1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off)

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
(CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Event	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
	Mexico won 3–1 on points and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup
First leg
Date	29 October 1961
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Referee	Walter van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
Attendance	80,000
Second leg
Date	5 November 1961
Venue	Estadio de Puerto Sajonia, Asunción
Referee	Pablo Victor Vaga Albergatti (Uruguay)
Attendance	15,000

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]

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.

Teams

Team	Confederation	Qualification
Mexico	NAFC	CCCF/NAFC second round winners
Paraguay	CONMEBOL	Directly sent to the series

Estadio Olímpico Universitario (left) and Estadio de Puerto Sajonia, venues for the series

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	—

Source: RSSSF^[3]

29 October 1961

Mexico	1–0	Paraguay
Reyes 20'

Attendance: 80,000

Mexico

Paraguay

5 November 1961

Paraguay	0–0	Mexico

Attendance: 15,000

^ "1962 FIFA World Cup Sweden - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 October 2017.^{[dead link‍]}
^ En 1961, México jugó contra Paraguay by Carlos Barrón on Excelsior, 13 Nov 2013
^ "World Cup 1962 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.