1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
# 1962 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground | 3–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | | 0–2 | 2–4 | — |

* Switzerland won a playoff on a neutral ground.

### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground | — | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground | 1–0 | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

* Bulgaria won a playoff on a neutral ground.

### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | West Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 | | 3–4 | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | — |

### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | | 0–3 | — | – |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |

### Group 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |

### Group 6

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 7 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 | | 1–1 | — | 6–0 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 2 | | 0–9 | 4–2 | — |

### Group 7

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | Italy | | | w/o | | | | |
| | | | | Romania (withdrew) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Italy | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | Ethiopia | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Israel | 1 | 6 | 7 | Israel | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 | Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground | — | 4–0 | 7–1 |
| 2 | Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground | 3–2 | — | 4–1 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | — |

* Czechoslovakia won a playoff on a neutral ground.

### Group 9

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advanced to the CAF–UEFA play-off | — | 1–1 |
| 2 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | | 1–2 | — |

### Group 10

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advanced to the UEFA–AFC play-off | — | 2–1 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | | 1–1 | — |

## Inter-confederation play-offs

### CAF v UEFA

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |

### UEFA v AFC

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |

## Qualified teams

The following 10 countries qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup

| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
| - | - | - | - |
| Switzerland | Group 1 winners | 12 November 1961 | 4 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954) |
| Bulgaria | Group 2 winners | 16 December 1961 | 0 (debut) |
| West Germany | Group 3 winners | 22 October 1961 | 4 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958) |
| Hungary | Group 4 winners | 22 October 1961 | 4 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958) |
| Soviet Union | Group 5 winners | 12 November 1961 | 1 (1958) |
| England | Group 6 winners | 25 October 1961 | 3 (1950, (1954, 1958) |
| Italy | Group 7 winners | 4 November 1961 | 4 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954) |
| Czechoslovakia | Group 8 winners | 29 November 1961 | 4 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958) |
| Spain | CAF-UEFA playoff winners | 23 November 1961 | 2 (1934, 1950) |
| Yugoslavia | UEFA-AFC playoff winners | 26 November 1961 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958) |

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

## Goalscorers

There were 216 goals scored in 51 matches, for an average of 4.24 goals per match.

### 7 goals

* Andrej Kvašňák

### 5 goals

* Adolf Scherer
* Bobby Charlton
* Yngve Brodd
* Charles Antenen

### 4 goals

* Tomáš Pospíchal
* Nahum Stelmach
* Omar Sivori
* Yaúca
* Milan Galić

### 3 goals

* Jimmy Greaves
* Maryan Wisnieski
* Andreas Papaemmanouil
* Lajos Tichy
* Yehoshua Glazer
* Shlomo Levi
* Mario Corso
* Ady Schmit
* Billy McAdams
* Ralph Brand
* Ian St. John
* Rune Börjesson
* Metin Oktay
* Albert Brülls
* Gert Dörfel
* Uwe Seeler

### 2 goals

* Hristo Iliev
* Dimitar Yakimov
* Michalis Shialis
* Dieter Erler
* Ray Pointer
* Bobby Smith
* Kai Pahlman
* Jacques Faivre
* János Göröcs
* Károly Sándor
* Henk Groot
* Tonny van der Linden
* Jimmy McIlroy
* Jim McLaughlin
* José Águas
* David Herd
* Denis Law
* Alex Young
* Valentin Bubukin
* Mikheil Meskhi
* Slava Metreveli
* Viktor Ponedelnik
* Alfredo Di Stéfano
* Agne Simonsson
* Robert Ballaman
* Heinz Schneiter
* Dragoslav Šekularac

### 1 goal

* Roger Claessen
* Paul van Himst
* Marcel Paeschen
* Todor Diev
* Ivan Petkov Kolev
* Petar Velichkov
* Jiří Hledík
* Josef Jelínek
* Josef Kadraba
* Josef Masopust
* Peter Ducke
* John Connelly
* Ron Flowers
* Johnny Haynes
* Dennis Viollet
* Mohammed Awad
* Luciano Vassalo
* Sauli Pietiläinen
* Lucien Cossou
* Jean-Jacques Marcel
* Roger Piantoni
* Ernest Schultz
* Joseph Ujlaki
* Flórián Albert
* Máté Fenyvesi
* Tivadar Monostori
* Ernő Solymosi
* Amby Fogarty
* Johnny Giles
* Joe Haverty
* Boaz Kofman
* Shlomo Nahari
* Reuven Young
* José Altafini
* Antonio Angelillo
* Francisco Lojacono
* Camille Dimmer
* Nicolas Hoffmann
* Bjørn Borgen
* Eldar Hansen
* Roald Jensen
* Lucjan Brychczy
* Jan Szmidt
* Mário Coluna
* Eusébio
* Gennadi Gusarov
* Aleksei Mamykin
* Valery Voronin
* Enrique Collar
* Marcelino
* Joaquín Peiró
* Alfonso Rodríguez Salas
* Luis del Sol
* Torbjörn Jonsson
* Norbert Eschmann
* Rolf Wüthrich
* Aydın Yelken
* Ivor Allchurch
* Phil Woosnam
* Helmut Haller
* Richard Kreß
* Zvezdan Čebinac
* Dražan Jerković
* Tomislav Kaloperović
* Bora Kostić
* Petar Radaković

### 1 own goal

* Fernand Brosius (playing against Portugal)
