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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 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  Poland 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
2  England 4 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1
3  Wales 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2
15 November 1972 Wales  0 – 1  England Cardiff, Wales
Report Bell 35' Referee: Mullan (Scotland)

24 January 1973 England  1 – 1  Wales London, England
Hunter 41' Report Toshack 23' Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland)

28 March 1973 Wales  2 – 0  Poland Cardiff, Wales
James 46'
Hockey 85'
Report Referee: Sureda (Spain)

6 June 1973 Poland  2 – 0  England Chorzów, Poland
Gadocha 7'
Lubański 47'
Report Referee: Schiller (Austria)

26 September 1973 Poland  3 – 0  Wales Chorzów, Poland
Gadocha 29'
Lato 34'
Domarski 53'
Report Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)

17 October 1973 England  1 – 1  Poland London, England
Clarke 63' (pen.) Report Domarski 57' Referee: Loraux (Belgium)

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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