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

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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

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]

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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia South Korea
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.