1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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

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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

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Cyprus  1–1  Israel
Yasemis   29' Report Kofman   31'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)

Israel  6–1  Cyprus
Levi   14', 30', 66'
Stelmach   61', 88'
Nahari   34'
Report Yasemis   89' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)

Second round

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

Israel  1–0  Ethiopia
Glazer   69' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

Israel  3–2  Ethiopia
Glazer   27', 77'
Stelmach   59'
Report Awad   31'
Vassalo   64'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pósa (Hungary)

Final round

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Israel  2–4  Italy
Stelmach   15'
Young   38'
Report Lojacono   53' (pen.)
Altafini   79'
Corso   87', 90'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Takow (Bulgaria)

Italy  6–0  Israel
Sivori   16', 52', 65', 88'
Corso   59'
Angelillo   69'
Report
Turin, Italy
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain)
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