1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)Tournament details

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)|  Chung Soon-cheon (3 goals)

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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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## Format

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  |  |

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1  |  South Korea | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 4  | Advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off |  | -- | 2–1 | —
2  |  Japan | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 0  |  |  | 0–2 | -- | —
3  |  Indonesia | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Withdrew  |  | —  | —  | --

Source: RSSSF[3]

## Matches

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6 November 1960

South Korea | 2–1|  Japan

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Chung Soon-cheon 39', 41' | Report | Sasaki 26'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Kim Duck-Chun (South Korea)

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11 June 1961

Japan | 0–2|  South Korea

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| Report | Chung Soon-cheon 21'
Yoo Pan-soon 26'

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Pratlett (Hong Kong)

## Inter-confederation play-offs

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

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1  |  Yugoslavia | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 2  | +6  | 4  | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup |  | -- | 5–1
2  |  South Korea | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 0  |  |  | 1–3 | --

Source: RSSSF[3]

## Goalscorers

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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

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1. ^ Indonesia decided to withdraw
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ a b "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

## External links

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* FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1962 World Cup Qualification
* RSSSF – 1962 World Cup Qualification

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AFC|

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CCCF/NAFC|

* First round
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CONMEBOL|

* Group 1
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UEFA|

* Group 1
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* Group 3
* Group 4
* Group 5
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* Group 7
* Group 8
* Group 9
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Play-offs|

* CAF v UEFA
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*[Pos]: Position
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*[GF]: Goals for
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*[GD]: Goal difference
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