| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 19 October 1960 - 29 November 1961 |
| Teams | 32[1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 216 (4.24 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,252,076 (44,158 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Andrej Kvašňák (7 goals) |
← 1958 1966 → | |
| UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The European section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification functioned as the qualifiers for the 1962 World Cup, which took place in Chile. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification.