1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Appearance
Group 9 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] France, Republic of Ireland, and Soviet Union. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the group's winner advancing to the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off with the winner of the play-off earning a place in the final tournament.
Standings
[edit]Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Matches
[edit]France ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bereta ![]() |
Report |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Conroy ![]() |
Report | Fedotov ![]() Kolotov ![]() |
France ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Chiesa ![]() |
Report | Martin ![]() |
Soviet Union ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Blokhin ![]() Onyshchenko ![]() |
Report |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.