1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] 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

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Rank  | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1= |  Austria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 8
1= |  Sweden | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8
3 |  Hungary | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8
4 |  Malta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0

## Matches

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14 November 1971

Malta | 0–2|  Hungary

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| [1] | Bene 3', 56'

The Stadium, Valletta, Malta

Attendance: 9,231

Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

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30 April 1972

Austria | 4–0|  Malta

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Hickersberger 29', 34', 36'
Hof 85' | [2] |

Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria

Attendance: 16,081

Referee: Kruashvili (Soviet Union)

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6 May 1972

Hungary | 3–0|  Malta

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Kocsis 35'
Bene 60'
I. Juhász 75' | [3] |

Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary

Attendance: 5,646

Referee: Gugulović (Yugoslavia)

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25 May 1972

Sweden | 0–0|  Hungary

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Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Stockholm, Sweden

Attendance: 28,598

Referee: Van Ravens (Netherlands)

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10 June 1972

Austria | 2–0|  Sweden

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Parits 65'
Pumm 78' | [5] |

Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria

Attendance: 40,578

Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

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15 October 1972

Austria | 2–2|  Hungary

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Hasil 58' (pen.)
Jara 71' | [6] | Dunai II 16'
Kocsis 20'

Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria

Attendance: 67,392

Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)

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15 October 1972

Sweden | 7–0|  Malta

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Edström 2', 32', 64'
Larsson 18', 35' (pen.)
Sandberg 44'
Szepanski 57' (pen.) | [7] |

Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden

Attendance: 24,277

Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)

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25 November 1972

Malta | 0–2|  Austria

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| [8] | Köglberger 48'
Spiteri 77' (o.g.)

The Stadium, Valletta, Malta

Attendance: 4,373

Referee: Francescon (Italy)

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29 April 1973

Hungary | 2–2|  Austria

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Zámbó 12'
Bálint 69' | [9] | Starek 14'
Jara 28'

Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary

Attendance: 72,068

Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

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23 May 1973

Sweden | 3–2|  Austria

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Sandberg 24', 78'
Grahn 52' | [10] | Jara 50'
Starek 89'

Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden

Attendance: 48,462

Referee: Loraux (Belgium)

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13 June 1973

Hungary | 3–3|  Sweden

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Kozma 9'
Vidáts 59'
Zámbó 71' | [11] | Kindvall 38'
Sandberg 57'
Edström 77'

Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary

Attendance: 73,070

Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)

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11 November 1973

Malta | 1–2|  Sweden

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Camilleri 20' | [12] | Kindvall 21'
Larsson 35' (pen.)

The Stadium, Valletta, Malta

Attendance: 15,459

Referee: 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

Sweden | 2–1|  Austria

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Sandberg 12'
Larsson 28' (pen.) | [13] | Hattenberger 39'

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany

Attendance: 69,974

Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)

## Notes

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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

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* Group 1 Detailed Results at RSSSF

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