Round-robin winners  South Korea
CAF Second round winners  Morocco
CCCF/NAFC Second round winners  Mexico
CONMEBOL Randomly drawn into play-offs  Paraguay
UEFA Group 9 winners  Spain
Group 10 winners  Yugoslavia

Matches

The matches were played between 8 October – 26 November 1961.

CAF v UEFA

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Morocco
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: RSSSF[2]
Morocco 0–1 Spain
Del Sol 80'
Attendance: 26,000
Spain 3–2 Morocco
  • Riahi 40'
  • Azhar 64'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

UEFA v AFC

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia South Korea
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: RSSSF[2]
Yugoslavia 5–1 South Korea
 Chung Sun-cheon 82'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Konstantinos Ioannidis (Greece)
South Korea 1–3 Yugoslavia
Yoo Pan-sun 61'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mak Xeun Fei (Hong Kong)

CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico Paraguay
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: RSSSF[2]
Mexico 1–0 Paraguay
Reyes 20'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
Paraguay 0–0 Mexico
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pablo Victor Vaga Albergatti (Uruguay)

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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