1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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.

Matches

16 April 1961	Hungary	2 – 0	East Germany	Budapest, Hungary
	Albert  12' Göröcs  52'	Report		Referee: Takov (Bulgaria)

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30 April 1961	Netherlands	0 – 3	Hungary	Rotterdam, Netherlands
		Report	Fenyvesi  22' Sándor  24' Tichy  36'	Referee: Kingston (Wales)

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14 May 1961	East Germany	1 – 1	Netherlands	Leipzig, East Germany
	Erler  79'	Report	Groot  63'	Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark)

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10 September 1961	East Germany	2 – 3	Hungary	East Berlin
	Erler  53' P. Ducke  87'	Report	Solymosi  43' Sándor  75' Tichy  78'	Referee: Lukianov (Soviet Union)

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1 October 1961

Netherlands

Not Played[1]

East Germany

Netherlands

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22 October 1961	Hungary	3 – 3	Netherlands	Budapest, Hungary
	Göröcs  19' Monostori  21' Tichy  80'	Report	Van de Linden  8' 14' Groot  56'	Referee: Phillips (Scotland)

Hungary qualified.

Final 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.	Hungary	4	3	1	0	11	5	+6	7		X	3:3	2:0		2	1	1	0	5	3	3	2	2	0	0	6	2	4
2.	Netherlands	3	0	2	1	4	7	-3	2		0:3	X	-		1	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	4	4	2
3.	East Germany	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1		2:3	1:1	X		2	0	1	1	3	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0

 Netherlands vs.  East Germany was not played as due to visa problems, the East German players were not allowed to enter the Netherlands. Hungary was already qualified with three wins, and no other date was arranged.

Team stats

 Hungary

Head coach: Lajos Baróti

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Flórián Albert	September 15, 1941	2	1	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	Ferencvárosi TC
DF	Jenő Dalnoki	December 12, 1932	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Ferencvárosi TC
FW	Máté Fenyvesi	September 20, 1933	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	Ferencvárosi TC
FW	János Göröcs	May 8, 1939	4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Újpesti Dózsa
GK	Gyula Grosics	February 4, 1926	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Tatabányai Bányász SC
MF	Antal Kotász	September 1, 1929	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Budapest Honvéd FC
FW	Béla Kuharszki	April 20, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Újpesti Dózsa
DF	Sándor Mátrai	February 20, 1932	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Ferencvárosi TC
FW	Tivadar Monostori	August 24, 1936	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Dorogi Bányász SC
FW	Károly Sándor	November 28, 1928	4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	MTK Budapest
MF	Ferenc Sipos	December 13, 1932	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	MTK Budapest
DF	Ernő Solymosi	June 21, 1940	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Újpesti Dózsa
DF	Kálmán Sóvári	December 21, 1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Újpesti Dózsa
FW	István Szimcsák	1933	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	MTK Budapest
MF	Lajos Tichy	March 21, 1935	4	3	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Budapest Honvéd FC

 Netherlands

Head coach: Elek Schwartz

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on				Club
FW	Gerard Bergholtz	August 29, 1939	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	MVV
FW	Wim Bleijenberg	November 5, 1930	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-	AFC Ajax
FW	Tinus Bosselaar	January 16, 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	Sparta Rotterdam
FW	Cor van der Gijp	August 1, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	Feyenoord
FW	Henk Groot	April 22, 1938	3	2	270	0	0	90	90	90	AFC Ajax
FW	Cor van der Hart	January 25, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	Fortuna '54
FW	Pierre Kerkhoffs	March 26, 1936	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B	PSV Eindhoven
MF	Jan Klaassens	September 4, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	Feyenoord
	Hans de Koning		0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-
MF	Reinier Kreijermaat	April 25, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	Feyenoord
DF	Kees Kuijs	October 4, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	NAC Breda
FW	Piet van der Kuil	February 10, 1933	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	PSV Eindhoven
GK	Piet Lagarde	December 9, 1939	0	0	0	0	0	B	B	B	Dordrechtsche FC
FW	Tonny van de Linden	November 29, 1932	1	2	90	0	0	-	-	90	DOS Utrecht
MF	Bennie Muller	August 14, 1938	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	AFC Ajax
MF	Jan Notermans	July 29, 1932	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	Fortuna '54
DF	Piet Ouderland	March 17, 1933	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	B	AFC Ajax
GK	Eddy Pieters Graafland	January 5, 1934	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	Feyenoord
DF	Tonny Pronk	May 21, 1941	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	AFC Ajax
MF	Carol Schuurman	August 17, 1934	1	0	90	0	0	B	90	-	ADO Den Haag
MF	Sjaak Swart	July 3, 1938	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	B	AFC Ajax
DF	Cor Veldhoen	April 6, 1939	2	0	180	0	0	B	90	90	Feyenoord
MF	Nico Wagemakers		0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B
DF	Roel Wiersma	April 15, 1932	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	PSV Eindhoven
FW	Faas Wilkes	October 13, 1923	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	Fortuna '54
MF	Fons van Wissen	March 21, 1933	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	PSV Eindhoven

 East Germany

Head coach: Károly Soós

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on				Club
FW	Arthur Bialas	November 21, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	SC Empor Rostock
FW	Peter Ducke	October 14, 1941	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	SC Motor Jena
MF	Roland Ducke	November 19, 1934	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	SC Motor Jena
FW	Dieter Erler	May 28, 1939	3	2	270	0	0	90	90	90	Wismut Karl Marx-Stadt
DF	Werner Heine	August 14, 1935	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	SC Dynamo Berlin
FW	Günter Hirschmann	December 8, 1935	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	Aufbau Magdeburg
FW	Günter Hoge	October 7, 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	ASK Vorwärts Berlin
MF	Manfred Kaiser	January 7, 1929	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	Wismut Karl Marx-Stadt
DF	Peter Kalinke	December 21, 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	ASK Vorwärts Berlin
FW	Wilfried Klingbiel	June 21, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	SC Dynamo Berlin
DF	Hans-Dieter Krampe	January 6, 1937	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	ASK Vorwärts Berlin
MF	Herbert Maschke	September 2, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	SC Dynamo Berlin
FW	Lothar Meyer	August 1, 1934	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	ASK Vorwärts Berlin
MF	Waldemar Mühlbächer	September 25, 1937	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	SC Dynamo Berlin
FW	Günter Schröter	May 3, 1927	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	SC Dynamo Berlin
DF	Martin Skaba	July 28, 1935	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	SC Dynamo Berlin
GK	Karl-Heinz Spickenagel	January 17, 1932	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	ASK Vorwärts Berlin
FW	Günther Wirth	January 9, 1933	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	ASK Vorwärts Berlin

References

1. Netherlands v. East Germany was not played as due to visa problems; the East German players were not allowed to enter the Netherlands. Hungary was already de facto qualified with three wins, and no other date was arranged.

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1962 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup