Main article: 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.
Matches
| First Round | Second Round | Final Round | |||||||||||||||
 Italy
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||
 Romania (withdrew)
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| Italy
| 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
 Israel
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Ethiopia
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Israel
| 1 | 6 | 7 | Israel
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Cyprus
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
First round
| Cyprus | 1–1 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
Yasemis  29' |
Report | Kofman 31' |
| Israel | 6–1 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Levi 14', 30', 66' Stelmach 61', 88'Nahari 34' |
Report | Yasemis 89' (pen.) |
Second round
Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.
| Israel | 1–0 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Glazer 69' |
Report |
| Israel | 3–2 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Glazer 27', 77' Stelmach 59' |
Report | Awad 31' Vassalo 64' |
Final round
| Israel | 2–4 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Stelmach 15' Young 38' |
Report | Lojacono 53' (pen.) Altafini 79'Corso 87', 90' |
| Italy | 6–0 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Sivori 16', 52', 65', 88' Corso 59'Angelillo 69' |
Report |
External links
| 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
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| « 1958 1966 » | |
| AFC | |
| CAF | |
| CCCF/NAFC | |
| CONMEBOL | |
| UEFA | |
| Play-offs | |