1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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.

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Austria 86321147+7
1=  Sweden 86321158+7
3  Hungary 86240127+5
4  Malta 0600612019

Sweden qualified.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Italy 106420120+12
2  Turkey 6622253+2
3   Switzerland 66222242
4  Luxembourg 2610521412

Italy qualified.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Netherlands 106420242+22
2  Belgium 106420120+12
3  Norway 462049167
4  Iceland 0600622927

Netherlands qualified on goal difference. The campaign ended with a controversial decision in the final match when the referee disallowed a legal Belgian goal for offside in the last minute of the game.[1]

Group 4

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  East Germany 106501183+15
2  Romania 96411174+13
3  Finland 3611432118
4  Albania 2610531310

East Germany qualified.

Group 5

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Poland 5421163+3
2  England 44121341
3  Wales 34112352

Poland qualified.

Group 6

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Bulgaria 106420133+10
2  Portugal 76231106+4
3  Northern Ireland 56132561
4  Cyprus 2610511413

Bulgaria qualified.

Group 7

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Spain 6422085+3
1=  Yugoslavia 6422074+3
3  Greece 040045116

Yugoslavia qualified.

Group 8

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Scotland 6430183+5
2  Czechoslovakia 5421193+6
3  Denmark 1401321311

Scotland qualified.

Group 9

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Soviet Union 6430152+3
2  Republic of Ireland 34112451
3  France 34112352

Soviet Union advanced to the UEFA – CONMEBOL Play-off.

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