1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

See also: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. France and Bulgaria finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground — 3–0 5–1
2  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6 1–0 — 3–1
3  Finland 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0 1–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA[1]

Matches

Finland 1–2 France
Pahlman 36' (pen.) Report Wisnieski 63'
Ujlaki 83'
Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 15,572
Referee: Malka (West Germany)
France 3–0 Bulgaria
Wisnieski 48'
Marcel 58'
Cossou 80'		 Report
Attendance: 40,690
Referee: Bonetto (Italy)
Finland 0–2 Bulgaria
Report Iliev 33'
Kolev 75' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,977
France 5–1 Finland
Faivre 6', 41'
Wisnieski 12'
Piantoni 79'
Schultz 86'		 Report Pahlman 44'
Paris, France
Attendance: 17,013
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)
Bulgaria 3–1 Finland
Yakimov 28'
Diev 34'
Velichkov 86'		 Report Pietiläinen 10'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Baçar (Turkey)
Bulgaria 1–0 France
Iliev 89' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Fend (Czechoslovakia)

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

Bulgaria 1–0 France
Yakimov 47' Report
San Siro, Milan, Italy
Attendance: 34,740
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

References

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