1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

none Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host. Austria, Hungary, Malta, and Sweden. These four 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 this spot. Standings RankTeamPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1=AUT6321147+781=SWE6321158+783HUN6240127+584MLT6006120−190 Matches 14 November 1971 MLT 0–2 HUN Bene 3 56 Valletta, Malta The Stadium 9,231 Lo Bello (Italy) 30 April 1972 AUT 4–0 MLT Hickersberger 29 34 36Hof 85 Vienna, Austria Praterstadion 16,081 Kruashvili (Soviet Union) 6 May 1972 HUN 3–0 MLT Kocsis 35Bene 60I. Juhász 75 Budapest, Hungary Megyeri úti Stadion 5,646 Gugulović (Yugoslavia) 25 May 1972 SWE 0–0 HUN Stockholm, Sweden Råsunda Fotbollstadion 28,598 Van Ravens (Netherlands) 10 June 1972 AUT 2–0 SWE Parits 65Pumm 78 Vienna, Austria Praterstadion 40,578 Anton Bucheli (Switzerland) 15 October 1972 AUT 2–2 HUN Hasil 58 pen.Jara 71 Dunai II 16Kocsis 20 Vienna, Austria Praterstadion 67,392 Glöckner (East Germany) 15 October 1972 SWE 7–0 MLT Edström 2 32 64Larsson 18 35 pen.Sandberg 44Szepanski 57 pen. Gothenburg, Sweden Ullevi Stadion 24,277 Hirviniemi (Finland) 25 November 1972 MLT 0–2 AUT Köglberger 48Spiteri 77 o.g. Valletta, Malta The Stadium 4,373 Francescon (Italy) 29 April 1973 HUN 2–2 AUT Zámbó 12Bálint 69 Starek 14Jara 28 Budapest, Hungary Népstadion 72,068 Kitabdjian (France) 23 May 1973 SWE 3–2 AUT Sandberg 24 78Grahn 52 Jara 50Starek 89 Gothenburg, Sweden Ullevi Stadion 48,462 Loraux (Belgium) 13 June 1973 HUN 3–3 SWE Kozma 9Vidáts 59Zámbó 71 Kindvall 38Sandberg 57Edström 77 Budapest, Hungary Népstadion 73,070 Lo Bello (Italy) 11 November 1973 MLT 1–2 SWE Camilleri 20 Kindvall 21Larsson 35 pen. Valletta, Malta The Stadium 15,459 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 SWE 2–1 AUT Sandberg 12Larsson 28 pen. Hattenberger 39 Gelsenkirchen, West Germany Parkstadion 69,974 Glöckner (East Germany) Notes External links Group 1 Detailed Results at RSSSF 1 Category:1972–73 in Austrian football Category:1973–74 in Austrian football Category:1972–73 in Hungarian football Category:1973–74 in Hungarian football Category:1972–73 in Maltese football Category:1973–74 in Maltese football Category:1972 in Swedish football Category:1973 in Swedish football Category:Sweden at the 1974 FIFA World Cup