1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 November 1960 – 11 June 1961 |
Teams | 2[1] (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 2 |
Goals scored | 5 (2.5 per match) |
Attendance | 31,000 (15,500 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
← 1958 1966 → |
International football competition
The Asian section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw three teams enter and compete for a partial spot at the final tournament.
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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FIFA World Cup
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Format
The tournament consisted of one round with three teams playing against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental play-off.[2]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off | — | 2–1 | — | |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0–2 | — | — | ||
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | — | — |
Source: RSSSF[3]
Matches
South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Chung Soon-cheon ![]() | Report | Sasaki ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Chung Soon-cheon ![]() Yoo Pan-soon ![]() |
Inter-confederation play-offs
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 5–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 1–3 | — |
Source: RSSSF[3]
Goalscorers
There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
3 goals
Chung Soon-cheon
1 goal
Koji Sasaki
Yoo Pan-soon
References
- ^ Indonesia decided to withdraw
- ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 2010-06-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ a b "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
External links
- FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1962 World Cup Qualification
- RSSSF – 1962 World Cup Qualification