1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 7 teams competing 3 berths in the finals.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 December 1960 - 5 November 1961 |
| Teams | 7[1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 22 (3.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 260,274 (43,379 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Oreste Corbatta (3 goals) |
| Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
|---|
Format
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 with the group winners would qualifying for the final tournament. Brazil did not participate, as they qualified automatically after winning the 1958 World Cup while Chile qualified automatically as hosts. Venezuela did not enter the tournament.
Groups
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Ecuador |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | 3–6 | — |
Source: FIFA[2]
| Ecuador | 3–6 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
Spencer  81'Raffo 83', 85' |
Report | Corbatta 5' (pen.), 40' Pando 12'Sosa 14'Sanfilippo 47' Ramaciotti 75' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Bolivia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: FIFA[3]
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Inter-confederation play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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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 | — |
Source: RSSSF[5]
Qualified Teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chile | Hosts | 10 June 1956 | 2 (1930, 1950) |
 Brazil | Defending champions | 29 June 1958 | 6 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958) |
| Argentina | Group 1 winners | 17 December 1960 | 2 (1930, 1934) |
| Uruguay | Group 2 winners | 30 July 1961 | 3 (1930, 1950, 1954) |
 Colombia | Group 3 winners | 7 May 1961 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Ricardo José Maria Ramaciotti
- Máximo Alcócer
- Wilfredo Camacho
- Eusebio Escobar
- Héctor Garzon González
- Alberto Spencer
Faustino Delgado- Ángel Cabrera
- Luis Cubilla
- Guillermo Escalada
- 1 own goal
- Romulo Gómez (playing against Argentina)
References
- Venezuela didn’t enter the qualification phrase. Brazil also didn’t enter as the qualified automatically due from the winning the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Paraguay only played in the inter-confederation playoffs.
- "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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