1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Matches

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)

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20 November 1960	Greece	0 – 3	West Germany	Athens, Greece
		Report	Dörfel  8' Brülls  31' Haller  42'	Referee: Ehrlich (Yugoslavia)

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3 May 1961	Greece	2 – 1	Northern Ireland	Athens, Greece
	Papaemmanouil  8'  64'	Report	McIlroy  81'	Referee: Priesner (Israel)

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10 May 1961	West Germany	2 – 1	Northern Ireland	West Berlin
	Kreß  29' Brülls  58'	Report	McIlroy  69'	Referee: Lindberg (Sweden)

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17 October 1961	Northern Ireland	2 – 0	Greece	Belfast, Northern Ireland
	McLaughlin  28'  57'	Report		Referee: Bonetto (Italy)

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22 October 1961	West Germany	2 – 1	Greece	Augsburg, West Germany
	Seeler  5'  27'	Report	Papaemmanouil  59'	Referee: Nilsen (Norway)

West Germany qualified.

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
1.	West Germany	4	4	0	0	11	5	+6	8		X	2:1	2:1		2	2	0	0	4	2	4	2	2	0	0	7	3	4
2.	Northern Ireland	4	1	0	3	7	8	-1	2		3:4	X	2:0		2	1	0	1	5	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	4	0
3.	Greece	4	1	0	3	3	8	-5	2		0:3	2:1	X		2	1	0	1	2	4	2	2	0	0	2	1	4	0

Team stats

 West Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Albert Brülls	March 26, 1937	4	3	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Borussia Mönchengladbach
FW	Gert Dörfel	September 18, 1939	2	3	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Hamburger SV
DF	Herbert Erhardt	July 6, 1930	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	SpVgg Fürth
DF	Willi Giesemann	September 2, 1937	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	FC Bayern Munich
MF	Helmut Haller	July 21, 1939	2	1	180	0	0	-	90	-	90	BC Augsburg
MF	Günther Herrmann	September 1, 1939	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	Karlsruher SC
FW	Richard Kreß	March 6, 1925	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Eintracht Frankfurt
DF	Friedel Lutz	January 21, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Eintracht Frankfurt
DF	Hans Nowak	August 9, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	FC Schalke 04
DF	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger	March 31, 1939	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	1. FC Köln
DF	Willi Schulz	October 4, 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	FC Schalke 04
FW	Uwe Seeler	November 5, 1936	4	3	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Hamburger SV
FW	Klaus Stürmer	August 9, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Hamburger SV
MF	Horst Szymaniak	August 29, 1934	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Karlsruher SC
GK	Hans Tilkowski	July 12, 1935	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Westfalia Herne
MF	Jürgen Werner	August 15, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Hamburger SV
DF	Leo Wilden	July 3, 1936	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	1. FC Köln

 Northern Ireland

Head coach: Peter Doherty

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Billy Bingham	August 5, 1931	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Everton F.C.
MF	Danny Blanchflower	February 10, 1926	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	Tottenham Hotspur
MF/FW	Wilbur Cush	June 10, 1928	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Portadown F.C.
FW	Derek Dougan	January 20, 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Blackburn Rovers
DF	Alex Elder	April 25, 1941	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Burnley F.C.
MF	Tommy Frode	~1931	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Ards F.C.
GK	Harry Gregg	October 25, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Manchester United
FW	Jimmy Hill	October 31, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	/2[1] Norwich City
DF	Dick Keith	May 15, 1933	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Newcastle United
DF	Eddie Magill	May 7, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Arsenal F.C.
FW	Billy McAdams	January 20, 1934	4	3	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Bolton Wanderers
GK	Jack McClelland	May 19, 1940	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Arsenal F.C.
FW	Jimmy McIlroy	October 25, 1931	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Burnley F.C.
FW	Jim McLaughlin	October 22, 1940	1	2	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	/3[1] Shrewsbury Town
FW	Peter McParland	April 25, 1934	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Aston Villa
MF	Terry Neill	May 8, 1942	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Arsenal F.C.
MF	Jimmy Nicholson	February 27, 1943	1	0	60	0	0	-	-	-	60	Manchester United
MF	Bertie Peacock	September 29, 1928	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Celtic F.C.

References

1. The number indicates the league the team played in that year.