World Cup 1962 Qualifying (original) (raw)
Qualified as hosts: Chile Qualified as holders: Brazil
Europe Group 1 [Switzerland] 19.10.60 Stockholm Sweden 2-0 Belgium 1.SWITZERLAND 4 3 0 1 9- 9 6 20.11.60 Brussel Belgium 2-4 Switzerland Sweden 4 3 0 1 10- 3 6 20.05.61 Lausanne Switzerland 2-1 Belgium 3.Belgium 4 0 0 4 3-10 0 28.05.61 Stockholm Sweden 4-0 Switzerland 04.10.61 Brussel Belgium 0-2 Sweden 29.10.61 Bern Switzerland 3-2 Sweden Playoff: 12.11.61 Berlin Switzerland 2-1 Sweden
Europe Group 2 [Bulgaria] 25.09.60 Helsinki Finland 1-2 France 1.BULGARIA 4 3 0 1 6- 4 6 11.12.60 Paris France 3-0 Bulgaria France 4 3 0 1 10- 3 6 16.06.61 Helsinki Finland 0-2 Bulgaria 3.Finland 4 0 0 4 3-12 0 28.09.61 Paris France 5-1 Finland 29.10.61 Sofia Bulgaria 3-1 Finland 12.11.61 Sofia Bulgaria 1-0 France Playoff: 16.12.61 Milano Bulgaria 1-0 France
Europe Group 3 [West Germany] 26.10.60 Belfast Northern Ireland 3-4 West Germany 1.WEST GERMANY 4 4 0 0 11- 5 8 20.11.60 Athinai Greece 0-3 West Germany 2.Northern Ireland 4 1 0 3 7- 8 2 03.05.61 Athinai Greece 2-1 Northern Ireland 3.Greece 4 1 0 3 3- 8 2 10.05.61 Berlin West Germany 2-1 Northern Ireland 17.10.61 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-0 Greece 22.10.61 Augsburg West Germany 2-1 Greece
Europe Group 4 [Hungary] 16.04.61 Budapest Hungary 2-0 East Germany 1.HUNGARY 4 3 1 0 11- 5 7 30.04.61 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-3 Hungary 2.Netherlands 3 0 2 1 4- 7 2 14.05.61 Leipzig East Germany 1-1 Netherlands 3.East Germany 3 0 1 2 3- 6 1 10.09.61 Berlin East Germany 2-3 Hungary 01.10.61 Amsterdam Netherlands n/p East Germany [not played due to visa problems] 22.10.61 Budapest Hungary 3-3 Netherlands
Europe Group 5 [Soviet Union] 01.06.61 Oslo Norway 0-1 Turkey 1.SOVIET UNION 4 4 0 0 11- 3 8 18.06.61 Moskva Soviet Union 1-0 Turkey 2.Turkey 4 2 0 2 4- 4 4 01.07.61 Moskva Soviet Union 5-2 Norway 3.Norway 4 0 0 4 3-11 0 23.08.61 Oslo Norway 0-3 Soviet Union 29.10.61 Istanbul Turkey 2-1 Norway 12.11.61 Istanbul Turkey 1-2 Soviet Union
Europe Group 6 [England] 19.10.60 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-9 England 1.ENGLAND 4 3 1 0 16- 2 7 19.03.61 Lisboa Portugal 6-0 Luxembourg 2.Portugal 4 1 1 2 9- 7 3 21.05.61 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 England 3.Luxembourg 4 1 0 3 5-21 2 28.09.61 London England 4-1 Luxembourg 08.10.61 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4-2 Portugal 25.10.61 London England 2-0 Portugal
Europe Group 7 [Italy]
Subgroup A Romania withdrew (following the double elimination, both in May 1960, by Bulgaria in the 1960 Olympic qualifying tournament and by Czechoslovakia in the 1960 European Championship), Italy had a walkover.
