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1974 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
World Cup 1930-2006
Final Tournament
Qualifying Entries
Qualifying Entries
· AFRICA (24):
Algeria, Cameroon, Congo, Dahomey (Benin), Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zaire, Zambia.
· ASIA (16):
Ceylon, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam, Syria, Thailand.
· CONCACAF (14):
Antigua, Canada, Costa Rica, Dutch Guiana (Surinam), El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S.A..
· EUROPE (33):
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.S.S.R., Wales, West Germany (hosts), Yugoslavia.
· OCEANIA (2):
Australia, New Zealand.
· SOUTH AMERICA (10):
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (holders), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
AFRICA
1974 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
1974 World Cup Qualifying
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Statistics
Round 1
19/11/1972 Morocco 0 - 0 Senegal (0-0)
03/12/1972 Senegal 1 - 2 Morocco (1-1)
02/03/1972 Algeria 1 - 0 Guinea (0-0)
12/03/1972 Guinea 5 - 1 Algeria (2-0)
08/12/1972 Egypt 2 - 1 Tunisia (1-0)
17/12/1972 Tunisia 2 - 0 Egypt (1-0)
15/10/1972 Sierra_Leone 0 - 1 Ivory_Coast (0-1)
29/10/1972 Ivory_Coast 2 - 0 Sierra_Leone (1-0)
16/07/1972 Kenya 2 - 0 Sudan (1-0)
23/07/1972 Sudan 1 - 0 Kenya (1-0)
25/11/1972 Ethiopia 0 - 0 Tanzania (0-0)
03/12/1972 Tanzania 1 - 1 Ethiopia (0-1)
10/12/1972 Ethiopia 3 - 0 Tanzania (3-0) Playoff
30/04/1972 Lesotho 0 - 0 Zambia (0-0)
04/06/1972 Zambia 6 - 1 Lesotho (3-1)
05/08/1972 Nigeria 2 - 1 Congo (1-0)
15/08/1972 Congo 1 - 1 Nigeria (0-1)
18/06/1972 Dahomey 0 - 5 Ghana (0-3)
02/07/1972 Ghana 5 - 1 Dahomey (2-0)
06/06/1972 Togo 0 - 0 Zaire (0-0)
20/06/1972 Zaire 4 - 0 Togo (2-0)
Nigeria disqualified, Cameroon received bye. Gabon and Madagascar withdrew.
Round 2
10/02/1973 Kenya 3 - 1 Mauritius (1-1)
17/02/1973 Mauritius 2 - 2 Kenya (2-0)
11/02/1973 Guinea 1 - 1 Morocco (1-1)
25/02/1973 Morocco 2 - 0 Guinea (0-0)
11/02/1973 Tunisia 1 - 1 Ivory_Coast (0-1)
25/02/1973 Ivory_Coast 2 - 1 Tunisia (1-1)
25/02/1973 Ghana 1 - 1 Nigeria
Nigeria v Ghana abandoned at 2-3, match awarded to Ghana.
04/02/1973 Cameroon 0 - 1 Zaire (0-1)
25/02/1973 Zaire 0 - 1 Cameroon (0-1)
27/02/1973 Zaire 2 - 0 Cameroon (1-0) Playoff
01/04/1973 Ethiopia 0 - 0 Zambia (0-0)
15/04/1973 Zambia 4 - 2 Ethiopia (0-1)
Round 3
20/05/1973 Ivory_Coast 1 - 1 Morocco (0-1)
03/06/1973 Morocco 4 - 1 Ivory_Coast (2-0)
12/08/1973 Zambia 2 - 0 Kenya (1-0)
19/08/1973 Kenya 2 - 2 Zambia (0-2)
05/08/1973 Ghana 1 - 0 Zaire (1-0)
19/08/1973 Zaire 4 - 1 Ghana (2-0)
Round 4
21/10/1973 Zambia 4 - 0 Morocco (2-0)
04/11/1973 Zambia 0 - 2 Zaire (0-2)
18/11/1973 Zaire 2 - 1 Zambia (1-1)
25/11/1973 Morocco 2 - 0 Zambia (1-0)
09/12/1973 Zaire 3 - 0 Morocco (0-0)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 ZAIRE 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 6 100.0
2 Zambia 4 1 0 3 5 6 -1 2 25.0
3 Morocco 3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 2 33.3
Morocco v Zaire not played, Zaire awarded game.
