1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Austria, Hungary, Malta, and Sweden. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 9,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
| 1= |  |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| 3 |  |
8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
| 4 |  |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | −19 |
| 30 April 1972 | Austria | 4 – 0 | | Vienna, Austria |
Hickersberger  Hof |
Report | Referee: Kruashvili (Soviet Union) |
| 6 May 1972 | Hungary | 3 – 0 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| Kocsis Bene I. Juhász |
Report | Referee: Gugulović (Yugoslavia) |
| 10 June 1972 | Austria | 2 – 0 | | Vienna, Austria |
| Parits Pumm |
Report | Referee: Bucheli (Switzerland) |
| 15 October 1972 | Austria | 2 – 2 | | Vienna, Austria |
| Hasil Jara |
Report | Dunai II Kocsis |
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
| 15 October 1972 | Sweden | 7 – 0 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Edström Larsson Sandberg Szepanski |
Report | Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
| 25 November 1972 | Malta | 0 – 2 | | Valletta, Malta |
| Report | Köglberger Spiteri |
Referee: Francescon (Italy) |
| 29 April 1973 | Hungary | 2 – 2 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| Zámbó Bálint |
Report | Starek Jara |
Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
| 23 May 1973 | Sweden | 3 – 2 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Sandberg Grahn |
Report | Jara Starek |
Referee: Loraux (Belgium) |
| 13 June 1973 | Hungary | 3 – 3 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| Kozma Vidáts Zámbó |
Report | Kindvall Sandberg Edström |
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy) |
| 11 November 1973 | Malta | 1 – 2 | | Valletta, Malta |
| Camilleri |
Report | Kindvall Larsson |
Referee: Katsoras (Greece) |
Austria and Sweden finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| 27 November 1973 | Sweden | 2 – 1 | | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |
| Sandberg Larsson |
Report | Hattenberger |
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
Notes
- Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
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