1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The South American section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 7 teams competing 3 berths in the finals.

Format

Among the 7 teams, Paraguay were drawn to play in the CONMEBOL / CCCF / NAFC Intercontinental Play-off. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners would qualifying for the final tournament. Brazil did not participate, as they qualified automatically after winning the 1958 World Cup while Chile qualified automatically as hosts. Venezuela did not enter the tournament.

Groups

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Inter-confederation play-offs

Qualified Teams

<div id="1">¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.</div>

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Oreste Corbatta

2 goals

• Martín Pando
• José Sanfilippo
• Rubén Héctor Sosa
• Carlos Alberto Raffo

1 goal

• Ricardo José Maria Ramaciotti
• Máximo Alcócer
• Wilfredo Camacho
• Eusebio Escobar
• Héctor Garzon González
• Alberto Spencer
• Faustino Delgado
• Ángel Cabrera
• Luis Cubilla
• Guillermo Escalada

1 own goal

• Romulo Gómez (playing against Argentina)

References

External links

• FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1962 World Cup Qualification
• RSSF.com