1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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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.

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As of 2022, this was the last time Spain failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.

Standings

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1=Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 422085+36
1=Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 422074+36
3Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 4004511−60

Matches

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg2–2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Amancio Soccerball shade.svg30'
Asensi Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Bajević Soccerball shade.svg52', 60'
Las Palmas, Spain
Referee: Walker (England)
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–0Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
Aćimović Soccerball shade.svg14'
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
Greece  Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg2–3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Koudas Soccerball shade.svg56'
Domazos Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Valdez Soccerball shade.svg40', 86'
Claramunt Soccerball shade.svg65'
Athens, Greece
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg3–1Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
Claramunt Soccerball shade.svg29'
Sol Soccerball shade.svg39'
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Antoniadis Soccerball shade.svg37'
Málaga, Spain
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0–0Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Referee: Linemayr (Austria)
Greece  Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg2–4Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Eleftherakis Soccerball shade.svg29'
Katalinski Soccerball shade.svg44' (o.g.)		 Bajević Soccerball shade.svg12'
Karasi Soccerball shade.svg15', 90'
Šurjak Soccerball shade.svg62'
Athens, Greece
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

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  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–0Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Katalinski Soccerball shade.svg13'
Frankfurt, West Germany
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)

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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