Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1]England, Poland, and Wales. 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 was the first time England failed to qualify for the World Cup since first entering in 1950.
^Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
External linksedit
Group 5 Detailed Results at RSSSF
May 02, 2024
1974, fifa, world, qualification, uefa, group, group, consisted, three, teams, entered, into, european, zone, england, poland, wales, these, three, teams, competed, home, away, basis, spots, final, tournament, allocated, european, zone, with, group, winner, cl. Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone 1 England Poland and Wales 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 was the first time England failed to qualify for the World Cup since first entering in 1950 Contents 1 Standings 2 Matches 3 Notes 4 External linksStandings editRank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 nbsp Poland 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 5 2 nbsp England 4 1 2 1 3 4 1 4 3 nbsp Wales 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 3Matches edit15 November 1972Wales nbsp 0 1 nbsp EnglandReport Bell nbsp 35 Referee Mullan Scotland 24 January 1973England nbsp 1 1 nbsp WalesHunter nbsp 41 Report Toshack nbsp 23 Referee Wright Northern Ireland 28 March 1973Wales nbsp 2 0 nbsp PolandJames nbsp 46 Hockey nbsp 85 ReportReferee Sureda Spain 6 June 1973Poland nbsp 2 0 nbsp EnglandGadocha nbsp 7 Lubanski nbsp 47 ReportReferee Schiller Austria 26 September 1973Poland nbsp 3 0 nbsp WalesGadocha nbsp 29 Lato nbsp 34 Domarski nbsp 53 ReportReferee Dahlberg Sweden 17 October 1973England nbsp 1 1 nbsp PolandClarke nbsp 63 pen 1 Domarski nbsp 57 Referee Loraux Belgium Notes edit Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host External links editGroup 5 Detailed Results at RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 5 amp oldid 1137733995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
