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 400451160

Matches

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg2–2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Amancio Soccerball shade.svg30'
Asensi Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Bajević Soccerball shade.svg52', 60'
Referee: Walker (England)

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–0Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
Aćimović Soccerball shade.svg14' Report

Greece  Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg2–3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Domazos Soccerball shade.svg41'
Koudas Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report Valdez Soccerball shade.svg40', 86'
Claramunt Soccerball shade.svg65'

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'
Report Antoniadis Soccerball shade.svg37'
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0–0Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Report
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.)
Report Bajević Soccerball shade.svg12'
Karasi Soccerball shade.svg15', 90'
Šurjak Soccerball shade.svg62'

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' Report
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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