Statistics
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 Zaire 10 7 1 2 18 4 +14 15 75.0
2 Zambia 10 4 3 3 19 11 +8 11 55.0
3 Morocco 9 4 3 2 12 11 +1 11 61.1
4 Ivory_Coast 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 8 66.7
5 Ghana 5 3 1 1 13 6 +7 7 70.0
6 Kenya 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 6 50.0
7 Ethiopia 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 5 50.0
8 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4 66.7
9 Guinea 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 3 37.5
10 Tunisia 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3 37.5
11 Egypt 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 2 50.0
12 Sudan 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 2 50.0
13 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 2 33.3
14 Algeria 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3 2 50.0
15 Tanzania 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 2 33.3
16 Congo 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 25.0
17 Senegal 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 25.0
18 Mauritius 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1 25.0
19 Togo 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4 1 25.0
20 Lesotho 2 0 1 1 1 6 -5 1 25.0
21 Sierra_Leone 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0 0.0
22 Dahomey 2 0 0 2 1 10 -9 0 0.0
ASIA
1974 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
1974 World Cup Qualifying
Group A |
Group B |
Final Round |
Statistics
Ceylon, India and Philippines withdrew.
Group A
Preliminary Round | First Round | Semi Finals | Final
Preliminary Round
Matches played to determine groupings.
16/05/1973 South_Vietnam 1 - 0 Thailand (0-0) *
16/05/1973 Israel 2 - 1 Japan (1-1) *
17/05/1973 Hong_Kong 1 - 0 Malaysia (0-0) *
First Round
Group 1
20/05/1973 Japan 4 - 0 South_Vietnam (2-0) *
22/05/1973 Hong_Kong 1 - 0 Japan (0-0) *
24/05/1973 Hong_Kong 1 - 0 South_Vietnam (0-0) *
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 HONG_KONG 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4 100.0
2 JAPAN 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 2 50.0
3 South_Vietnam 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0 0.0
Group 2
19/05/1973 Israel 3 - 0 Malaysia (0-0) *
19/05/1973 South_Korea 4 - 0 Thailand (0-0)
21/05/1973 Israel 6 - 0 Thailand (1-0) *
21/05/1973 South_Korea 0 - 0 Malaysia (0-0)
23/05/1973 Malaysia 2 - 0 Thailand (0-0) *
23/05/1973 South_Korea 0 - 0 Israel (0-0)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 ISRAEL 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 5 83.3
2 SOUTH_KOREA 3 1 2 0 4 0 +4 4 66.7
3 Malaysia 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 3 50.0
4 Thailand 3 0 0 3 0 12 -12 0 0.0
Semi Finals
26/05/1973 Israel 1 - 0 Japan (0-0) *
26/05/1973 South_Korea 3 - 1 Hong_Kong (1-1)
Final
28/05/1973 South_Korea 1 - 0 Israel (0-0)
Group B
Group 1 | Group 2 | Final
Group 1
04/03/1973 Australia 1 - 1 New_Zealand (0-0)
11/03/1973 Australia 3 - 1 Iraq (0-0)
11/03/1973 New_Zealand 1 - 1 Indonesia (0-1) *
13/03/1973 Australia 2 - 1 Indonesia (2-1)
13/03/1973 Iraq 2 - 0 New_Zealand (2-0) *
16/03/1973 Australia 3 - 3 New_Zealand (3-1)
16/03/1973 Iraq 1 - 1 Indonesia (1-1) *
18/03/1973 Australia 0 - 0 Iraq (0-0)
18/03/1973 Indonesia 1 - 0 New_Zealand (1-0) *
21/03/1973 Iraq 3 - 2 Indonesia (2-1) *
24/03/1973 Australia 6 - 0 Indonesia (3-0)
24/03/1973 Iraq 4 - 0 New_Zealand (3-0) *
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 AUSTRALIA 6 3 3 0 15 6 +9 9 75.0
2 Iraq 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8 66.7
3 Indonesia 6 1 2 3 6 13 -7 4 33.3
4 New_Zealand 6 0 3 3 5 12 -7 3 25.0
Group 2
04/05/1973 Iran 0 - 0 North_Korea (0-0)
04/05/1973 Syria 2 - 1 Kuwait (0-0) *
06/05/1973 Iran 2 - 1 Kuwait (1-0)
06/05/1973 North_Korea 1 - 1 Syria (0-0) *
08/05/1973 Iran 1 - 0 Syria (0-0)
08/05/1973 Kuwait 0 - 0 North_Korea (0-0) *
11/05/1973 Iran 2 - 1 North_Korea (1-0)
11/05/1973 Syria 2 - 0 Kuwait (1-0) *
13/05/1973 Iran 2 - 0 Kuwait (0-0)
13/05/1973 North_Korea 3 - 0 Syria (2-0) *
15/05/1973 Iran 0 - 1 Syria (0-1)
15/05/1973 Kuwait 2 - 0 North_Korea (1-0) *
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 IRAN 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 9 75.0
2 Syria 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 7 58.3
3 North_Korea 6 1 3 2 5 5 0 5 41.7
4 Kuwait 6 1 1 4 4 8 -4 3 25.0
Final
18/08/1973 Australia 3 - 0 Iran (1-0)
24/08/1973 Iran 2 - 0 Australia (2-0)
Final Round
28/10/1973 Australia 0 - 0 South_Korea (0-0)
10/11/1973 South_Korea 2 - 2 Australia (2-1)
13/11/1973 Australia 1 - 0 South_Korea (0-0) * Playoff
Australia qualified for finals.
