1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

Football tournament 1962 FIFA World Cup May 2021 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification The five teams (four of them played with Romania withdrawing) in this group played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis. The winner (Italy) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile. This was a special group which included two UEFA countries located geographically in Asia (Cyprus and Israel) and one CAF country located in Africa (Ethiopia), in addition to two European UEFA teams (Romania who withdrew without playing any games, and Italy who won the group.) Matches 2 y 1 y n First Round Second Round Final Round ISR 1 6 7 CYP 1960 1 1 2 ITA w/o ROU 1952 (withdrew) ETH 1897 0 2 2 ISR 1 3 4 ITA 4 6 10 ISR 2 0 2 First round 13 November 1960 CYP 1960 1–1 Report ISR Yasemis 29 Kofman 31 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 11,000 Bajić (Yugoslavia) 27 November 1960 ISR 6–1 Report CYP 1960 Levi 14 30 66Stelmach 61 88Nahari 34 Yasemis 89 pen. Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv 45,000 Bajić (Yugoslavia) Israel win 7–2 on aggregate. Second round The Addis Ababa Stadium was being renovated in preparation for the 1962 African Cup of Nations, so Ethiopia lacked a suitable home venue, and agreed to play both games in Israel.https://jfc.org.il/en/news_journal/60086-2/93771-2/ Ethiopian National Soccer Team Arrives in Israel 14 March 1961 ISR 1–0 Report ETH 1897 Glazer 69 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv 35,000 Zsolt (Hungary) 19 March 1961 ISR 3–2 Report ETH 1897 Glazer 27 77Stelmach 59 Awad 31Vassalo 64 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv 30,000 Pósa József (Hungary) Israel win 4–2 on aggregate. Final round 15 October 1961 ISR 2–4 Report ITA Stelmach 15Young 38 Lojacono 53 pen.Altafini 79Corso 87 90 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv 50,000 Takow (Bulgaria) 4 November 1961 ITA 6–0 Report ISR Sivori 16 52 65 88Corso 59Angelillo 69 Stadio Comunale, Turin 70,000 Asensi Martin (Spain) Italy win 10–2 on aggregate. References External links FIFA official page RSSSF – 1962 World Cup Qualification Allworldcup 7 Category:1960–61 in Israeli football Qual Category:1960–61 in Romanian football Category:1960–61 in Italian football Category:1961–62 in Romanian football Category:1961–62 in Cypriot football Category:1961–62 in Israeli football Category:1961 in African football football