1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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Group 9 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] France, Republic of Ireland, and Soviet Union. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the group's winner advancing to the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off with the winner of the play-off earning a place in the final tournament.

Standings[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Soviet Union 6 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3
2  Republic of Ireland 3 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1
3  France 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2
13 October 1972 France  1 – 0  Soviet Union Paris, France
Bereta 61' Report Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)
18 October 1972 Republic of Ireland  1 – 2  Soviet Union Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Conroy 83' Report Fedotov 55'
Kolotov 65'		 Referee: Øberg (Norway)
15 November 1972 Republic of Ireland  2 – 1  France Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Conroy 27'
Treacy 77'		 Report Larqué 66' Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark)
13 May 1973 Soviet Union  1 – 0  Republic of Ireland Moscow, Soviet Union
Onyshchenko 58' Report Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)
19 May 1973 France  1 – 1  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Chiesa 78' Report Martin 83' Referee: Rainea (Romania)
26 May 1973 Soviet Union  2 – 0  France Moscow, Soviet Union
Blokhin 81'
Onyshchenko 84'		 Report Referee: Biwersi (West Germany)

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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