1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

A total of 99 teams entered the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. fb|FRG, as the hosts, and fb|BRA|1968, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

The 16 spots available in the 1974 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
* Europe (UEFA): "9.5 places", 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Germany, while the other 8.5 places were contested by 32 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from CONMEBOL).
* South America (CONMEBOL): "3.5 places", 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Brazil, while the other 2.5 places were contested by 9 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA).
* North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): "1 place", contested by 14 teams.
* Africa (CAF): "1 place", contested by 24 teams.
* Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC): "1 place", contested by 18 teams.

A total of 90 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 226 qualifying matches were played, and 620 goals were scored (an average of 2.74 per match).

Continental Zones

To see the dates and results of the qualification rounds for each continental zone, click on the following articles:
*Europe (UEFA):Group 1 - Sweden qualified.:Group 2 - Italy qualified.:Group 3 - Netherlands qualified.:Group 4 - East Germany qualified.:Group 5 - Poland qualified.:Group 6 - Bulgaria qualified.:Group 7 - Yugoslavia qualified.:Group 8 - Scotland qualified.:Group 9 - "USSR" advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
*South America (CONMEBOL):Uruguay and Argentina qualified. "Chile" advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
*North America (CONCACAF):Haiti qualified.
*Africa (CAF):Zaire qualified.
*Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC):Australia qualified.

Intercontinental Play-offs

The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off

September 26, 1973, Moscow, USSR - fb|URS|1955 0 - 0 fb|CHI

November 21, 1973, Santiago de Chile, Chile fb|CHI 2-0 fb|URS|1955

As the USSR refused to play the return leg in Chile due to the recent Chilean coup d'état, Chile qualified automatically.

Qualified teams

(h) - qualified automatically as hosts

(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions

Notes

* For the first time in the qualifiers, goal difference was used as a tie-breaker for teams finishing level on points. Aggregate score was also used to determine the winners of two-legged ties.
* Australia was the first team from Oceania to qualify for a World Cup.

External links

* [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/pwc/q/1974.html FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1974 World Cup Qualification]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/74q.html RSSSF - 1974 World Cup Qualification]


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