A total of 56 teams entered the

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qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Chile, as the hosts, and Brazil, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition. As with previous World Cups, the rules of the qualification rounds varied by confederation. The winners of the four weakest continental zones: North America ( NAFC), Central America and Caribbean ( CCCF), Africa ( CAF) and Asia (

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), were not guaranteed direct spots in the final tournament. Instead, they entered a play-off against a team from either Europe ( UEFA) or South America (

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), with the winners of the three play-offs qualifying.

Format

The 16 spots available in the 1962 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows: *Europe ( UEFA): ''8 direct places + 2 spots in the Intercontinental Play-offs'' (against teams from CAF and AFC), contested by 30 teams (including Israel and Ethiopia). *South America (

): ''5 direct places + 1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs'' (against a team from CCCF/NAFC); 2 direct places went to automatic qualifiers Chile and Brazil, while the other 3.5 places were contested by 7 teams. *North, Central America and Caribbean ( CCCF/ NAFC): ''1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs'' (against a team from CONMEBOL), contested by 8 teams. *Africa ( CAF): ''1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs'' (against a team from UEFA), contested by 6 teams. *Asia (

): ''1 spot in the Intercontinental Play-offs'' (against a team from UEFA), contested by 3 teams. A total of 49 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 92 qualifying matches were played, and 325 goals were scored (an average of 3.53 per match). Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.

Confederation qualification

AFC

There would be only one round of play. The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

CAF

There would be two rounds of play: *First round: The 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round. *Final round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.

First round

Second round

CCCF and NAFC

There would be two rounds of play: *First Round: The remaining 7 teams ( Canada withdrew before the matches began) were divided into 3 groups of 2 or 3 teams each (Group 1 with teams from Northern America and Mexico, Group 2 with teams from Central America and Group 3 with teams from

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). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round. *Final Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the CONMEBOL/CCCF/NAFC Intercontinental Play-off.

First Round

Second Round

CONMEBOL

Among the 7 teams, Paraguay were drawn to play in the CONMEBOL / CCCF / NAFC Intercontinental Play-off. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

UEFA

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. If the top two teams finished on level points, then a play-off at a neutral ground determined the final qualifier. *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. If the top two teams finished on level points, then a play-off at a neutral ground determined the final qualifier. *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. If the top two teams finished on level points, then a play-off at a neutral ground determined the final qualifier.

Inter-confederation play-offs

In each play-off, the teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.

CAF v UEFA

UEFA v AFC

CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL

Qualified teams

Qualification for the 1962 FIFA World Cup

Goalscorers

;7 goals * Andrej Kvašňák ;6 goals * Juan Ulloa *

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* Bobby Charlton *

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;4 goals * Rubén Jiménez *

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* Tomáš Pospíchal * Francisco López Contreras * Nahum Stelmach * Omar Sivori * Francisco Flores *

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* Milan Galić ;3 goals *

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* Lajos Tichy *

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* Shlomo Levi * Mario Corso * Ady Schmit *

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* Ralph Brand * Ian St. John * Rune Börjesson * Metin Oktay * Albert Brülls * Gert Dörfel * Uwe Seeler ;2 goals *

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* Rubén Héctor Sosa * Hristo Iliev *

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* Dieter Erler * Carlos Alberto Raffo * Ray Pointer * Bobby Smith *

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* Henk Groot *

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* Eduvigis Rudolfo Dirksz *

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* Jimmy McIlroy * Jim McLaughlin * José Águas * David Herd *

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* Alex Young *

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* Alfredo Di Stéfano * Agne Simonsson *

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* Dragoslav Šekularac ;1 goal *

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* Roger Claessen * Paul van Himst *

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* Máximo Alcócer * Wilfredo Camacho * Todor Diev * Ivan Petkov Kolev *

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* Jorge Hernán Monge * Walter Pearson * Jiří Hledík *

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* Josef Kadraba * Josef Masopust *

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* Edward Boateng *

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* Mohamadu Salisu *

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* Johnny Giles * Joe Haverty *

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* Camille Dimmer *

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* Bjørn Borgen *

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* Roald Jensen *

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* Carl Fister * Al Zerhusen * Ángel Cabrera * Luis Alberto Cubilla * Guillermo Escalada * Ivor Allchurch * Phil Woosnam * Helmut Haller *

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* Zvezdan Čebinac * Dražan Jerković * Tomislav Kaloperović * Bora Kostić *

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;1 own goal *

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(playing against Argentina) *

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Notes

* For the second World Cup in a row, no teams from Africa or Asia qualified.

References

External links

FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1962 World Cup Qualification

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