Statistics
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 Australia 11 5 5 1 21 10 +11 15 68.2
2 Iran 8 5 1 2 9 6 +3 11 68.8
3 South_Korea 8 3 4 1 10 4 +6 10 62.5
4 Israel 6 4 1 1 12 2 +10 9 75.0
5 Iraq 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8 66.7
6 Syria 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 7 58.3
7 Hong_Kong 4 3 0 1 4 3 +1 6 75.0
8 North_Korea 6 1 3 2 5 5 0 5 41.7
9 Indonesia 6 1 2 3 6 13 -7 4 33.3
10 Malaysia 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2 3 37.5
11 Kuwait 6 1 1 4 4 8 -4 3 25.0
12 New_Zealand 6 0 3 3 5 12 -7 3 25.0
13 Japan 4 1 0 3 5 4 +1 2 25.0
14 South_Vietnam 3 1 0 2 1 5 -4 2 33.3
15 Thailand 4 0 0 4 0 13 -13 0 0.0
CONCACAF
1974 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
1974 World Cup Qualifying
First Round |
Second Round |
Statistics
First Round
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6
Group 1
20/08/1972 Canada 3 - 2 U.S.A. (2-0)
24/08/1972 Canada 0 - 1 Mexico (0-0)
29/08/1972 U.S.A. 2 - 2 Canada (2-1)
03/09/1972 Mexico 3 - 1 U.S.A. (1-0)
05/09/1972 Mexico 2 - 1 Canada (1-1)
10/09/1972 U.S.A. 1 - 2 Mexico (1-1)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 MEXICO 4 4 0 0 8 3 +5 8 100.0
2 Canada 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 3 37.5
3 U.S.A. 4 0 1 3 6 10 -4 1 12.5
Group 2
03/12/1972 Guatemala 1 - 0 El_Salvador (0-0)
10/12/1972 El_Salvador 0 - 1 Guatemala (0-0)
Group 3
03/12/1972 Honduras 2 - 1 Costa_Rica (1-1)
10/12/1972 Costa_Rica 3 - 3 Honduras (1-0)
Group 4
Netherlands Antilles qualified for second round, Jamaica withdrew.
Group 5
15/04/1972 Haiti 7 - 0 Puerto_Rico (5-0)
23/04/1972 Puerto_Rico 0 - 5 Haiti (0-2)
Group 6
10/11/1972 Trinidad_&_Tobago 11 - 1 Antigua (4-1)
19/11/1972 Antigua 1 - 2 Trinidad_&_Tobago (0-2)
28/11/1972 Trinidad_&_Tobago 2 - 1 Dutch_Guiana (0-0)
30/11/1972 Dutch_Guiana 1 - 1 Trinidad_&_Tobago (0-0)
03/12/1972 Antigua 0 - 6 Dutch_Guiana (0-2)
05/12/1972 Antigua 3 - 1 Dutch_Guiana (2-1)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 TRINIDAD_&_TOBAGO 4 3 1 0 16 4 +12 7 87.5
2 Dutch_Guiana 4 1 1 2 9 6 +3 3 37.5
3 Antigua 4 1 0 3 5 20 -15 2 25.0
Second Round
Tournament doubled as 1973 CONCACAF Championship.
29/11/1973 Honduras 2 - 1 Trinidad_&_Tobago (1-0) *
30/11/1973 Mexico 0 - 0 Guatemala (0-0) *
01/12/1973 Haiti 3 - 0 Neth._Antilles (2-0)
03/12/1973 Mexico 1 - 1 Honduras (0-0) *
04/12/1973 Haiti 2 - 1 Trinidad_&_Tobago (1-1)
05/12/1973 Guatemala 2 - 2 Neth._Antilles (1-1) *
07/12/1973 Haiti 1 - 0 Honduras
08/12/1973 Mexico 8 - 0 Neth._Antilles (4-0) *
10/12/1973 Trinidad_&_Tobago 1 - 0 Guatemala (1-0) *
12/12/1973 Neth._Antilles 2 - 2 Honduras (0-1) *
13/12/1973 Haiti 2 - 1 Guatemala (1-1)
14/12/1973 Trinidad_&_Tobago 4 - 0 Mexico (2-0) *
15/12/1973 Honduras 1 - 1 Guatemala (1-0) *
17/12/1973 Trinidad_&_Tobago 4 - 0 Neth._Antilles (2-0) *
18/12/1973 Haiti 0 - 1 Mexico (0-1)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 HAITI 5 4 0 1 8 3 +5 8 80.0
2 Trinidad_&_Tobago 5 3 0 2 11 4 +7 6 60.0
3 Mexico 5 2 2 1 10 5 +5 6 60.0
4 Honduras 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 5 50.0
5 Guatemala 5 0 3 2 4 6 -2 3 30.0
6 Neth._Antilles 5 0 2 3 4 19 -15 2 20.0
Statistics
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 Mexico 9 6 2 1 18 8 +10 14 77.8
2 Trinidad_&_Tobago 9 6 1 2 27 8 +19 13 72.2
3 Haiti 7 6 0 1 20 3 +17 12 85.7
4 Honduras 7 2 4 1 11 10 +1 8 57.1
5 Guatemala 7 2 3 2 6 6 0 7 50.0
6 Dutch_Guiana 4 1 1 2 9 6 +3 3 37.5
7 Canada 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 3 37.5
8 Antigua 4 1 0 3 5 20 -15 2 25.0
9 Neth._Antilles 5 0 2 3 4 19 -15 2 20.0
10 Costa_Rica 2 0 1 1 4 5 -1 1 25.0
11 U.S.A. 4 0 1 3 6 10 -4 1 12.5
12 El_Salvador 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0 0.0
13 Puerto_Rico 2 0 0 2 0 12 -12 0 0.0
EUROPE
1974 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
1974 World Cup Qualifying
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
Group 5 |
Group 6 |
Group 7 |
Group 8 |
Group 9 |
Statistics
Group 1
14/11/1971 Malta 0 - 2 Hungary (0-1)
30/04/1972 Austria 4 - 0 Malta (3-0)
06/05/1972 Hungary 3 - 0 Malta (1-0)
25/05/1972 Sweden 0 - 0 Hungary (0-0)
10/06/1972 Austria 2 - 0 Sweden (0-0)
15/10/1972 Austria 2 - 2 Hungary (0-2)
15/10/1972 Sweden 7 - 0 Malta (5-0)
25/11/1972 Malta 0 - 2 Austria (0-0)
29/04/1973 Hungary 2 - 2 Austria (1-2)
23/05/1973 Sweden 3 - 2 Austria (1-0)
13/06/1973 Hungary 3 - 3 Sweden (1-1)
11/11/1973 Malta 1 - 2 Sweden
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 Sweden 6 3 2 1 15 8 +7 8 66.7
2 Austria 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 8 66.7
3 Hungary 6 2 4 0 12 7 +5 8 66.7
4 Malta 6 0 0 6 1 20 -19 0 0.0
Playoff
27/11/1973 Austria 1 - 2 Sweden (1-2) *
Group 2
07/10/1972 Luxembourg 0 - 4 Italy (0-3)
21/10/1972 Switzerland 0 - 0 Italy (0-0)
22/10/1972 Luxembourg 2 - 0 Turkey (2-0)
10/12/1972 Turkey 3 - 0 Luxembourg (2-0)
13/01/1973 Italy 0 - 0 Turkey (0-0)
25/02/1973 Turkey 0 - 1 Italy (0-1)
31/03/1973 Italy 5 - 0 Luxembourg (2-0)
08/04/1973 Luxembourg 0 - 1 Switzerland (0-1)
09/05/1973 Switzerland 0 - 0 Turkey (0-0)
26/09/1973 Switzerland 1 - 0 Luxembourg (1-0)
20/10/1973 Italy 2 - 0 Switzerland (1-0)
18/11/1973 Turkey 2 - 0 Switzerland (0-0)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 ITALY 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10 83.3
2 Turkey 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 6 50.0
3 Switzerland 6 2 2 2 2 4 -2 6 50.0
4 Luxembourg 6 1 0 5 2 14 -12 2 16.7
Group 3
18/05/1972 Belgium 4 - 0 Iceland (2-0)
22/05/1972 Belgium 4 - 0 Iceland (2-0)
03/08/1972 Norway 4 - 1 Iceland (0-0)
04/10/1972 Norway 0 - 2 Belgium (0-0)
01/11/1972 Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (1-0)
19/11/1972 Belgium 0 - 0 Netherlands (0-0)
03/08/1973 Iceland 0 - 4 Norway (0-1)
22/08/1973 Netherlands 5 - 0 Iceland (4-0)
29/08/1973 Netherlands 8 - 1 Iceland (4-1)
12/09/1973 Norway 1 - 2 Netherlands (0-1)
31/10/1973 Belgium 2 - 0 Norway (1-0)
18/11/1973 Netherlands 0 - 0 Belgium (0-0)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 NETHERLANDS 6 4 2 0 24 2 +22 10 83.3
2 Belgium 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10 83.3
3 Norway 6 2 0 4 9 16 -7 4 33.3
4 Iceland 6 0 0 6 2 29 -27 0 0.0
Group 4
21/06/1972 Finland 1 - 0 Albania (1-0)
20/09/1972 Finland 1 - 1 Romania (0-0)
07/10/1972 East_Germany 5 - 0 Finland (0-0)
29/10/1972 Romania 2 - 0 Albania (2-0)
07/04/1973 East_Germany 2 - 0 Albania (0-0)
06/05/1973 Albania 1 - 4 Romania (0-2)
27/05/1973 Romania 1 - 0 East_Germany (0-0)
06/06/1973 Finland 1 - 5 East_Germany (0-3)
26/09/1973 East_Germany 2 - 0 Romania (1-0)
10/10/1973 Albania 1 - 0 Finland (1-0)
14/10/1973 Romania 9 - 0 Finland (5-0)
03/11/1973 Albania 1 - 4 East_Germany (1-2)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 EAST_GERMANY 6 5 0 1 18 3 +15 10 83.3
2 Romania 6 4 1 1 17 4 +13 9 75.0
3 Finland 6 1 1 4 3 21 -18 3 25.0
4 Albania 6 1 0 5 3 13 -10 2 16.7
Group 5
15/11/1972 Wales 0 - 1 England (0-1)
24/01/1973 England 1 - 1 Wales (1-1)
28/03/1973 Wales 2 - 0 Poland (0-0)
06/06/1973 Poland 2 - 0 England (1-0)
26/09/1973 Poland 3 - 0 Wales (2-0)
17/10/1973 England 1 - 1 Poland (0-0)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 POLAND 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5 62.5
2 England 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 4 50.0
3 Wales 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 3 37.5
Group 6
29/03/1972 Portugal 4 - 0 Cyprus (2-0)
10/05/1972 Cyprus 0 - 1 Portugal (0-0)
18/10/1972 Bulgaria 3 - 0 Northern_Ireland (1-0)
19/11/1972 Cyprus 0 - 4 Bulgaria (0-3)
14/02/1973 Cyprus 1 - 0 Northern_Ireland (0-0)
28/03/1973 Northern_Ireland 1 - 1 Portugal (0-1) *
02/05/1973 Bulgaria 2 - 1 Portugal (1-0)
08/05/1973 Northern_Ireland 3 - 0 Cyprus (3-0) *
26/09/1973 Northern_Ireland 0 - 0 Bulgaria (0-0)
13/10/1973 Portugal 2 - 2 Bulgaria (0-0)
14/11/1973 Portugal 1 - 1 Northern_Ireland (1-0)
18/11/1973 Bulgaria 2 - 0 Cyprus (1-0)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 BULGARIA 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 10 83.3
2 Portugal 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 7 58.3
3 Northern_Ireland 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 5 41.7
4 Cyprus 6 1 0 5 1 14 -13 2 16.7
Group 7
19/10/1972 Spain 2 - 2 Yugoslavia (1-0)
19/11/1972 Yugoslavia 1 - 0 Greece (1-0)
17/01/1973 Greece 2 - 3 Spain (0-1)
21/02/1973 Spain 3 - 1 Greece (2-1)
21/10/1973 Yugoslavia 0 - 0 Spain (0-0)
19/12/1973 Greece 2 - 4 Yugoslavia (2-2)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 Spain 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 6 75.0
2 Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 6 75.0
3 Greece 4 0 0 4 5 11 -6 0 0.0
Playoff
13/02/1974 Spain 0 - 1 Yugoslavia (0-1) *
Group 8
18/10/1972 Denmark 1 - 4 Scotland (1-2)
15/11/1972 Scotland 2 - 0 Denmark (1-0)
02/05/1973 Denmark 1 - 1 Czechoslovakia (1-1)
06/06/1973 Czechoslovakia 6 - 0 Denmark (0-0)
26/09/1973 Scotland 2 - 1 Czechoslovakia (1-1)
17/10/1973 Czechoslovakia 1 - 0 Scotland (1-0)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 SCOTLAND 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 6 75.0
2 Czechoslovakia 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 5 62.5
3 Denmark 4 0 1 3 2 13 -11 1 12.5
Group 9
13/10/1972 France 1 - 0 U.S.S.R. (0-0)
18/10/1972 Ireland 1 - 2 U.S.S.R. (0-0)
15/11/1972 Ireland 2 - 1 France (1-0)
13/05/1973 U.S.S.R. 1 - 0 Ireland (0-0)
19/05/1973 France 1 - 1 Ireland (0-0)
26/05/1973 U.S.S.R. 2 - 0 France (0-0)
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 U.S.S.R. 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 6 75.0
2 Ireland 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 3 37.5
3 France 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 3 37.5
U.S.S.R. qualified for playoff against South American group 3 winners.
Statistics
Team P W D L GF GA GDIF PTS %
1 Netherlands 6 4 2 0 24 2 +22 10 83.3
2 East_Germany 6 5 0 1 18 3 +15 10 83.3
3 Belgium 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10 83.3
4 Italy 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10 83.3
5 Bulgaria 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 10 83.3
6 Sweden 7 4 2 1 17 9 +8 10 71.4
7 Romania 6 4 1 1 17 4 +13 9 75.0
8 Austria 7 3 2 2 15 9 +6 8 57.1
9 Hungary 6 2 4 0 12 7 +5 8 66.7
10 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 0 8 4 +4 8 80.0
11 Portugal 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 7 58.3
12 Scotland 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 6 75.0
13 U.S.S.R. 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 6 75.0
14 Spain 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 6 60.0
15 Turkey 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 6 50.0
16 Switzerland 6 2 2 2 2 4 -2 6 50.0
17 Czechoslovakia 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 5 62.5
18 Poland 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5 62.5
19 Northern_Ireland 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 5 41.7
20 England 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 4 50.0
21 Norway 6 2 0 4 9 16 -7 4 33.3
22 Ireland 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 3 37.5
23 France 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 3 37.5
24 Wales 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 3 37.5
25 Finland 6 1 1 4 3 21 -18 3 25.0
26 Albania 6 1 0 5 3 13 -10 2 16.7
27 Luxembourg 6 1 0 5 2 14 -12 2 16.7
28 Cyprus 6 1 0 5 1 14 -13 2 16.7
29 Denmark 4 0 1 3 2 13 -11 1 12.5
30 Greece 4 0 0 4 5 11 -6 0 0.0
31 Malta 6 0 0 6 1 20 -19 0 0.0
32 Iceland 6 0 0 6 2 29 -27 0 0.0
OCEANIA
1974 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
1974 World Cup Qualifying
Group A |
Group B |
Final Round |
Statistics
Ceylon, India and Philippines withdrew.
Group A
Preliminary Round | First Round | Semi Finals | Final
Preliminary Round
Matches played to determine groupings.
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