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

The 1962 FIFA World Cup UEFAAFC 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]

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

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification    
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[2]

Matches

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First leg

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Yugoslavia  5–1  South Korea
Chung Sun-cheon   82'
Attendance: 20,000

Second leg

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South Korea  1–3  Yugoslavia
Yoo Pan-sun   61'
Attendance: 25,000

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.