1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Standings

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|match_HUN_NED=3–3

|match_HUN_GDR=2–0

|match_NED_HUN=0–3

|match_NED_GDR=–

|match_GDR_HUN=2–3

|match_GDR_NED=1–1

|winpoints=2

|drawpoints=1

|losspoints=0

|update=complete|source=FIFA{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D21/preliminaries/preliminary%3D16/index.html |title=1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries |date=2007-11-26 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=2022-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126030755/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/preliminaries/preliminary=16/index.html |archive-date=2007-11-26}}

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Matches

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|id = Hungary v East Germany

|date = 16 April 1961

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://archive.today/20130104195835/http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Hungary/1962fwcHUN_v_DDR Report]

|team2 = {{fb|DDR}}

|goals1 = Albert {{goal|12}}
Göröcs {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Budapest, Hungary

|attendance = 32,000

|referee = Takov (Bulgaria)

}}

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|id = Netherlands v Hungary

|date = 30 April 1961

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100716034725/http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/The_Netherlands/1962fwcNED_v_HUN Report]

|team2 = {{fb|HUN}}

|goals2 = Fenyvesi {{goal|22}}
Sándor {{goal|24}}
Tichy {{goal|36}}

|stadium = Rotterdam, Netherlands

|attendance = 65,000

|referee = Kingston (Wales)

}}

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|id = East Germany v Netherlands

|date = 14 May 1961

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DDR}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://archive.today/20130104142524/http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/East_Germany/1962fwcDDR_v_NED Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NED}}

|goals1 = Erler {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Groot {{goal|63}}

|stadium = Leipzig, East Germany

|attendance = 70,000

|referee = Jörgensen (Denmark)

}}

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{{football box

|id = East Germany v Hungary

|date = 10 September 1961

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DDR}}

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://archive.today/20130202135901/http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/East_Germany/1962fwcDDR_v_HUN Report]

|team2 = {{fb|HUN}}

|goals1 = Erler {{goal|53}}
P. Ducke {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Solymosi {{goal|43}}
Sándor {{goal|75}}
Tichy {{goal|78}}

|stadium = East Berlin

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Lukianov (Soviet Union)

}}

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{{football box

|id = Netherlands v East Germany

|date = 1 October 1961

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = Not PlayedNetherlands v. East Germany was not played as due to visa problems; the East German players were not allowed to enter the Netherlands. Hungary was already de facto qualified with three wins, and no other date was arranged.

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|DDR}}

|stadium = Netherlands

}}

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{{football box

|id = Hungary v Netherlands

|date = 22 October 1961

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN}}

|score = 3–3

|report = [https://archive.today/20130104181255/http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Hungary/1962fwcHUN_v_NED Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NED}}