Standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 1= |  Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |
Group 7 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Greece, Spain, and Yugoslavia. These three 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. This group required a play-off to decide the winner.
As of 2022, this was the last time Spain failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 1= | Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
Aćimović  14' |
| Greece | 2–3 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Domazos 41' Koudas 56' | Valdez 40', 86' Claramunt 65' |
| Spain | 3–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Claramunt 29' Sol 39'Martínez 78' | Antoniadis 37' |
| Yugoslavia | 0–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2–4 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Eleftherakis 29' Katalinski 44' (o.g.) | Bajević 12' Karasi 15', 90'Šurjak 62' |
Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Katalinski 13' |
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