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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] England, Poland, and Wales. 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 was the first time England failed to qualify for the World Cup since first entering in 1950.

Standings

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
2  England 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Wales 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3

Matches

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Wales 0–1 England
Report Bell 35'
Referee: Mullan (Scotland)

England 1–1 Wales
Hunter 41' Report Toshack 23'
Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland)

Wales 2–0 Poland
James 46'
Hockey 85'
Report
Referee: Sureda (Spain)

Poland 2–0 England
Gadocha 7'
Lubański 47'
Report
Referee: Schiller (Austria)

Poland 3–0 Wales
Gadocha 29'
Lato 34'
Domarski 53'
Report
Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)

England 1–1 Poland
Clarke 63' (pen.) [1] Domarski 57'
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)

Notes

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  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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