1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

Group 9 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] France, Republic of Ireland, and Soviet Union. These three 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  Soviet Union 6430152+3
2  Republic of Ireland 34112451
3  France 34112352
13 October 1972 France 1 0 Soviet UnionParis, France
Bereta  61' Report Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)


15 November 1972 Republic of Ireland 2 1 FranceDublin, Republic of Ireland
Conroy  27'
Treacy  77'
Report Larqué  66' Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark)



26 May 1973 Soviet Union 2 0 FranceMoscow, Soviet Union
Blokhin  81'
Onyshchenko  84'
Report Referee: Biwersi (West Germany)

Notes

  1. 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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