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.
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 CAF Second round winners CCCF/NAFC Second round winners CONMEBOL Randomly drawn into play-offs UEFA Group 9 winners Group 10 winners
Matches The matches were played between 8 October – 26 November 1961.
CAF v UEFA
UEFA v AFC
CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL
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
Salvador Reyes Abdallah Ben Barek Mohamed Riahi Chung Soon-cheon Yoo Pan-soon Enrique Collar Alfredo Di Stéfano Marcelino Luis del Sol Zvezdan Čebinac Dražan Jerković Petar Radaković
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