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. fb|FRG, 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

November 14, 1971, Valletta, Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 2 fb|HUN|1957

April 30, 1972, Vienna, Austria - fb|AUT 4 - 0 fb|MLT

May 6, 1972, Budapest, Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 3 - 0 fb|MLT

May 25, 1972, Stockholm, Sweden - fb|SWE 0 - 0 fb|HUN|1957

June 10, 1972, Vienna, Austria - fb|AUT 2 - 0 fb|SWE

October 15, 1972, Vienna, Austria - fb|AUT 2 - 2 fb|HUN|1957

October 15, 1972, Gothenburg, Sweden - fb|SWE 7 - 0 fb|MLT

November 25, 1972, Valletta, Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 2 fb|AUT

April 29, 1973, Budapest, Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 2 - 2 fb|AUT

May 23, 1973, Gothenburg, Sweden - fb|SWE 3 - 2 fb|AUT

June 13, 1973, Budapest, Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 3 - 3 fb|SWE

November 11, 1973, Valletta, Malta - fb|MLT 1 - 2 fb|SWE

Netherlands qualified on goal difference.

Group 4

June 21, 1972, Helsinki, Finland - fb|FIN 1 - 0 fb|ALB|1946

September 20, 1972, Helsinki, Finland - fb|FIN 1 - 1 fb|ROU|1965

October 7, 1972, Dresden, Germany - fb|GDR 5 - 0 fb|FIN

October 29, 1972, Bucharest, Romania - fb|ROU|1965 2 - 0 fb|ALB|1946

April 8, 1973, Magdeburg, Germany - fb|GDR 2 - 0 fb|ALB|1946

May 6, 1973, Tirana, Albania - fb|ALB|1946 1 - 4 fb|ROU|1965

May 27, 1973, Bucharest, Romania - fb|ROU|1965 1 - 0 fb|GDR

June 6, 1973, Tampere, Finland - fb|FIN 1 - 5 fb|GDR

September 26, 1973, Leipzig, Germany - fb|GDR 2 - 0 fb|ROU|1965

October 10, 1973, Tirana, Albania - fb|ALB|1946 1 - 0 fb|FIN

October 14, 1973, Bucharest, Romania - fb|ROU|1965 9 - 0 fb|FIN

November 3, 1973, Tirana, Albania - fb|ALB|1946 1 - 4 fb|GDR

Bulgaria qualified.

Group 7

October 19, 1972, Las Palmas, Spain - fb|ESP|1939 2 - 2 fb|YUG

November 18, 1972, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - fb|YUG 1 - 0 fb|GRE

January 17, 1973, Athens, Greece - fb|GRE 2 - 3 fb|ESP|1939

February 21, 1973, Málaga, Spain - fb|ESP|1939 3 - 1 fb|GRE

October 21, 1973, Zagreb, Yugoslavia - fb|YUG 0 - 0 fb|ESP|1939

December 19, 1973, Athens, Greece - fb|GRE 2 - 4 fb|YUG

"USSR" advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

UEFA / CONMEBOL Play-off

The teams played each other on a home-and-away basis. The qualified.

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.

ee also

*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
*1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)