1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

African qualification of the 1962 FIFA World Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Dates28 August 1960 – 28 May 1961
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored18 (2.57 per match)
Attendance134,539 (19,220 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Edward Acquah (3 goals)
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The African section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw six teams enter but only four compete for a partial spot at the final tournament.

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Format

The format consisted of two rounds:

  • First Round: The 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Second Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.

First round

Group 1

 Sudan and the  United Arab Republic both withdrew; the Group was scratched.[1]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground — 2–1
2  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
Morocco 2–1 Tunisia
Khalfi 33'
Azhar 60' (pen.)		 Report Meddeb 43'
Attendance: 12,360
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain)
Tunisia 2–1 Morocco
Chetali 47'
Tlemçani 60'		 Report Chicha 64'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)

Play-off

Morocco 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Morocco won on coin toss		 Tunisia
Azhar 36' Report Kerrit 89'
Stadio Comunale, Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 3 Advanced to the CAF second round — 4–1
2  Nigeria 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
Ghana 4–1 Nigeria
Acquah 18'
Boateng 44'
Fynn 54'
Salisu 55'		 Report Fayemi 50'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Holland (England)
Nigeria 2–2 Ghana
Emenako 28'
Fayemi 75' (pen.)		 Report Acquah 14', 83'
Attendance: 12,179

Second round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3 Advanced to the CAF–UEFA play-off — 1–0
2  Ghana 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
Ghana 0–0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hussein Fahmy (Egypt)
Morocco 1–0 Ghana
Khalfi 37' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Blanco Perez (Spain)

Inter-confederation play-offs

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Morocco
1  Spain 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup — 3–2
2  Morocco 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF[2]

Goalscorers

There were 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "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 2022-06-04. Sudan and Egypt tried to rearrange their qualifying games to avoid the monsoon season. FIFA did not permit this, however, and both teams withdrew.
  2. ^ a b c d "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
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