1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 3)

Qualification for the
1962 FIFA World Cup
UEFA
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
CONMEBOL
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
CCCF/NAFC
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Final

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Contents

Table

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  West Germany 4 4 0 0 11 5 +6 8 X 2:1 2:1 2 2 0 0 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 7 3 4
2.  Northern Ireland 4 1 0 3 7 8 -1 2 3:4 X 2:0 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 0
3.  Greece 4 1 0 3 3 8 -5 2 0:3 2:1 X 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 0

Team stats

 West Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
FW Albert Brülls March 26, 1937 4 3 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Borussia Mönchengladbach
FW Gert Dörfel September 18, 1939 2 3 180 0 0 90 90 - - Hamburger SV
DF Herbert Erhardt July 6, 1930 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SpVgg Fürth
DF Willi Giesemann September 2, 1937 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - 90 FC Bayern Munich
MF Helmut Haller July 21, 1939 2 1 180 0 0 - 90 - 90 BC Augsburg
MF Günther Herrmann September 1, 1939 3 0 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 Karlsruher SC
FW Richard Kreß March 6, 1925 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Eintracht Frankfurt
DF Friedel Lutz January 21, 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Eintracht Frankfurt
DF Hans Nowak August 9, 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 FC Schalke 04
DF Karl-Heinz Schnellinger March 31, 1939 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 1. FC Köln
DF Willi Schulz October 4, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 FC Schalke 04
FW Uwe Seeler November 5, 1936 4 3 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Hamburger SV
FW Klaus Stürmer August 9, 1935 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - Hamburger SV
MF Horst Szymaniak August 29, 1934 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Karlsruher SC
GK Hans Tilkowski July 12, 1935 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Westfalia Herne
MF Jürgen Werner August 15, 1935 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - Hamburger SV
DF Leo Wilden July 3, 1936 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 - 1. FC Köln

 Northern Ireland

Head coach: Peter Doherty

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
FW Billy Bingham August 5, 1931 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Everton F.C.
MF Danny Blanchflower February 10, 1926 3 0 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 Tottenham Hotspur
MF/FW Wilbur Cush June 10, 1928 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Portadown F.C.
FW Derek Dougan January 20, 1938 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Blackburn Rovers
DF Alex Elder April 25, 1941 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Burnley F.C.
MF Tommy Frode ~1931 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Ards F.C.
GK Harry Gregg October 25, 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Manchester United
FW Jimmy Hill October 31, 1935 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - /2[1] Norwich City
DF Dick Keith May 15, 1933 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Newcastle United
DF Eddie Magill May 7, 1939 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Arsenal F.C.
FW Billy McAdams January 20, 1934 4 3 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Bolton Wanderers
GK Jack McClelland May 19, 1940 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Arsenal F.C.
FW Jimmy McIlroy October 25, 1931 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Burnley F.C.
FW Jim McLaughlin October 22, 1940 1 2 90 0 0 - - - 90 /3[1] Shrewsbury Town
FW Peter McParland April 25, 1934 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Aston Villa
MF Terry Neill May 8, 1942 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Arsenal F.C.
MF Jimmy Nicholson February 27, 1943 1 0 60 0 0 - - - 60 Manchester United
MF Bertie Peacock September 29, 1928 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Celtic F.C.
  1. ^ a b The number indicates the league the team played in that year.