1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) explained
| Tourney Name: | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| Year: | 1962 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Matches: | 7 |
| Goals: | 18 |
| Attendance: | 134539 |
| Prevseason: | 1958 |
| Nextseason: | 1966 |
The African section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw six teams enter but only four compete for a partial spot at the final tournament.
Format
The format consisted of two rounds:
- First Round: The 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Second Round: The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
First round
Group 1
and the both withdrew; the Group was scratched.[1]
Group 2
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Play-off
Group 3
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Second round
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Inter-confederation play-offs
See main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off).
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year) . 2010-06-10 . FIFA . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602004441/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/75/fs-201_19a_fwc-prel-history.pdf . 2010-06-02 . Sudan and Egypt tried to rearrange their qualifying games to avoid the monsoon season. FIFA did not permit this, however, and both teams withdrew..
