1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
Football tournament
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground to decide who would qualify. The winner (Czechoslovakia) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 | Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground | — | 4–0 | 7–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — |
Source: FIFA[1]
Matches
Scotland ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Brand ![]() Herd ![]() | Report | Haverty ![]() |
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 46,696
Referee: Guigue (France)
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Young ![]() Brand ![]() |
Czechoslovakia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Pospíchal ![]() Kadraba ![]() Kvašňák ![]() | Report |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Giles ![]() | Report | Scherer ![]() Kvašňák ![]() |
Czechoslovakia ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() |
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Kvašňák ![]() Scherer ![]() Jelínek ![]() Masopust ![]() Pospíchal ![]() | Report | Fogarty ![]() |
Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Czechoslovakia ![]() | 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Hledík ![]() Scherer ![]() Pospíchal ![]() Kvašňák ![]() | Report | St. John ![]() |
References
- ^ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
External links
- FIFA official page
- RSSSF – 1962 World Cup Qualification
- Allworldcup