| 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off) | |
| Event: | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Team1: | Mexico |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team2: | Paraguay |
| Details: | Mexico won 3–1 on points and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team1score1: | 1 |
| Team2score1: | 0 |
| Stadium1: | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| City1: | Mexico City |
| Referee1: | Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) |
| Attendance1: | 80,000 |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team1score2: | 0 |
| Team2score2: | 0 |
| Stadium2: | Estadio de Puerto Sajonia |
| City2: | Asunción |
| Referee2: | Pablo Victor Vaga Albergatti (Uruguay) |
| Attendance2: | 15,000 |
The 1962 FIFA World Cup CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the CCCF/NAFC final round, Mexico, and a randomly drawn team from the CONMEBOL region, Paraguay. The matches were played on 29 October and 5 November 1961 in Mexico City and Asunción, respectively.[1] [2]
In the first match, Mexico beat Paraguay 1–0 while in the second leg, both teams drew 0–0. Mexico won the series, qualifying for the World Cup.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCCF/NAFC second round winners | |||
| Directly sent to the series |
| GK | Antonio Carbajal | |||
| DF | Arturo Chaires | |||
| DF | Guillermo Sepúlveda | |||
| DF | José Villegas | |||
| MF | Salvador Farfán | |||
| MF | Pedro Nájera | |||
| FW | Alfredo del Águila | |||
| FW | Salvador Reyes Monteón | |||
| FW | Carlos Lara | |||
| FW | Guillermo Ortiz | |||
| FW | Agustín Peniche | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Ignacio Trelles | ||||
| GK | Ramón Mayeregger | |||
| DF | Idalino Monges | |||
| DF | Carlos Monín | |||
| DF | Luis Gini | |||
| MF | Fernando López | |||
| MF | Gerardo Núñez | |||
| FW | Salvador Breglia | |||
| FW | Juan P. Leiva | |||
| FW | Juan G. González | |||
| FW | Eliseo Insfrán | |||
| FW | Claudio Lezcano | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Aurelio González | ||||