1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground to decide who would qualify. The winner (Switzerland) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground 4–0 2–0
2   Switzerland 4 3 0 1 9 9 0 6 3–2 2–1
3  Belgium 4 0 0 4 3 10 −7 0 0–2 2–4
Source: FIFA[1]

Matches

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Sweden 2–0 Belgium
Börjesson 52'
Brodd 73'
Report
Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 19,513
Referee: Wharton (Scotland)

Belgium 2–4  Switzerland
Paeschen 25'
Van Himst 82'
Report Antenen 22', 48', 79'
Schneiter 41'
Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Seipelt (Austria)

Switzerland 2–1 Belgium
Ballaman 8', 16' Report Claessen 82'
Lausanne, Switzerland
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Dorogi (Hungary)

Sweden 4–0  Switzerland
Jonsson 8'
Börjesson 15', 75'
Simonsson 70'
Report
Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Scares (Portugal)

Belgium 0–2 Sweden
Report Brodd 70', 78'
Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Guerra (Portugal)

Switzerland 3–2 Sweden
Antenen 8'
Wüthrich 68'
Eschmann 81'
Report Simonsson 2'
Brodd 79'
Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Aston (England)

Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Switzerland 2–1 Sweden
Schneiter 65'
Antenen 76'
Report Brodd 20'
West Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

References

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  1. ^ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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