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The 1962 FIFA World Cup CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the CCCF/NAFC final round, Mexico, and a randomly drawn team from the CONMEBOL region, Paraguay. The matches were played on 29 October and 5 November 1961 in Mexico City and Asunción, respectively.[1][2]
Event | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
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Mexico won 3–1 on points and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup | |||||||
First leg | |||||||
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Date | 29 October 1961 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | ||||||
Referee | Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) | ||||||
Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 5 November 1961 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio de Puerto Sajonia, Asunción | ||||||
Referee | Pablo Victor Vaga Albergatti (Uruguay) | ||||||
Attendance | 15,000 |
In the first match, Mexico beat Paraguay 1–0 while in the second leg, both teams drew 0–0. Mexico won the series, qualifying for the World Cup.
Team | Confederation | Qualification |
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Mexico | NAFC | CCCF/NAFC second round winners |
Paraguay | CONMEBOL | Directly sent to the series |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
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1 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualification to 1962 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | |
2 | Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0–0 | — |
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