| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 1960 – 21 May 1961 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 57 (3.56 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
←1958 1966 → | |
| CONCACAF Qualifiers |
|---|
The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the1962 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, for national teams which are members of theCCCF andNAFC. Seven teams participated in the tournament to compete for one place in theinter-confederation play-offs against aCONMEBOL team.
The qualification structure was as follows:
Eight national teams from the region initially entered qualification, thoughCanada later withdrew.[1]
Note:Bolded teams advanced to theinter-confederation play-offs.
| Zone | Entrants | Withdrew |
|---|---|---|
| North American Football Confederation (NAFC) | ||
| Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | Advance tosecond round | — | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 3–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 5[a] | Advance tosecond round | — | 5–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5[a] | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 | 4–4 | 0–2 | — |
| Costa Rica | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas Ulloa | Report | Espinoza Masella |
| Guatemala | 4–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| López Espinoza | Report | Jiménez Ulloa |
Costa Rica andHonduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the second round.
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance tosecond round | — | 0–0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | — |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 5 | Advance toCCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off | — | 4–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | 1–0 | — | 6–0 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goban | Report |
| Costa Rica | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ulloa Quesada Rojas Rodríguez Monge | Report |
| Mexico | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Flores Reyes González | Report |
| Mexico | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Flores Cárdenas Gutiérrez Mercado | Report | Grant |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loran | Report |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0–0 | — |
The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previousappearances inFIFA World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off winners | 5 November 1961 | 4 (1930,1950,1954,1958) |
There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match. The inter-confederation play-offs are not included in this count.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal