1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
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) |
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) |
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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- 1973–74 in Italian football
- 1972–73 in Luxembourgian football
- 1973–74 in Luxembourgian football
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- 1973–74 in Swiss football
- 1972–73 in Turkish football
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