1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
Group 7 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Greece, Spain, and Yugoslavia. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 9.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming the place in the finals. This group required a play-off to decide the winner.
As of 2022, this was the last time Spain failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.
Standings
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1= | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
1= | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |
Matches
Spain ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Amancio ![]() Asensi ![]() | Report | Bajević ![]() |
Referee: Walker (England)
Yugoslavia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Aćimović ![]() | Report |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
Greece ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Domazos ![]() Koudas ![]() | Report | Valdez ![]() Claramunt ![]() |
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)
Spain ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Claramunt ![]() Sol ![]() Martínez ![]() | Report | Antoniadis ![]() |
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
Yugoslavia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Greece ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Eleftherakis ![]() Katalinski ![]() | Report | Bajević ![]() Karasi ![]() Šurjak ![]() |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Yugoslavia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Katalinski ![]() | Report |
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
Notes
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
External links
- Group 7 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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