1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

none Group 6 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. Bulgaria, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, and Portugal. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 9 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming the place in the finals. Standings RankTeamPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1BUL 19716420133+10102POR6231106+473NIR613256−154CYP 19606105114−132 Matches 29 March 1972 POR Report 4–0 CYP 1960 Humberto Coelho 7Nené 17Artur Jorge 46Rui Jordão 81 Lisbon, Portugal Loraux (Belgium) 10 May 1972 CYP 1960 Report 0–1 POR Chico Faria 36 Nicosia, Cyprus Chevorc (Romania) 18 October 1972 BUL 1971 Report 3–0 NIR Bonev 18 pen. 85 pen.Kolev 53 Sofia, Bulgaria Schulenburg (West Germany) 19 November 1972 CYP 1960 Report 0–4 BUL 1971 Mihaylov 2Denev 15Bonev 17 80 Limassol, Cyprus Lo Bello (Italy) 14 February 1973 CYP 1960 Report 1–0 NIR Antoniou 88 Nicosia, Cyprus Bentu (Romania) 28 March 1973 NIR Report 1–1 POR O'Neill 18 Eusébio 84 pen. Coventry, EnglandAll home matches of Northern Ireland were played in England due to The Troubles. Schiller (Austria) 2 May 1973 BUL 1971 Report 2–1 POR Denev 38Bonev 60 Nené 74 Sofia, Bulgaria Gugulović (Yugoslavia) 8 May 1973 NIR Report 3–0 CYP 1960 Morgan 4Anderson 32 44 London, England Jones (Wales) 26 September 1973 NIR Report 0–0 BUL 1971 Sheffield, England Nyhus (Norway) 13 October 1973 POR Report 2–2 BUL 1971 Quaresma 48Simões 89 Bonev 56 65 Lisbon, Portugal Taylor (England) 14 November 1973 POR Report 1–1 NIR Rui Jordão 34 O'Kane 68 Lisbon, Portugal Ibanez (Spain) 18 November 1973 BUL 1971 Report 2–0 CYP 1960 Kolev 2Denev 65 Sofia, Bulgaria Placek (Czechoslovakia) Notes External links Group 6 Detailed Results at RSSSF 6 Category:1972–73 in Bulgarian football Category:Bulgaria at the 1974 FIFA World Cup Category:1972–73 in Cypriot football Category:1973–74 in Cypriot football Category:1972–73 in Northern Ireland association football Category:1973–74 in Northern Ireland association football Category:1972–73 in Portuguese football Category:1973–74 in Portuguese football