| Event | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
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| Spain won 4–0 on points and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 12 November 1961 (1961-11-12) | ||||||
| Venue | Stade d'honneur, Casablanca | ||||||
| Referee | Daniel Mellet (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 26,000 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 23 November 1961 (1961-11-23) | ||||||
| Venue | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | ||||||
| Referee | Cesare Jonni (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
The 1962 FIFA World Cup CAF–UEFA qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the CAF final round, Morocco, and the winners of the UEFA Group 9 second round, Spain. The matches were played on 12 and 23 November 1961 in Casablanca and Madrid, respectively.
Spain won the series after beating Morocco in both matches (1–0 in Casablanca and 3–2 in Madrid), and therefore qualified for the World Cup.
Venues
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Stade d'honneur (left) and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, venues for the series
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Spain
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Morocco
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 0–1 | — |
Matches
First leg
| Morocco | 0–1 | Spain |
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Del Sol  80' |
Second leg
| Spain | 3–2 | Morocco |
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Morocco
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References
- "1962 FIFA World Cup Sweden - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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| Africa Cup of Nations Finals | |
| African Nations Championship Finals | |
| Arab Cup Finals | |
| FIFA World Cup qualification play-off finals | |
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| FIFA Confederations Cup final | |
| Summer Olympic finals | |
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