The

1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place be ...

CAF–

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qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the CAF final round,

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

, and the winners of the UEFA Group 9 second round,

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. The matches were played on 12 and 23 November 1961 in Casablanca and

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, respectively. Spain won the series after beating Morocco in both matches (1–0 in Casablanca and 3–2 in Madrid), and therefore qualified for the World Cup.

Venues

Standings

Matches

First leg

Second leg

References

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