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

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
Tournament details
Dates	8 October – 26 November 1961
Teams	6 (from 5 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	17 (2.83 per match)
Attendance	196,000 (32,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Milan Galić; (3 goals)
	← 1958 1974 →

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]

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

Matches

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

CAF v UEFA

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	4	1962 FIFA World Cup		—	3–2
2	Morocco	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0			0–1	—

Source: RSSSF^[2]

12 November 1961

Morocco	0–1	Spain
		Del Sol 80'

Stade d'honneur, Casablanca

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

23 November 1961

Spain	3–2	Morocco
Marcelino 12' Di Stéfano 44' Collar 58'	[1]	Riahi 40' Ben Barek 64'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

UEFA v AFC

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	4	1962 FIFA World Cup		—	5–1
2	South Korea	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6	0			1–3	—

Source: RSSSF^[2]

8 October 1961

Yugoslavia	5–1	South Korea
Čebinac 42' Šekularac 54', 70' Radaković 67' Galić 89'		Chung Sun-cheon 82'

JNA Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Konstantinos Ioannidis (Greece)

26 November 1961

South Korea	1–3	Yugoslavia
Yoo Pan-sun 61'		Galić 17', 27' Jerković 89'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mak Xeun Fei (Hong Kong)

CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	1962 FIFA World Cup		—	1–0
2	Paraguay	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1			0–0	—

Source: RSSSF^[2]

29 October 1961

Mexico	1–0	Paraguay
Reyes 20'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

5 November 1961

Paraguay	0–0	Mexico

Estadio de Puerto Sajonia, Asunción

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Pablo Victor Vaga Albergatti (Uruguay)

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

3 goals

Milan Galić

2 goals

Dragoslav Šekularac

1 goal

References

^ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[1] "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[RSSSF_62-2] "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

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