1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

African qualification of the 1962 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 1962 28 August 1960 – 28 May 1961 4 7 18 134539 GHA Edward Acquah (3 goals) 1958 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. FIFA 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. Results First round Group 1 SUD 1956 and the UAR both withdrew; the Group was scratched.http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/75/fs-201_19a_fwc-prel-history.pdf 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. Group 2 main WDL Group 2 Q MAR MAR TUN TUN 1959 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 3 3 WC WC yellow3 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground y flag 2–1 2–1 2 1 0 complete RSSSF Morocco v Tunisia 30 October 1960 MAR 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/morocco-v-tunisia-30-october-1960-227773/ TUN 1959 Khalfi 33Azhar 60 pen. Meddeb 43 Casablanca, Morocco Stade d'Honneur 12,360 Blanco Perez (Spain) Tunisia v Morocco 13 November 1960 TUN 1959 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tunisia-v-morocco-13-november-1960-227778/ MAR Chetali 47Tlemçani 60 Chicha 64 Tunis, Tunisia Stade Géo André 10,000 Carl Erich Steiner (Austria) Play-off 22 January 1961 MAR 1–1 yes Morocco won on coin toss https://www.11v11.com/matches/tunisia-v-morocco-22-january-1961-227814/ TUN 1959 Azhar 36 Kerrit 89 Palermo, Italy Stadio La Favorita 8,000 Lo Bello (Italy) Group 3 main WDL Group 3 Q GHA GHA NGA NGA 1 1 0 6 3 0 1 1 3 6 WC yellow1 Advanced to the CAF second round y flag 4–1 2–2 2 1 0 complete RSSSF 28 August 1960 GHA 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/ghana-v-nigeria-28-august-1960-227714/ NGA Acquah 18Boateng 44Fynn 54Salisu 55 Fayemi 50 Accra, Ghana Accra Sports Stadium 40,000 Holland (England) 10 September 1960 NGA 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/nigeria-v-ghana-10-september-1960-227738/ GHA Emenako 28Fayemi 75 pen. Acquah 14 83 Lagos, Nigeria George V Stadium 12,179 Tschenscher (West Germany) Second round main WDL Second round Q MAR MAR GHA GHA 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 WC blue1 Advanced to the CAF–UEFA play-off y flag 0–0 1–0 2 1 0 complete RSSSF 2 April 1961 GHA 0–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/ghana-v-morocco-02-april-1961-227858/ MAR Accra, Ghana Accra Sports Stadium 40,000 Hussein Fahmy (Egypt) 28 May 1961 MAR 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/morocco-v-ghana-28-may-1961-227924/ GHA Khalfi 37 Casablanca, Morocco Stade d'Honneur 12,000 Blanco Perez (Spain) Goalscorers 18 7 GHA Edward Acquah MAR Abdallah Azhar MAR Mohamed Khalfi NGA Dejo Fayemi GHA Edward Boateng GHA Edward Aggrey-Fynn GHA Mohamadu Salisu MAR Lahcen Chicha NGA Godwin Emenako TUN Abdelmajid Chetali TUN Brahim Kerrit TUN Rached Meddeb TUN Abdelmajid Tlemçani Inter-confederation play-offs 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off) playoff1 References External links FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1962 World Cup Qualification RSSSF – 1962 World Cup Qualification CAF 1962 Category:1960 in African men's international football Category:1961 in African men's international football