1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (The New Order)

**1962 FIFA World Cup qualification**
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 ← 1958 | 1966 →

A total of 70 teams entered the **1962 FIFA World Cup qualification** rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Chile, as the hosts, and Brazil, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

The 16 spots available in the 1962 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:

* Europe (UEFA): *8 places contested by 24 teams*
* South America (CONMEBOL): *4 places contested by 8 teams*
* North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): *1* *place* *contested by* *10 teams*
* Africa (CAF): *1* *place* *contested by 10 teams*
* Asia (AFC): *1* *place* *contested by 8 teams*
* *Russia (CRWS): 1 place contested by 10 teams*

A total of 70 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 292 qualifying matches were played. A total of 850 goals we're scored with an average of 2.91 goals per game.

Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.

## Europe

There would be two rounds of play:

* **First Round**: The 24 teams were divided into 6 groups of 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the FIFA 1962 World Cup, and the second-placed teams qualified for the Second Round.
* **Second Round**: The second-placed teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the FIFA 1962 World Cup.

## South America

The qualification structure was a group of eight teams playing in a league of home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

**Argentina** and **Paraguay** qualified

## North, Central America and the Caribbean

There would be two rounds of play:

* **First Round**: The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (Group 1 with teams from Northern America and Mexico, Group 2 with teams from Central America and Group 3 with teams from the Caribbean). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
* **Second Round**: The 3 winners played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

## Africa

There would be two rounds of play:

* **First Round**: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
* **Second Round**: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

## Asia

There would be two rounds of play:

* **First Round**: The 8 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
* **Second Round**: The 4 winners were divided into a group of 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

### First Round

  **Japan** | 5-1
  **Indonesia** | 13-0
  **Siam** | 9-3

## Russia

There would be two rounds of play:

* **First Round**: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
* **Second Round**: The 4 winners played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the 1962 FIFA World Cup.