FIFA World Cup, 1974 - qualifying (Europe)
14 Nov 1971 - Malta 0-2 Hungary
30 Apr 1972 - Austria 4-0 Malta
06 May 1972 - Hungary 3-0 Malta
25 May 1972 - Sweden 0-0 Hungary
10 Jun 1972 - Austria 2-0 Sweden
15 Oct 1972 - Austria 2-2 Hungary
15 Oct 1972 - Sweden 7-0 Malta
25 Nov 1972 - Malta 0-2 Austria
29 Apr 1973 - Hungary 2-2 Austria
23 May 1973 - Sweden 3-2 Austria
12 Jun 1973 - Hungary 3-3 Sweden
11 Nov 1973 - Malta 1-2 Sweden
27 Nov 1973 - Austria 1-2 Sweden (Playoff)
30 Apr 1972 - Austria 4-0 Malta
06 May 1972 - Hungary 3-0 Malta
25 May 1972 - Sweden 0-0 Hungary
10 Jun 1972 - Austria 2-0 Sweden
15 Oct 1972 - Austria 2-2 Hungary
15 Oct 1972 - Sweden 7-0 Malta
25 Nov 1972 - Malta 0-2 Austria
29 Apr 1973 - Hungary 2-2 Austria
23 May 1973 - Sweden 3-2 Austria
12 Jun 1973 - Hungary 3-3 Sweden
11 Nov 1973 - Malta 1-2 Sweden
27 Nov 1973 - Austria 1-2 Sweden (Playoff)
| Group 1 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Austria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Hungary | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Malta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | -19 | 0 |
Sweden qualified
07 Oct 1972 - Luxembourg 0-4 Italy
21 Oct 1972 - Switzerland 0-0 Italy
22 Oct 1972 - Luxembourg 2-0 Turkey
10 Dec 1972 - Turkey 3-0 Luxembourg
13 Jan 1973 - Italy 0-0 Turkey
25 Feb 1973 - Turkey 0-1 Italy
31 Mar 1973 - Italy 5-0 Luxembourg
08 Apr 1973 - Luxembourg 0-1 Switzerland
09 May 1973 - Switzerland 0-0 Turkey
26 Sep 1973 - Switzerland 1-0 Luxembourg
20 Oct 1973 - Italy 2-0 Switzerland
18 Nov 1973 - Turkey 2-0 Switzerland
21 Oct 1972 - Switzerland 0-0 Italy
22 Oct 1972 - Luxembourg 2-0 Turkey
10 Dec 1972 - Turkey 3-0 Luxembourg
13 Jan 1973 - Italy 0-0 Turkey
25 Feb 1973 - Turkey 0-1 Italy
31 Mar 1973 - Italy 5-0 Luxembourg
08 Apr 1973 - Luxembourg 0-1 Switzerland
09 May 1973 - Switzerland 0-0 Turkey
26 Sep 1973 - Switzerland 1-0 Luxembourg
20 Oct 1973 - Italy 2-0 Switzerland
18 Nov 1973 - Turkey 2-0 Switzerland
| Group 2 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Turkey | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 2 |
Italy qualified.
18 May 1972 - Belgium 4-0 Iceland
22 May 1972 - Belgium 4-0 Iceland
03 Aug 1972 - Norway 4-1 Iceland
04 Oct 1972 - Norway 0-2 Belgium
01 Nov 1972 - Netherlands 9-0 Norway
19 Nov 1972 - Belgium 0-0 Netherlands
02 Aug 1973 - Iceland 0-4 Norway
22 Aug 1973 - Netherlands 5-0 Iceland
29 Aug 1973 - Netherlands 8-1 Iceland
12 Sep 1973 - Norway 1-2 Netherlands
31 Oct 1973 - Belgium 2-0 Norway
18 Nov 1973 - Netherlands 0-0 Belgium
22 May 1972 - Belgium 4-0 Iceland
03 Aug 1972 - Norway 4-1 Iceland
04 Oct 1972 - Norway 0-2 Belgium
01 Nov 1972 - Netherlands 9-0 Norway
19 Nov 1972 - Belgium 0-0 Netherlands
02 Aug 1973 - Iceland 0-4 Norway
22 Aug 1973 - Netherlands 5-0 Iceland
29 Aug 1973 - Netherlands 8-1 Iceland
12 Sep 1973 - Norway 1-2 Netherlands
31 Oct 1973 - Belgium 2-0 Norway
18 Nov 1973 - Netherlands 0-0 Belgium
| Group 3 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
| Belgium | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Norway | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 4 |
| Iceland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | -27 | 0 |
Netherlands qualified.
