1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) explained

Tourney Name:	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Dates:	19 October 1960 - 29 November 1961
Num Teams:	32^[1]
Confederations:	1
Matches:	51
Goals:	216
Attendance:	2252076
Top Scorer:	Andrej Kvašňák (7 goals)
Prevseason:	1958
Nextseason:	1966

The European section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification functioned as the qualifiers for the 1962 World Cup, which took place in Chile. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

The 30 teams were divided into 10 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:

Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 had 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Group 7 had 5 teams. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
Group 9 had 2 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA / CAF Intercontinental Play-off.
Group 10 had 2 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

The following 10 countries qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	data-sort-type="number"	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup¹
			4 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954)
			0 (debut)
			4 (1934², 1938², 1954, 1958)
			4 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958)
			1 (1958)
			3 (1950, (1954, 1958)
			4 (*1934, 1938*, 1950, 1954)
			4 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958)
			2 (1934, 1950)
			4 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958)