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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