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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

FieldValue
tourney_name1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
dates19 October 1960 - 29 November 1961
num_teams30
confederations1
matches51
goals216
attendance2252076
top_scorerAndrej Kvašňák (7 goals)
prevseason[1958](1958-fifa-world-cup-qualification-uefa)
nextseason[1966](1966-fifa-world-cup-qualification-uefa)

The European section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification functioned as the qualifiers for the 1962 World Cup, which took place in Chile. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

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.

Groups

Group 1

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

  • Switzerland won a playoff on a neutral ground.

Group 2

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

  • Bulgaria won a playoff on a neutral ground.

Group 3

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

Group 4

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

Group 5

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

Group 6

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

Group 7

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

Group 8

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

  • Czechoslovakia won a playoff on a neutral ground.

Group 9

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

Group 10

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 10

Inter-confederation play-offs

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

CAF v UEFA

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off)

UEFA v AFC

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)

Qualified teams

The following 10 countries qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup[1](1)
4 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup))
0 (debut)
4 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, **[1954](1954-fifa-world-cup)**, [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup))
4 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup))
1 ([1958](1958-fifa-world-cup))
3 ([1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), ([1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup))
4 (***[1934](1934-fifa-world-cup)***, **[1938](1938-fifa-world-cup)**, [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup))
4 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup))
2 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup))
4 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup))

:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. :2Competed as Germany

Goalscorers

;7 goals

  • TCH Andrej Kvašňák

;5 goals

  • TCH Adolf Scherer
  • ENG Bobby Charlton
  • SWE Yngve Brodd
  • SUI Charles Antenen

;4 goals

  • TCH Tomáš Pospíchal
  • ISR Nahum Stelmach
  • ITA Omar Sivori
  • POR Yaúca
  • YUG Milan Galić

;3 goals

  • ENG Jimmy Greaves
  • FRA Maryan Wisnieski
  • GRE Andreas Papaemmanouil
  • HUN Lajos Tichy
  • ISR Yehoshua Glazer
  • ISR Shlomo Levi
  • ITA Mario Corso
  • LUX Ady Schmit
  • NIR Billy McAdams
  • SCO Ralph Brand
  • SCO Ian St. John
  • SWE Rune Börjesson
  • TUR Metin Oktay
  • FRG Albert Brülls
  • FRG Gert Dörfel
  • FRG Uwe Seeler

;2 goals

  • BUL Hristo Iliev
  • BUL Dimitar Yakimov
  • CYP Michalis Shialis
  • GDR Dieter Erler
  • ENG Ray Pointer
  • ENG Bobby Smith
  • FIN Kai Pahlman
  • FRA Jacques Faivre
  • HUN János Göröcs
  • HUN Károly Sándor
  • NED Henk Groot
  • NED Tonny van der Linden
  • NIR Jimmy McIlroy
  • NIR Jim McLaughlin
  • POR José Águas
  • SCO David Herd
  • SCO Denis Law
  • SCO Alex Young
  • URS Valentin Bubukin
  • URS Mikheil Meskhi
  • URS Slava Metreveli
  • URS Viktor Ponedelnik
  • ESP Alfredo Di Stéfano
  • SWE Agne Simonsson
  • SUI Robert Ballaman
  • SUI Heinz Schneiter
  • YUG Dragoslav Šekularac

;1 goal

  • BEL Roger Claessen
  • BEL Paul van Himst
  • BEL Marcel Paeschen
  • BUL Todor Diev
  • BUL Ivan Petkov Kolev
  • BUL Petar Velichkov
  • TCH Jiří Hledík
  • TCH Josef Jelínek
  • TCH Josef Kadraba
  • TCH Josef Masopust
  • GDR Peter Ducke
  • ENG John Connelly
  • ENG Ron Flowers
  • ENG Johnny Haynes
  • ENG Dennis Viollet
  • ETH Mohammed Awad
  • ETH Luciano Vassalo
  • FIN Sauli Pietiläinen
  • FRA Lucien Cossou
  • FRA Jean-Jacques Marcel
  • FRA Roger Piantoni
  • FRA Ernest Schultz
  • FRA Joseph Ujlaki
  • HUN Flórián Albert
  • HUN Máté Fenyvesi
  • HUN Tivadar Monostori
  • HUN Ernő Solymosi
  • IRL Amby Fogarty
  • IRL Johnny Giles
  • IRL Joe Haverty
  • ISR Boaz Kofman
  • ISR Shlomo Nahari
  • ISR Reuven Young
  • ITA José Altafini
  • ITA Antonio Angelillo
  • ITA Francisco Lojacono
  • LUX Camille Dimmer
  • LUX Nicolas Hoffmann
  • NOR Bjørn Borgen
  • NOR Eldar Hansen
  • NOR Roald Jensen
  • POL Lucjan Brychczy
  • POL Jan Szmidt
  • POR Mário Coluna
  • POR Eusébio
  • URS Gennadi Gusarov
  • URS Aleksei Mamykin
  • URS Valery Voronin
  • ESP Enrique Collar
  • ESP Marcelino
  • ESP Joaquín Peiró
  • ESP Alfonso Rodríguez Salas
  • ESP Luis del Sol
  • SWE Torbjörn Jonsson
  • SUI Norbert Eschmann
  • SUI Rolf Wüthrich
  • TUR Aydın Yelken
  • WAL Ivor Allchurch
  • WAL Phil Woosnam
  • FRG Helmut Haller
  • FRG Richard Kreß
  • YUG Zvezdan Čebinac
  • YUG Dražan Jerković
  • YUG Tomislav Kaloperović
  • YUG Bora Kostić
  • YUG Petar Radaković

;1 own goal

  • LUX Fernand Brosius (playing against Portugal)

Notes

References

  1. [[Romania national football team. Romania]] withdrew without playing any matches
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