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    1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)

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    1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
    (UEFA–AFC play-off)
    Event1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
    Yugoslavia South Korea
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia South Korea
    Yugoslavia won 4–0 on points and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup
    First leg
    Yugoslavia South Korea
    5 1
    Date8 October 1961 (1961-10-08)
    VenueJNA Stadium, Belgrade
    RefereeKonstantinos Ioannidis (Greece)
    Attendance20,000
    Second leg
    South Korea Yugoslavia
    1 3
    Date26 November 1961 (1961-11-26)
    VenueHyochang Stadium, Seoul
    RefereeMak Xeun Fei (Hong Kong)
    Attendance25,000

    The 1962 FIFA World Cup UEFA–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of UEFA Group 10, Yugoslavia, and the winners of the AFC final round, South Korea. The matches were played on 8 October and 26 November 1961 in Belgrade and Seoul, respectively.[1]

    After beating South Korea in both matches (5–1 in Belgrade and 3–1 in Seoul), Yugoslavia won the tie and qualified for the World Cup.

    Teams

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    Team Confederation Qualification
     Yugoslavia UEFA UEFA Group 10 winners
     South Korea AFC AFC round-robin winners

    Venues

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    JNA Stadium in Belgrade (left) and Hyochang Stadium in Seoul were the venues for the series

    Standings

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    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia South Korea
    1  Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 4 1962 FIFA World Cup — 5–1
    2  South Korea 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0 1–3 —
    Source: RSSSF[2]

    Matches

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    First leg

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    Yugoslavia 5–1 South Korea
    • Čebinac 42'
    • Šekularac 54', 70'
    • Radaković 67'
    • Galić 89'
    		 Chung Sun-cheon 82'
    JNA Stadium, Belgrade
    Attendance: 20,000
    Referee: Konstantinos Ioannidis (Greece)

    Second leg

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    South Korea 1–3 Yugoslavia
    Yoo Pan-sun 61'
    • Galić 17', 27'
    • Jerković 89'
    Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
    Attendance: 25,000
    Referee: Mak Xeun Fei (Hong Kong)

    References

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    1. ^ "1962 FIFA World Cup Sweden - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 October 2017.[dead link]
    2. ^ "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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