1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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Group 4 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Albania, East Germany, Finland, and Romania. 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  East Germany 10 6 5 0 1 18 3 +15
2  Romania 9 6 4 1 1 17 4 +13
3  Finland 3 6 1 1 4 3 21 −18
4  Albania 2 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10
21 June 1972 Finland  1 – 0  Albania Helsinki, Finland
Toivola 13' Report Referee: Lööw (Sweden)

20 September 1972 Finland  1 – 1  Romania Helsinki, Finland
Rissanen 86' Report Nunweiller 52' Referee: Eksztajn (Poland)

7 October 1972 East Germany  5 – 0  Finland Dresden, East Germany
Kreische 26'
Sparwasser 68', 86'
Streich 70', 76'
Report Referee: Radunchev (Bulgaria)

29 October 1972 Romania  2 – 0  Albania Bucharest, Romania
Dobrin 38'
Dembrovschi 41'
Report Referee: Vamvacopoulos (Greece)

8 April 1973 East Germany  2 – 0  Albania Magdeburg, East Germany
Streich 62'
Sparwasser 69'
Report Referee: Helies (France)

6 May 1973 Albania  1 – 4  Romania Tirana, Albania
Bizi 87' Report Dumitru 12'
Dumitrache 25', 57' (pen.)
Țarălungă 72'
Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia)


6 June 1973 Finland  1 – 5  East Germany Tampere, Finland
Manninen 88' Report Streich 7', 30'
Löwe 44'
Ducke 75'
Kreische 83'
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)

26 September 1973 East Germany  2 – 0  Romania Leipzig, East Germany
Bransch 42', 64' Report Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)

10 October 1973 Albania  1 – 0  Finland Tirana, Albania
Rragami 25' (pen.) Report Referee: Angonese (Italy)

14 October 1973 Romania  9 – 0  Finland Bucharest, Romania
Dumitru 6'
Marcu 8', 42'
Sandu 25', 65'
Dumitrache 45', 63'
Pantea 55'
Georgescu 81'
Report Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)

13 November 1973 Albania  1 – 4  East Germany Tirana, Albania
Gjika 15' Report Streich 5', 35'
Löwe 62'
Sparwasser 77'
Referee: Bonett (Malta)

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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