1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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The South American section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 7 teams competing 3 berths in the finals.
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
| year =
| dates = 4 December 1960 - 5 November 1961
| num_teams = 7 Venezuela didn’t enter the qualification phrase. Brazil also didn’t enter as the qualified automatically due from the winning the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Paraguay only played in the inter-confederation playoffs.
| confederations = 1
| matches = 6
| goals = 22
| attendance = 260274
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|ARG|}} Oreste Corbatta (3 goals)
| prevseason = 1958
| nextseason = 1966
}}
{{Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)}}
Format
Among the 7 teams, Paraguay were drawn to play in the CONMEBOL / CCCF / NAFC Intercontinental Play-off. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners would qualifying for the final tournament. Brazil did not participate, as they qualified automatically after winning the 1958 World Cup while Chile qualified automatically as hosts. Venezuela did not enter the tournament.
Groups
=Group 1=
|section=Group 1
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=ARG|name_ARG={{fb|ARG}}
|team2=ECU|name_ECU={{fb|ECU|1900}}
|win_ARG=2|draw_ARG=0|loss_ARG=0|gf_ARG=11|ga_ARG=3
|win_ECU=0|draw_ECU=0|loss_ECU=2|gf_ECU=3|ga_ECU=11
|result1=WC
|col_WC=green1 |text_WC=Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup
|show_matches=y
|short_style=flag
|match_ECU_ARG=3–6
|match_ARG_ECU=5–0
|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|losspoints=0
}}
{{football box
|id = Ecuador v Argentina
|date = 4 December 1960
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ECU|1900}}
|score = 3–6
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/ecuador-v-argentina-04-december-1960-227793/
|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
|goals1 = Spencer {{goal|81}}
Raffo {{goal|83||85}}
|goals2 = Corbatta {{goal|5|pen.|||40}}
Pando {{goal|12}}
Sosa {{goal|14}}
Sanfilippo {{goal|47}}
Ramaciotti {{goal|75}}
|attendance = 60,000
|referee = Robles (Chile)
|nobars = 1
}}
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{{football box
|id = Argentina v Ecuador
|date = 17 December 1960
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score = 5–0
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/argentina-v-ecuador-17-december-1960-227804/
|team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
|goals1 = Gómez {{goal|6|o.g.}}
Sanfilippo {{goal|53}}
Corbatta {{goal|55|pen.}}
Sosa {{goal|75}}
Pando {{goal|89}}
|stadium = Buenos Aires, Argentina
|attendance = 50,000
|referee = Robles (Chile)
|nobars = 1
}}
=Group 2=
|section=Group 2
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=URU|name_URU={{fb|URU}}
|team2=BOL|name_BOL={{fb|BOL|civil}}
|win_URU=1|draw_URU=1|loss_URU=0|gf_URU=3|ga_URU=2
|win_BOL=0|draw_BOL=1|loss_BOL=1|gf_BOL=2|ga_BOL=3
|result1=WC
|col_WC=green1 |text_WC=Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup
|show_matches=y
|short_style=flag
|match_BOL_URU=1–1
|match_URU_BOL=2–1
|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|losspoints=0
}}
{{football box
| id = Bolivia v Uruguay
| date = 15 July 1961
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL|civil}}
| score = 1–1
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/bolivia-v-uruguay-15-july-1961-227950/
| team2 = {{fb|URU}}
| goals1 = Alcócer {{goal|54}}
| goals2 = Cubilla {{goal|23}}
| referee = Robles (Chile)
| nobars = 1
| event =
| time =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
| attendance = 22,000
}}
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{{football box
| id = Uruguay v Bolivia
| date = 30 July 1961
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 2–1
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/uruguay-v-bolivia-30-july-1961-227951/
| team2 = {{fb|BOL|civil}}
| goals1 = Cabrera {{goal|3}}
Escalada {{goal|39}}
| goals2 = Camacho {{goal|65}}
| stadium = Montevideo, Uruguay
| referee = Robles (Chile)
| nobars = 1
| event =
| time =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
| attendance = 51,695
}}
=Group 3=
|section=Group 3
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=COL|name_COL={{fb|COL}}
|team2=PER|name_PER={{fb|PER}}
|win_COL=1|draw_COL=1|loss_COL=0|gf_COL=2|ga_COL=1
|win_PER=0|draw_PER=1|loss_PER=1|gf_PER=1|ga_PER=2
|result1=WC
|col_WC=green1 |text_WC=Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup
|show_matches=y
|short_style=flag
|match_COL_PER=1–0
|match_PER_COL=1–1
|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|losspoints=0
}}
{{football box
|id = Colombia v Peru
|date = 30 April 1961
|team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/colombia-v-peru-30-april-1961-227895/
|team2 = {{fb|PER}}
|goals1 = Escobar {{goal|27}}
|attendance = 26,000
|referee = Praddaude (Argentina)
|nobars = 1
}}
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{{football box
|id = Peru v Colombia
|date = 7 May 1961
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/peru-v-colombia-07-may-1961-227903/
|team2 = {{fb|COL}}
|goals1 = Delgado {{goal|3|pen.}}
|goals2 = González {{goal|68}}
|attendance = 50,579
|referee = Marino (Uruguay)
|nobars = 1
}}
Inter-confederation play-offs
{{main article|1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off)}}
{{#lst:1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|playoff3}}
Qualified Teams
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Team
! Qualified as ! Qualified on ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{fb|CHI}} | {{sort|1|Hosts}} | {{dts|10 June 1956}} | 2 (1930, 1950) |
| {{fb|BRA}} | {{sort|2|Defending champions}} | {{dts|29 June 1958}} | 6 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958) |
| {{fb|ARG}} | {{sort|3|Group 1 winners}} | {{dts|17 December 1960}} | 3 (1930, 1934, 1958) |
| {{fb|URU}} | {{sort|4|Group 2 winners}} | {{dts|30 July 1961}} | 3 (1930, 1950, 1954) |
| {{fb|COL}} | {{sort|5| Group 3 winners}} | {{dts|7 May 1961}} | 0 (debut) |
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Goalscorers
;3 goals
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- {{flagicon|ARG|}} Oreste Corbatta
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;2 goals
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- {{flagicon|ARG|}} Martín Pando
- {{flagicon|ARG|}} José Sanfilippo
- {{flagicon|ARG|}} Rubén Héctor Sosa
- {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} Carlos Alberto Raffo
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;1 goal
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- {{flagicon|ARG|}} Ricardo José Maria Ramaciotti
- {{flagicon|BOL|civil}} Máximo Alcócer
- {{flagicon|BOL|civil}} Wilfredo Camacho
- {{flagicon|COL}} Eusebio Escobar
- {{flagicon|COL}} Héctor Garzon González
- {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} Alberto Spencer
- {{flagicon|PER}} Faustino Delgado
- {{flagicon|URU}} Ángel Cabrera
- {{flagicon|URU}} Luis Cubilla
- {{flagicon|URU}} Guillermo Escalada
{{div col end}}
;1 own goal
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- {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} Romulo Gómez (playing against Argentina)
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180427045853/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/chile1962/groups/preliminaries/southamerica/index.html FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1962 World Cup Qualification]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/62qual.html RSSF.com]
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Category:1960 in Colombian football