1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

See also: 1962 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

The five teams (four of them played with Romania withdrawing) in this group played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis. The winner (Italy) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.

Matches

	First Round						Second Round						Final Round
							Italy			w/o
							Romania (withdrew)
													Italy	4	6	10
													Israel	2	0	2
							Ethiopia	0	2	2
	Israel	1	6	7			Israel	1	3	4
	Cyprus	1	1	2

First round

13 November 1960

Cyprus	1–1	Israel
Yasemis 29'	Report	Kofman 31'

Nicosia, Cyprus

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)

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27 November 1960

Israel	6–1	Cyprus
Levi 14', 30', 66' Stelmach 61', 88' Nahari 34'	Report	Yasemis 89' (pen.)

Tel Aviv, Israel

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)

Second round

Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.

14 March 1961

Israel	1–0	Ethiopia
Glazer 69'	Report

Tel Aviv, Israel

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

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19 March 1961

Israel	3–2	Ethiopia
Glazer 27', 77' Stelmach 59'	Report	Awad 31' Vassalo 64'

Haifa, Israel

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Pósa (Hungary)

Final round

15 October 1961

Israel	2–4	Italy
Stelmach 15' Young 38'	Report	Lojacono 53' (pen.) Altafini 79' Corso 87', 90'

Tel Aviv, Israel

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Takow (Bulgaria)

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4 November 1961

Italy	6–0	Israel
Sivori 16', 52', 65', 88' Corso 59' Angelillo 69'	Report

Turin, Italy

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain)

External links

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