1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

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]

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) Milan Galić
(3 goals)

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 Final round winners  South Korea
CAF Final round winners  Morocco
CCCF/NAFC Final round winners  Mexico
CONMEBOL Randomly drawn into play-offs  Paraguay
UEFA Group 9 second round winners  Spain
UEFA Group 10 winners  Yugoslavia

Matches

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

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
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)

Spain won the tie and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

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
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)

Yugoslavia won the tie and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

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
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)

Mexico won the tie and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

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. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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