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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.  




UEFA Group 6

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
England 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 7
                 
Portugal 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 3
Luxembourg 4 1 0 3 5 21 -16 2


Matches
19 October 1960
Luxembourg 0 England 9 [0-4]
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg (5,500)
R.Charlton (3), Greaves (3), Smith (2), Haynes
19 March 1961
Portugal 6 Luxembourg 0 [1-0]
Estadio Nacional, Lisboa (17,000)
Yaúca (3), Águas, Brosius OG, Coluna
21 May 1961
Portugal 1 England 1 [0-0]
Estadio Nacional, Lisboa (65,000)
Águas
Flowers
28 September 1961
England 4 Luxembourg 1 [3-0]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (33,409)
Pointer, Violett, R.Charlton (2)
Dimmer
8 October 1961
Luxembourg 4 Portugal 2 [1-0]
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg (6,000)
Schmit (3), N Hoffman
Eusébio, Yaúca
25 October 1961
England 2 Portugal 0 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (100,000)
Connelly, Pointer
ENGLAND QUALIFIED

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