1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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Group 2 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Turkey. These four 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.

Standings[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Italy 10 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12
2  Turkey 6 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2
3   Switzerland 6 6 2 2 2 2 4 −2
4  Luxembourg 2 6 1 0 5 2 14 −12
7 October 1972 Luxembourg  0 – 4  Italy Luxembourg, Luxembourg
[1] Chinaglia 3'
Riva 6', 36'
Capello 62'
Referee: Wurtz (France)

21 October 1972 Switzerland   0 – 0  Italy Bern, Switzerland
[2] Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

22 October 1972 Luxembourg  2 – 0  Turkey Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Dussier 14'
Braun 16'
[3] Referee: Riegg (West Germany)

10 December 1972 Turkey  3 – 0  Luxembourg Istanbul, Turkey
Osman 6', 39'
79' (pen.)
[4] Referee: Bakhramov (Soviet Union)

13 January 1973 Italy  0 – 0  Turkey Naples, Italy
[5] Referee: Kruashvili (Soviet Union)

25 February 1973 Turkey  0 – 1  Italy Istanbul, Turkey
[6] Anastasi 35' Referee: Aouissi (Algeria)

31 March 1973 Italy  5 – 0  Luxembourg Genoa, Italy
Riva 18', 45', 70', 80'
Rivera 63'
[7] Referee: Seoudi (Tunisia)

8 April 1973 Luxembourg  0 – 1   Switzerland Luxembourg, Luxembourg
[8] Odermatt 20' Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)

9 May 1973 Switzerland   0 – 0  Turkey Basel, Switzerland
[9] Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)

26 September 1973 Switzerland   1 – 0  Luxembourg Lucerne, Switzerland
Blättler 2' [10] Referee: Riedel (East Germany)

20 October 1973 Italy  2 – 0   Switzerland Rome, Italy
Rivera 39' (pen.)
Riva 79'
[11] Referee: Jimenez (Spain)

18 November 1973 Turkey  2 – 0   Switzerland Izmir, Turkey
51'
54'
[12] Referee: Davidson (Scotland)

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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