1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Austria, Hungary, Malta, and Sweden. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 9,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Austria |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
| 1= |  Sweden |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
| 4 |  Malta |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | −19 |
| 30 April 1972 | Austria | 4 – 0 | Malta | Vienna, Austria |
Hickersberger  29', 34', 36'Hof 85' |
Report | Referee: Kruashvili (Soviet Union) |
| 6 May 1972 | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Malta | Budapest, Hungary |
| Kocsis 35' Bene 60'I. Juhász 75' |
Report | Referee: Gugulović (Yugoslavia) |
| 10 June 1972 | Austria | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Vienna, Austria |
| Parits 65' Pumm 78' |
Report | Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland) |
| 15 October 1972 | Austria | 2 – 2 | Hungary | Vienna, Austria |
| Hasil 58' (pen.) Jara 71' |
Report | Dunai II 16' Kocsis 20' |
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
| 15 October 1972 | Sweden | 7 – 0 | Malta | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Edström 2', 32', 64' Larsson 18', 35' (pen.)Sandberg 44'Szepanski 57' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
| 25 November 1972 | Malta | 0 – 2 | Austria | Valletta, Malta |
| Report | Köglberger 48' Spiteri 77' (o.g.) |
Referee: Francescon (Italy) |
| 29 April 1973 | Hungary | 2 – 2 | Austria | Budapest, Hungary |
| Zámbó 12' Bálint 69' |
Report | Starek 14' Jara 28' |
Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
| 23 May 1973 | Sweden | 3 – 2 | Austria | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Sandberg 24', 78' Grahn 52' |
Report | Jara 50' Starek 89' |
Referee: Loraux (Belgium) |
| 13 June 1973 | Hungary | 3 – 3 | Sweden | Budapest, Hungary |
| Kozma 9' Vidáts 59'Zámbó 71' |
Report | Kindvall 38' Sandberg 57'Edström 77' |
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy) |
| 11 November 1973 | Malta | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Valletta, Malta |
| Camilleri 20' |
Report | Kindvall 21' Larsson 35' (pen.) |
Referee: Katsoras (Greece) |
Austria and Sweden finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| 27 November 1973 | Sweden | 2 – 1 | Austria | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |
| Sandberg 12' Larsson 28' (pen.) |
Report | Hattenberger 39' |
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
Notes
- 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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