1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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Group 4 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Albania, East Germany, Finland, and Romania. 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 East Germany.svg  East Germany 6501183+1510
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 6411174+139
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6114321183
4Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 6105313102

Matches

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–0Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
Toivola Soccerball shade.svg13' Report
Referee: Lööw (Sweden)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Rissanen Soccerball shade.svg86' Report Nunweiller Soccerball shade.svg52'
Referee: Eksztajn (Poland)

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg5–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Kreische Soccerball shade.svg26'
Sparwasser Soccerball shade.svg68', 86'
Streich Soccerball shade.svg70', 76'
Report
Referee: Radunchev (Bulgaria)

Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg2–0Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
Dobrin Soccerball shade.svg38'
Dembrovschi Soccerball shade.svg41'
Report
Referee: Vamvacopoulos (Greece)

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg2–0Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
Streich Soccerball shade.svg62'
Sparwasser Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report
Referee: Helies (France)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg1–4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bizi Soccerball shade.svg87' Report Dumitru Soccerball shade.svg12'
Dumitrache Soccerball shade.svg25', 57' (pen.)
Țarălungă Soccerball shade.svg72'
Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia)

Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg1–0Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Dumitrache Soccerball shade.svg53' Report
Referee: Linemayr (Austria)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Manninen Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Streich Soccerball shade.svg7', 30'
Löwe Soccerball shade.svg44'
Ducke Soccerball shade.svg75'
Kreische Soccerball shade.svg83'
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg2–0Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bransch Soccerball shade.svg42', 64' Report

Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg1–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Rragami Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.) Report
Referee: Angonese (Italy)

Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg9–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Dumitru Soccerball shade.svg6'
Marcu Soccerball shade.svg8', 42'
Sandu Soccerball shade.svg25', 65'
Dumitrache Soccerball shade.svg45', 63'
Pantea Soccerball shade.svg55'
Georgescu Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report
Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg1–4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Gjika Soccerball shade.svg15' Report Streich Soccerball shade.svg5', 35'
Löwe Soccerball shade.svg62'
Sparwasser Soccerball shade.svg77'
Referee: Bonett (Malta)

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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