1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF and NAFC)
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 21 August 1960 – 21 May 1961 |
Teams | 7 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 57 (3.56 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Juan Ulloa (6 goals) |
← 1958 1966 → |
CONCACAF Qualifiers |
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The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, for national teams which are members of the CCCF and NAFC. Seven teams participated in the tournament to compete for one place in the inter-confederation play-offs against a CONMEBOL team.
Format
[edit]The qualification structure was as follows:
- First round: Seven teams were divided into three groups (one group of three teams and two groups of two teams) to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winner of each group advanced to the second round.
- Second round: Three teams which had advanced from the first round played home-and-away round-robin matches in one group. The group winner qualified for the CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off.
Entrants
[edit]Eight national teams from the region initially entered qualification, though Canada later withdrew.[1]
Note: Bolded teams advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Zone | Entrants | Withdrew |
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North American Football Confederation (NAFC) |
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Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) |
First round
[edit]Group 1
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
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1 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | Advance to second round | — | 3–0 | |
2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 3–3 | — |
Group 2
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 5[a] | Advance to second round | — | 5–0 | 3–2 | |
2 | Honduras | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5[a] | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
3 | Guatemala | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 | 4–4 | 0–2 | — |
Notes:
- ^ a b As Costa Rica and Honduras finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide the group winners. Costa Rica won the match 1–0 to win the group.
Costa Rica | 3–2 | Guatemala |
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Rojas 28' Ulloa 52', 58' |
Report | Espinoza 1' Masella 35' |
Guatemala | 4–4 | Costa Rica |
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López 13', 49', 79' Espinoza 63' |
Report | Jiménez 18', 57' Ulloa 35', 81' |
Play-off
[edit]Costa Rica and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the second round.
Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras |
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Rodríguez 29' | Report |
Group 3
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
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1 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to second round | — | 0–0 | |
2 | Suriname | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | — |
Netherlands Antilles | 0–0 | Suriname |
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Report |
Second round
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Mexico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 5 | Advance to CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off | — | 4–1 | 7–0 | |
2 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | 1–0 | — | 6–0 | ||
3 | Netherlands Antilles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — |
Costa Rica | 1–0 | Mexico |
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Goban 51' | Report |
Costa Rica | 6–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
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Ulloa 12' Quesada 28', 89' Rojas 33' Rodríguez 42' Monge 50' |
Report |
Mexico | 7–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
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Flores 28', 52', 64' Reyes 45', 75' González 65', 80' |
Report |
Mexico | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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Flores 11' Cárdenas 31' Gutiérrez 77' Mercado 87' |
Report | Grant 54' |
Netherlands Antilles | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Loran 30', 34' | Report |
Netherlands Antilles | 0–0 | Mexico |
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Report |
Inter-confederation play-offs
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
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1 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | |
2 | Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0–0 | — |
Qualified teams
[edit]The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
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Mexico | CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off winners | 5 November 1961 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958) |
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match. The inter-confederation play-offs are not included in this count.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.