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The three winners would then face a European or South American team for entry into the World Cup. The 1962 tournament was the last one for which only nations from Europe or the Americas qualified. Two teams qualified for the first time ever: Colombia and Bulgaria. Colombia would not qualify for another World Cup until 1990.
The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Bulgaria has appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions, the first being at the 1962 tournament .
Group 4 of the 1962 FIFA World Cup took place from 30 May to 7 June 1962. ... Argentina at the FIFA World Cup; Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup;
Bulgaria vs. Sweden 0–0, 1974 FIFA World Cup. Bulgaria qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history in 1962 and followed that up with consecutive appearances in 1966, 1970 and 1974. The team, however, did not have much success and finished in third place in their group two out of the four times.
Below are the squads for the 1962 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Chile. Switzerland (3), England (1), Spain (1) and West Germany (1) had players representing foreign clubs. Two selected players comes from a foreign club of a non-qualified country (France).
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. France and Bulgaria finished level on points and advanced to a play-off on neutral ground to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup held in Chile.
The knockout stage of the 1962 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 10 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 17 June 1962 with the final match , held at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago .
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