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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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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=  Austria 8 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7
1=  Sweden 8 6 3 2 1 15 8 +7
3  Hungary 8 6 2 4 0 12 7 +5
4  Malta 0 6 0 0 6 1 20 −19
14 November 1971 Malta  0 – 2  Hungary Valletta, Malta
Report Bene 3', 56' Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
30 April 1972 Austria  4 – 0  Malta Vienna, Austria
Hickersberger 29', 34', 36'
Hof 85'		 Report Referee: Kruashvili (Soviet Union)
6 May 1972 Hungary  3 – 0  Malta Budapest, Hungary
Kocsis 35'
Bene 60'
I. Juhász 75'		 Report Referee: Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
25 May 1972 Sweden  0 – 0  Hungary Stockholm, Sweden
Report Referee: Van Ravens (Netherlands)
10 June 1972 Austria  2 – 0  Sweden Vienna, Austria
Parits 65'
Pumm 78'		 Report Referee: Bucheli (Switzerland)
15 October 1972 Austria  2 – 2  Hungary Vienna, Austria
Hasil 58' (pen.)
Jara 71'		 Report Dunai II 16'
Koscis 20'		 Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)
15 October 1972 Sweden  7 – 0  Malta Gothenburg, Sweden
Edström 2', 32', 64'
Larsson 18', 35' (pen.)
Sandberg 44'
Szepanski 57' (pen.)		 Report Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
25 November 1972 Malta  0 – 2  Austria Valletta, Malta
Report Köglberger 48'
Spiteri 77' (o.g.)		 Referee: Francescon (Italy)
29 April 1973 Hungary  2 – 2  Austria Budapest, Hungary
Zámbó 12'
Bálint 69'		 Report Starek 14'
Jara 28'		 Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
23 May 1973 Sweden  3 – 2  Austria Gothenburg, Sweden
Sandberg 24', 78'
Grahn 52'		 Report Jara 50'
Starek 89'		 Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
13 June 1973 Hungary  3 – 3  Sweden Budapest, Hungary
Kozma 9'
Vidáts 59'
Zámbó 71'		 Report Kindvall 38'
Sandberg 57'
Edström 77'		 Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
11 November 1973 Malta  1 – 2  Sweden Valletta, Malta
Camilleri 20' Report Kindvall 21'
Larsson 35' (pen.)		 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  Austria Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Sandberg 12'
Larsson 28' (pen.)		 Report Hattenberger 39' Referee: Glöckner (East 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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