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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 32 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 9.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. West Germany, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 8.5 spots open for competition between 32 teams.

The 32 teams were divided into 9 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (four groups with 3 teams and five groups with 4 teams). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify, except the winner of Group 9, which would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Düsseldorf on 17 July 1971. During the draw procedure, entrants were drawn into the 9 qualifying groups from the four pots of seeds.

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 Italy
  England
 Czechoslovakia
 Belgium
 Romania
 Soviet Union
 Sweden
  Bulgaria
  Yugoslavia

 Portugal
 Spain
 France
 East Germany
  Denmark
 Poland
   Switzerland
 Netherlands
  Hungary

 Northern Ireland
 Austria
 Turkey
 Republic of Ireland
 Wales
 Norway
 Scotland
  Greece
 Albania

 Finland
 Luxembourg
 Malta
 Iceland
 Cyprus

Groups

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Group 1

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Austria 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 8
1=  Sweden 6 3 2 1 15 8 +7 8
3  Hungary 6 2 4 0 12 7 +5 8
4  Malta 6 0 0 6 1 20 −19 0

Austria and Sweden finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. Sweden won to qualify for the World Cup.

Group 2

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10
2  Turkey 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 6
3   Switzerland 6 2 2 2 2 4 −2 6
4  Luxembourg 6 1 0 5 2 14 −12 2

Group 3

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands 6 4 2 0 24 2 +22 10
2  Belgium 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10
3  Norway 6 2 0 4 9 16 −7 4
4  Iceland 6 0 0 6 2 29 −27 0

Group 4

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  East Germany 6 5 0 1 18 3 +15 10
2  Romania 6 4 1 1 17 4 +13 9
3  Finland 6 1 1 4 3 21 −18 3
4  Albania 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 2

Group 5

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
2  England 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Wales 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3

Group 6

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bulgaria 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 10
2  Portugal 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 7
3  Northern Ireland 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 5
4  Cyprus 6 1 0 5 1 14 −13 2

Group 7

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Spain 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 6
1=  Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 6
3  Greece 4 0 0 4 5 11 −6 0

Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. Yugoslavia won to qualify for the World Cup.

Group 8

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 6
2  Czechoslovakia 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 5
3  Denmark 4 0 1 3 2 13 −11 1

Group 9

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 6
2  Republic of Ireland 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
3  France 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3

The Soviet Union advanced to the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Soviet Union  w.o.[note 1]  Chile 0–0 0–2[note 1]

Goalscorers

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7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Soviet Union refused to play in Chile for the second leg, so Chile were awarded a 2–0 walkover victory.

References

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