1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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 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 group required a play-off to decide the winner.

As of 2022, this was the last time Spain failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.

Standings

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=  Spain 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 6
1=  Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 6
3  Greece 4 0 0 4 5 11 −6 0

Matches

Spain 2–2 Yugoslavia
Amancio 30'
Asensi 89'
Report Bajević 52', 60'
Referee: Walker (England)

Yugoslavia 1–0 Greece
Aćimović 14' Report
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

Greece 2–3 Spain
Domazos 41'
Koudas 56'
Report Valdez 40', 86'
Claramunt 65'

Spain 3–1 Greece
Claramunt 29'
Sol 39'
Martínez 78'
Report Antoniadis 37'
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

Yugoslavia 0–0 Spain
Report
Referee: Linemayr (Austria)

Greece 2–4 Yugoslavia
Eleftherakis 29'
Katalinski 44' (o.g.)
Report Bajević 12'
Karasi 15', 90'
Šurjak 62'

Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Yugoslavia 1–0 Spain
Katalinski 13' Report
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.

External links

  • Group 7 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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