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== World Cup 1962 Qualifying ==
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, see page ol1960q› and by Czechoslovakia
in the ‹1960 European Championship, see page 60e›), 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, see page 62quafr›
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).
‹Detailed Infos, see page 62qual›
‹African Qualifying Match Details, see page 62quafr›
‹1962 Final Tournament, see page 62f›
‹Overview File, see page worldcup›
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