21 Jun 1972 - Finland 1-0 Albania
20 Sep 1972 - Finland 1-1 Romania
07 Oct 1972 - East Germany 5-0 Finland
29 Oct 1972 - Romania 2-0 Albania
08 Apr 1973 - East Germany 2-0 Albania
06 May 1973 - Albania 1-4 Romania
27 May 1973 - Romania 1-0 East Germany
06 Jun 1973 - Finland 1-5 East Germany
26 Sep 1973 - East Germany 2-0 Romania
10 Oct 1973 - Albania 1-0 Finland
14 Oct 1973 - Romania 9-0 Finland
03 Nov 1973 - Albania 1-4 East Germany
20 Sep 1972 - Finland 1-1 Romania
07 Oct 1972 - East Germany 5-0 Finland
29 Oct 1972 - Romania 2-0 Albania
08 Apr 1973 - East Germany 2-0 Albania
06 May 1973 - Albania 1-4 Romania
27 May 1973 - Romania 1-0 East Germany
06 Jun 1973 - Finland 1-5 East Germany
26 Sep 1973 - East Germany 2-0 Romania
10 Oct 1973 - Albania 1-0 Finland
14 Oct 1973 - Romania 9-0 Finland
03 Nov 1973 - Albania 1-4 East Germany
| Group 4 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Germany | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 10 |
| Romania | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| Finland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 3 |
| Albania | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 2 |
East Germany qualified.
15 Nov 1972 - Wales 0-1 England
24 Jan 1973 - England 1-1 Wales
28 Mar 1973 - Wales 2-0 Poland
06 Jun 1973 - Poland 2-0 England
26 Sep 1973 - Poland 3-0 Wales
17 Oct 1973 - England 1-1 Poland
24 Jan 1973 - England 1-1 Wales
28 Mar 1973 - Wales 2-0 Poland
06 Jun 1973 - Poland 2-0 England
26 Sep 1973 - Poland 3-0 Wales
17 Oct 1973 - England 1-1 Poland
| Group 5 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| England | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Wales | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Poland qualified.
29 Mar 1972 - Portugal 4-0 Cyprus
10 May 1972 - Cyprus 0-1 Portugal
18 Oct 1972 - Bulgaria 3-0 Northern Ireland
19 Nov 1972 - Cyprus 0-4 Bulgaria
14 Feb 1973 - Cyprus 1-0 Northern Ireland
28 Mar 1973 - Northern Ireland 1-1 Portugal
02 May 1973 - Bulgaria 2-1 Portugal
08 May 1973 - Northern Ireland 3-0 Cyprus
26 Sep 1973 - Northern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria
13 Oct 1973 - Portugal 2-2 Bulgaria
14 Nov 1973 - Portugal 1-1 Northern Ireland
18 Nov 1973 - Bulgaria 2-0 Cyprus
10 May 1972 - Cyprus 0-1 Portugal
18 Oct 1972 - Bulgaria 3-0 Northern Ireland
19 Nov 1972 - Cyprus 0-4 Bulgaria
14 Feb 1973 - Cyprus 1-0 Northern Ireland
28 Mar 1973 - Northern Ireland 1-1 Portugal
02 May 1973 - Bulgaria 2-1 Portugal
08 May 1973 - Northern Ireland 3-0 Cyprus
26 Sep 1973 - Northern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria
13 Oct 1973 - Portugal 2-2 Bulgaria
14 Nov 1973 - Portugal 1-1 Northern Ireland
18 Nov 1973 - Bulgaria 2-0 Cyprus
| Group 6 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Portugal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 2 |
Bulgaria qualified.
19 Oct 1972 - Spain 2-2 Yugoslavia
19 Nov 1972 - Yugoslavia 1-0 Greece
17 Jan 1973 - Greece 2-3 Spain
21 Feb 1973 - Spain 3-1 Greece
21 Oct 1973 - Yugoslavia 0-0 Spain
19 Dec 1973 - Greece 2-4 Yugoslavia
13 Feb 1974 - Yugoslavia 1-0 Spain (Playoff)
19 Nov 1972 - Yugoslavia 1-0 Greece
17 Jan 1973 - Greece 2-3 Spain
21 Feb 1973 - Spain 3-1 Greece
21 Oct 1973 - Yugoslavia 0-0 Spain
19 Dec 1973 - Greece 2-4 Yugoslavia
13 Feb 1974 - Yugoslavia 1-0 Spain (Playoff)
| Group 7 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 0 |
Yugoslavia qualified.
18 Oct 1972 - Denmark 1-4 Scotland
15 Nov 1972 - Scotland 2-0 Denmark
02 May 1973 - Denmark 1-1 Czechoslovakia
06 Jun 1973 - Czechoslovakia 6-0 Denmark
26 Sep 1973 - Scotland 2-1 Czechoslovakia
17 Oct 1973 - Czechoslovakia 1-0 Scotland
15 Nov 1972 - Scotland 2-0 Denmark
02 May 1973 - Denmark 1-1 Czechoslovakia
06 Jun 1973 - Czechoslovakia 6-0 Denmark
26 Sep 1973 - Scotland 2-1 Czechoslovakia
17 Oct 1973 - Czechoslovakia 1-0 Scotland
| Group 8 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 1 |
Scotland qualified.
13 Oct 1972 - France 1-0 USSR
18 Oct 1972 - Republic of Ireland 1-2 USSR
15 Nov 1972 - Republic of Ireland 2-1 France
13 May 1973 - USSR 1-0 Republic of Ireland
19 May 1973 - France 1-1 Republic of Ireland
26 May 1973 - USSR 2-0 France
18 Oct 1972 - Republic of Ireland 1-2 USSR
15 Nov 1972 - Republic of Ireland 2-1 France
13 May 1973 - USSR 1-0 Republic of Ireland
19 May 1973 - France 1-1 Republic of Ireland
26 May 1973 - USSR 2-0 France
| Group 9 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USSR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Soviet Union advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-Off