1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
Appearance
Group 7 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Greece, Spain, and Yugoslavia. 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.
As of 2018 this is the last time Spain have failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.
Standings
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 |
19 October 1972 | Spain ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Las Palmas, Spain |
Amancio ![]() Asensi ![]() |
Report | Bajević ![]() |
Referee: Walker (England) |
18 November 1972 | Yugoslavia ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Aćimović ![]() |
Report | Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
17 January 1973 | Greece ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | Athens, Greece |
Domazos ![]() Koudas ![]() |
Report | Valdez ![]() Claramunt ![]() |
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
21 February 1973 | Spain ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Málaga, Spain |
Claramunt ![]() Sol ![]() Martínez ![]() |
Report | Antoniadis ![]() |
Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
21 October 1973 | Yugoslavia ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
Report | Referee: Linemayr (Austria) |
19 December 1973 | Greece ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | Athens, Greece |
Eleftherakis ![]() Katalinski ![]() |
Report | Bajević ![]() Karasi ![]() Šurjak ![]() |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
13 February 1974 | Yugoslavia ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Frankfurt, West Germany |
Katalinski ![]() |
Report | Referee: Loraux (Belgium) |
Notes
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.