1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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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.

Standings[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Poland 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
2  England 4 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1
3  Wales 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2
15 November 1972 Wales  0 – 1  England Cardiff, Wales
Report Bell 35' Referee: Mullan (Scotland)
24 January 1973 England  1 – 1  Wales London, England
Hunter 41' Report Toshack 23' Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland)
28 March 1973 Wales  2 – 0  Poland Cardiff, Wales
James 46'
Hockey 85'		 Report Referee: Sureda (Spain)
6 June 1973 Poland  2 – 0  England Chorzów, Poland
Gadocha 7'
Lubański 47'		 Report Referee: Schiller (Austria)
26 September 1973 Poland  3 – 0  Wales Chorzów, Poland
Gadocha 29'
Lato 34'
Domarski 53'		 Report Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)
17 October 1973 England  1 – 1  Poland London, England
Clarke 63' (pen.) [1] Domarski 57' 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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