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The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground to decide who would qualify. The winner (Czechoslovakia) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11 6 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground — 4–0 7–1
2  Scotland 4 3 0 1 10 7 +3 6 3–2 — 4–1
3  Republic of Ireland 4 0 0 4 3 17 −14 0 1–3 0–3 —
Source: FIFA

Matches

Scotland 4–1 Republic of Ireland
Brand 14', 40'
Herd 59', 85'		 Report Haverty 52'
Glasgow, ScotlandAttendance: 46,696Referee: Guigue (France)
Republic of Ireland 0–3 Scotland
Report Young 4', 16'
Brand 86'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of IrelandAttendance: 45,000Referee: Grandain (Belgium)
Czechoslovakia 4–0 Scotland
Pospíchal 8', 85'
Kadraba 40'
Kvašňák 15' (pen.)		 Report
Bratislava, CzechoslovakiaAttendance: 50,000Referee: Steiner (Austria)
Scotland 3–2 Czechoslovakia
Law 62', 83'
St. John 20'		 Report Kvašňák 6'
Scherer 51'
Glasgow, ScotlandAttendance: 51,590Referee: Gulliksen (Norway)
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Czechoslovakia
Giles 41' Report Scherer 2'
Kvašňák 61', 69'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of IrelandAttendance: 40,000Referee: Holland (England)
Czechoslovakia 7–1 Republic of Ireland
Kvašňák 9', 37'
Scherer 24', 75'
Jelínek 31'
Masopust 62'
Pospíchal 58'		 Report Fogarty 57'
Prague, CzechoslovakiaAttendance: 30,000Referee: Lundell (Sweden)

Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Czechoslovakia 4 – 2
(a.e.t.)		 Scotland
Hledík 70'
Scherer 84'
Pospíchal 95'
Kvašňák 101'		 Report St. John 38', 71'
Brussels, BelgiumAttendance: 6,000Referee: Versyp (Belgium)

References

  1. "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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