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

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
(CAFUEFA play-off)
Event:1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team1:Morocco
Team1association:
Team2:Spain
Team2association:
Details:Spain won 4–0 on points and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:0
Team2score1:1
Stadium1:Stade d'honneur
City1:Casablanca
Referee1:Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
Attendance1:26,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:2
Team2score2:3
Stadium2:Santiago Bernabéu
City2:Madrid
Referee2:Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Attendance2:30,000

The 1962 FIFA World Cup CAFUEFA qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the CAF final round, Morocco, and the winners of the UEFA Group 9 second round, Spain. The matches were played on 12 and 23 November 1961 in Casablanca and Madrid, respectively.[1]

Spain won the series after beating Morocco in both matches (1–0 in Casablanca and 3–2 in Madrid), and therefore qualified for the World Cup.

Matches

First leg

Second leg

GK José Araquistáin
DF Feliciano Rivilla
DF José Santamaría
DF Isacio Calleja
DF Luis del Sol
MF
MF Koldo Aguirre
MF Ignacio Zoco
FW Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW Marcelino Martínez
FW Enrique Collar (c)
Manager:
Pedro Escartín
GK Ahmed Laghrissi
DF Ben Belaid Larbi
DF Mustapha Bettache
DF Mohamed Bouchaib
MF Mohamed Tibari
MF Abderrahmane Mahjoub
MF Abdallah Ben Barek
MF Sellam Riahi
MF Mohamed Khalfi
MF Brahim Zahar
FW Abdallah Azhar
Manager:
Mohammed Massoun

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1962 FIFA World Cup Sweden - Qualifiers . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 24 October 2017.