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Background |
30 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and ten teams will
qualify for the 1962 World Cup, two of those ten will have to qualify
through play-offs against countries from CAF and AFC.
A record 56 teams entered, and 51 took part. |
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UEFA Group 6 |
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Team |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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England |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
7 |
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Portugal |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
+2 |
3 |
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Luxembourg |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
21 |
-16 |
2 |
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Matches |
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19 October 1960 |
Luxembourg 0 England 9 [0-4]
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg
(5,500) |
R.Charlton (3),
Greaves (3), Smith (2), Haynes |
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19 March 1961 |
Portugal 6 Luxembourg 0 [1-0]
Estadio Nacional,
Lisboa (17,000) |
Yaúca (3),
Águas,
Brosius OG, Coluna |
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21 May 1961 |
Portugal 1 England 1 [0-0]
Estadio Nacional, Lisboa (65,000) |
Águas
Flowers |
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28 September 1961 |
England 4 Luxembourg 1 [3-0]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (33,409) |
Pointer, Violett, R.Charlton
(2)
Dimmer |
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8 October 1961 |
Luxembourg 4 Portugal 2 [1-0]
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg
(6,000) |
Schmit (3), N Hoffman
Eusébio, Yaúca |
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25 October 1961 |
England 2 Portugal 0 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (100,000) |
Connelly, Pointer |
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ENGLAND QUALIFIED |
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England
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