The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Belgium and Bulgaria finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.
Belgium  | 5–0 |  Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
Van Himst  18', 55'Thio 75', 80'Stockman 89' | Report |
Belgium and Bulgaria finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Bulgaria qualified.
| Final table | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | |  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | X | 5:0 | 1:0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2. | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | 3:0 | X | 4:0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 3. | Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0:5 | 1:2 | X | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Belgium Head coach: Constant Vanden Stock
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Yves Baré | 28 October 1938 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | 90 | 90 | 90 | RFC Liégeois |
| DF | Jean Cornelis | 2 August 1941 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| GK | Guy Delhasse | 19 February 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | - | - | - | RFC Liégeois |
| DF | Robert Granjé | 6 January 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | Lierse S.K. |
| DF | Pierre Hanon | 29 December 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| DF | Georges Heylens | 8 August 1941 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| MF | Armand Jurion | 24 February 1937 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| MF | Albert Michiels | 14 March 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | R. Beerschot AC |
| GK | Jean Nicolay | 27 December 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | B | 90 | 90 | Standard Liège |
| DF | Jean Plaskie | 24 August 1941 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| MF | Wilfried Puis | 18 February 1943 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| MF | Léon Semmeling | 4 January 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | Standard Liège |
| FW | Jacques Stockman | 8 October 1938 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | 90 | 90 | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| DF | Albert Sulon | 3 April 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | RFC Liégeois |
| MF | Gérard Sulon | 3 April 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | - | RFC Liégeois |
| FW | Johnny Thio | 2 September 1944 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Club Brugge K.V. |
| GK | Jean-Marie Trappeniers | 13 January 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | B | B | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| FW | Paul Van Himst | 2 October 1943 | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| MF | Paul Vandenberg | 11 October 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | R. Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||
| 90 | - | - | - | Standard Liège | |||||||||
| FW | Frits Vandenboer | 8 May 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | B | B | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. |
| DF | Laurent Verbiest | 16 April 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | B | 90 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| MF | Jan Verheyen | 9 July 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | B | B | B | R. Beerschot AC |
| MF | Frans Vermeyen | 25 March 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Lierse S.K. |
| DF | Robert Weyn | 21 March 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | 90 | B | R. Beerschot AC |
Bulgaria Head coach: 
Rudolf Vytlačil
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Stefan Abadzhiev | 3 July 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | FD Levski Sofia |
| DF | Vidin Apostolov | 17 October 1941 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | DNA Plovdiv |
| FW | Georgi Asparuhov | 4 May 1943 | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FD Levski Sofia |
| GK | Stancho Bonchev | 1 May 1942 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | DFS Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| FW | Spiro Debarski | 8 December 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | FD Lokomotiv Sofia |
| GK | Ivan Deyanov | 16 December 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | FD Lokomotiv Sofia |
| MF | Todor Diev | 28 September 1934 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Spartak Plovdiv |
| DF | Ivan Dimitrov | 14 May 1935 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | FD Lokomotiv Sofia |
| DF | Boris Gaganelov | 7 October 1941 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | CSKA Sofia |
| MF | Stoyan Kitov | 27 August 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | Spartak Sofia |
| FW | Ivan Kolev | 1 November 1930 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | CSKA Sofia |
| FW | Aleksandar Kostov | 5 March 1938 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | FD Levski Sofia |
| FW | Nikola Kotkov | 9 December 1938 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | FD Lokomotiv Sofia |
| DF | Dimitar Largov | 10 September 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | FD Slavia Sofia |
| GK | Georgi Naydenov | 21 December 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | CSKA Sofia |
| DF | Dimitar Penev | 12 July 1945 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | CSKA Sofia |
| DF | Aleksandar Shalamanov | 4 September 1941 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | FD Slavia Sofia |
| MF | Ivan Vasilev | 18 January 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | FD Slavia Sofia |
| DF | Ivan Vutsov | 14 December 1939 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | FD Levski Sofia |
| FW | Dimitar Yakimov | 12 August 1941 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | CSKA Sofia |
| MF | Evgeni Yanchovski | 5 September 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Beroe Stara Zagora |
| FW | Dobromir Zhechev | 12 November 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | Spartak Sofia |
| FW | Petar Zhekov | 10 October 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | Beroe Stara Zagora |
Israel Head coach: 
Milovan Ćirić
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