1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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Group 2 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Turkey. 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 the place in the finals.

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Standings

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6420120+1210
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 622253+26
3Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 62222426
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6105214122

Matches

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Chinaglia Soccerball shade.svg3'
Riva Soccerball shade.svg6', 36'
Capello Soccerball shade.svg62'
Referee: Wurtz (France)

Switzerland   Flag of Switzerland.svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg2–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Dussier Soccerball shade.svg14'
Braun Soccerball shade.svg16'
Referee: Riegg (West Germany)

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Osman Soccerball shade.svg6', 39'
Köksal Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Referee: Kruashvili (Soviet Union)

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Anastasi Soccerball shade.svg35'
Referee: Aouissi (Algeria)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Riva Soccerball shade.svg18', 45', 70', 80'
Rivera Soccerball shade.svg63'
Referee: Seoudi (Tunisia)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–1Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Odermatt Soccerball shade.svg20'
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)

Switzerland   Flag of Switzerland.svg0–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)

Switzerland   Flag of Switzerland.svg1–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Blättler Soccerball shade.svg2'
Referee: Riedel (East Germany)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Rivera Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Riva Soccerball shade.svg79'
Referee: Jimenez (Spain)

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–0Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Mehmet Türkkan Soccerball shade.svg51'
Melih Soccerball shade.svg54'
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)

Notes

  1. Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.

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