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

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
(UEFAAFC play-off)
Event:1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team1:Yugoslavia
Team2:South Korea
Team2association:
Details:Yugoslavia won 4–0 on points and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:5
Team2score1:1
Stadium1:JNA Stadium
City1:Belgrade
Referee1:Konstantinos Ioannidis (Greece)
Attendance1:20,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:3
Team2score2:1
Stadium2:Hyochang Stadium
City2:Seoul
Referee2:Mak Xeun Fei (Hong Kong)
Attendance2:25,000

The 1962 FIFA World Cup UEFAAFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of UEFA Group 10, Yugoslavia, and the winners of the AFC final round, South Korea. The matches were played on 8 October and 26 November 1961 in Belgrade and Seoul, respectively.[1]

After beating South Korea in both matches (5–1 in Belgrade and 3–1 in Seoul), Yugoslavia won the tie and qualified for the World Cup.

Teams

TeamConfederationQualification
UEFA Group 10 winners
AFC round-robin winners

Matches

First leg

GK Milutin Soskic
DF Vladimir Durkovic
DF Velibor Vasović
DF Zarko Nikolic
DF Fahrudin Jusufi
MF Petar Radakovic
MF Dragoslav Sekularac
MF Muhamed Mujic
FW Milan Galić
FW Asim Ferhatovic
FW Srdjan Cebinac
Manager:
Ljubomir Lovrić
Prvoslav Mihajlović
Hugo Ruševljanin
GK Ham Heung-Chul
DF Kim Chung Suk
DF Kim Hong-Bok
DF Kim Sun Ki
DF Yoo Kwang-Jun
MF Woo Sang-Kwon
MF Moon Jung-Sik
MF Chung Soon-Cheon
FW Cho Yoon-Ok
FW Cha Tae-Sung
FW Choi Chung-Min
Manager:
Kim Kyu-hwan

Second leg

Notes and References

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