Subgroup B 1st round 13.11.60 Nicosia Cyprus 1-1 Israel 27.11.60 Ramat Gan Israel 6-1 Cyprus 2nd round 14.03.61 Ramat Gan Israel 1-0 Ethiopia 19.03.61 Ramat Gan Ethiopia 2-3 Israel
Playoff: 15.10.61 Ramat Gan Israel 2-4 Italy 04.11.61 Torino Italy 6-0 Israel
Europe Group 8 [Czechoslovakia] 03.05.61 Glasgow Scotland 4-1 Ireland 1.CZECHOSLOVAKIA 4 3 0 1 16- 5 6 07.05.61 Dublin Ireland 0-3 Scotland Scotland 4 3 0 1 10- 7 6 14.05.61 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 4-0 Scotland 3.Ireland 4 0 0 4 3-17 0 26.09.61 Glasgow Scotland 3-2 Czechoslovakia 08.10.61 Dublin Ireland 1-3 Czechoslovakia 29.10.61 Praha Czechoslovakia 7-1 Ireland Playoff: 29.11.61 Brussel Czechoslovakia 4-2 Scotland [aet]
Europe Group 9 [Spain] 19.04.61 Cardiff Wales 1-2 Spain 18.05.61 Madrid Spain 1-1 Wales This entitled Spain to a playoff with the winner of Africa. Playoff: 12.11.61 Casablanca Morocco 0-1 Spain 23.11.61 Madrid Spain 3-2 Morocco
Europe Group 10 [Yugoslavia] 04.06.61 Beograd Yugoslavia 2-1 Poland 25.06.61 Chorzów Poland 1-1 Yugoslavia This entitled Yugoslavia to a playoff with the winner of Asia. Playoff: 08.10.61 Beograd Yugoslavia 5-1 South Korea 26.11.61 Seoul South Korea 1-3 Yugoslavia
South America Group 11 [Argentina] 04.12.60 Guayaquil Ecuador 3-6 Argentina 17.12.60 Buenos Aires Argentina 5-0 Ecuador
South America Group 12 [Uruguay] 15.07.61 La Paz Bolivia 1-1 Uruguay 30.07.61 Montevideo Uruguay 2-1 Bolivia
South America Group 13 [Colombia] 30.04.61 Bogotá Colombia 1-0 Peru 07.05.61 Lima Peru 1-1 Colombia
North and Central America and Paraguay Group 14 [Mexico]
1st round
Subgroup A 06.11.60 Los Angeles USA 3-3 Mexico 13.11.60 Cd. de Mexico Mexico 3-0 USA
Subgroup B 21.08.60 San José Costa Rica 3-2 Guatemala 1.Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 13- 8 5 28.08.60 Guatemala Guatemala 4-4 Costa Rica Honduras 4 2 1 1 6- 7 5 04.09.60 Tegucigalpa Honduras 2-1 Costa Rica 3.Guatemala 4 0 2 2 7-11 2 11.09.60 San José Costa Rica 5-0 Honduras 25.09.60 Tegucigalpa Honduras 1-1 Guatemala 02.10.60 Guatemala Guatemala n/p Honduras [match not played and awarded 0-3 to Honduras] Playoff: 14.01.61 Guatemala Costa Rica 1-0 Honduras
Subgroup C 02.10.60 Paramaribo Surinam 1-2 Dutch Antilles 27.11.60 Willemstad Dutch Antilles 0-0 Surinam
2nd round
22.03.61 San José Costa Rica 1-0 Mexico 1.Mexico 4 2 1 1 11- 2 5 29.03.61 San José Costa Rica 6-0 Dutch Antilles 2.Costa Rica 4 2 0 2 8- 6 4 05.04.61 Cd. de Mexico Mexico 7-0 Dutch Antilles 3.Dutch Antilles 4 1 1 2 2-13 3 12.04.61 Cd. de Mexico Mexico 4-1 Costa Rica 23.04.61 Willemstad Dutch Antilles 2-0 Costa Rica 21.05.61 Willemstad Dutch Antilles 0-0 Mexico
Mexico required to play off against Paraguay. Playoff: 29.10.61 Cd. de Mexico Mexico 1-0 Paraguay 05.11.61 Asunción Paraguay 0-0 Mexico
Africa Group 15 [none]
African Qualifying Match Details
1st round
Subgroup A Sudan and Egypt withdrew.
Subgroup B 30.10.60 Casablanca Morocco 2-1 Tunisia 13.11.60 Tunis Tunisia 2-1 Morocco Playoff: 22.01.61 Palermo Morocco 1-1 Tunisia [aet] Morocco progress by toss of coin.
Subgroup C 28.08.60 Accra Ghana 4-1 Nigeria 10.09.60 Lagos Nigeria 2-2 Ghana
2nd round 02.04.61 Accra Ghana 0-0 Morocco 28.05.61 Casablanca Morocco 1-0 Ghana Morocco required to play off with the winner of Europe Group 9 (see above).
Asia Group 16[none]
Indonesia withdrew
06.11.60 Seoul South Korea 2-1 Japan
11.06.61 Tokyo Japan 0-2 South Korea
South Korea required to play off with the winner of Europe Group 10 (see above).
African Qualifying Match Details
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