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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

See also: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. France and Bulgaria finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   France 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Teams finished on level points and played a play-off on a neutral ground — 3–0 5–1
2   Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6 1–0 — 3–1
3   Finland 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0 1–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA[1]

Matches

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Finland  1–2  France
Pahlman   36' (pen.) Report Wisnieski   63'
Ujlaki   83'
Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 15,572
Referee: Malka (West Germany)
France  3–0  Bulgaria
Wisnieski   48'
Marcel   58'
Cossou   80'		 Report
Attendance: 40,690
Referee: Bonetto (Italy)
Finland  0–2  Bulgaria
Report Iliev   33'
Kolev   75' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,977
France  5–1  Finland
Faivre   6', 41'
Wisnieski   12'
Piantoni   79'
Schultz   86'		 Report Pahlman   44'
Paris, France
Attendance: 17,013
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)
Bulgaria  3–1  Finland
Yakimov   28'
Diev   34'
Velichkov   86'		 Report Pietiläinen   10'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Baçar (Turkey)
Bulgaria  1–0  France
Iliev   89' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Fend (Czechoslovakia)

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

Bulgaria  1–0  France
Yakimov   47' Report
San Siro, Milan, Italy
Attendance: 34,740
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

References

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  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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