FIFA World Cup qualification

1974: 192 of 192 matches played, 505 goals

Group stage

13 groups

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	6	3	2	1	+7	8
2	Austria	6	3	2	1	+7	8
3	Hungary	6	2	4	0	+5	8
4	Malta	6	0	0	6	−19	0

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Bulgaria	6	4	2	0	+10	10
2	Portugal	6	2	3	1	+4	7
3	Northern Ireland	6	1	3	2	−1	5
4	Cyprus	6	1	0	5	−13	2

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	4	4	0	+12	8
2	Norway	4	2	2	+3	4
3	Iceland	4	0	4	−15	0

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	German DR	6	5	0	1	+15	10
2	Romania	6	4	1	1	+13	9
3	Finland	6	1	1	4	−18	3
4	Albania	6	1	0	5	−10	2

Group 5

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Italy	6	4	2	0	+12	10
2	Turkey	6	2	2	2	+2	6
3	Switzerland	6	2	2	2	−2	6
4	Luxembourg	6	1	0	5	−12	2

Group 6

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Russia	4	3	0	1	+3	6
2	Republic of Ireland	4	1	1	2	−1	3
3	France	4	1	1	2	−2	3

Group 7

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Scotland	4	3	0	1	+5	6
2	Czechoslovakia	4	2	1	1	+6	5
3	Denmark	4	0	1	3	−11	1

Group 8

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Spain	4	2	2	0	+3	6
2	Yugoslavia	4	2	2	0	+3	6
3	Greece	4	0	0	4	−6	0

Group 9

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Poland	4	2	1	1	+3	5
2	England	4	1	2	1	−1	4
3	Wales	4	1	1	2	−2	3

Group 10

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Australia	6	3	3	0	+9	9
2	Iraq	6	3	2	1	+5	8
3	Indonesia	6	1	2	3	−7	4
4	New Zealand	6	0	3	3	−7	3

Group 11

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Iran	6	4	1	1	+4	9
2	Syria	6	3	1	2	0	7
3	North Korea	6	1	3	2	0	5
4	Kuwait	6	1	1	4	−4	3

Group 12

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Uruguay	4	2	1	1	+4	5
2	Colombia	4	1	3	0	+1	5
3	Ecuador	4	0	2	2	−5	2

Group 13

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	4	3	1	0	+7	7
2	Paraguay	4	2	1	1	+3	5
3	Bolivia	4	0	0	4	−10	0

Groups numbered by the date of their first match: the official letters are not in our data. 2 points a win, then goal difference and goals scored; head-to-head rules and deductions are not applied.

Other matches

0 still to play

Sun 13 May 1973

Wed 16 May 1973

Thailand0 Vietnam Republic1

Thu 17 May 1973

Sat 19 May 1973

Sun 20 May 1973

Morocco1 FT Vietnam Republic0

Mon 21 May 1973

Tue 22 May 1973

Wed 23 May 1973

Thu 24 May 1973

Hong Kong1 Vietnam Republic0

Sat 26 May 1973

Mon 28 May 1973