1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

Group 4 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Albania, East Germany, Finland, and Romania. 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  East Germany 106501183+15
2  Romania 96411174+13
3  Finland 3611432118
4  Albania 2610531310
21 June 1972 Finland  1 0  Albania Helsinki, Finland
Toivola  13' Report Referee: Lööw (Sweden)

20 September 1972 Finland  1 1  Romania Helsinki, Finland
Rissanen  86' Report Nunweiller  52' Referee: Eksztajn (Poland)

7 October 1972 East Germany  5 0  Finland Dresden, East Germany
Kreische  26'
Sparwasser  68', 86'
Streich  70', 76'
Report Referee: Radunchev (Bulgaria)

29 October 1972 Romania  2 0  Albania Bucharest, Romania
Dobrin  38'
Dembrovschi  41'
Report Referee: Vamvacopoulos (Greece)

8 April 1973 East Germany  2 0  Albania Magdeburg, East Germany
Streich  62'
Sparwasser  69'
Report Referee: Helies (France)

6 May 1973 Albania  1 4  Romania Tirana, Albania
Bizi  87' Report Dumitru  12'
Dumitrache  25', 57' (pen.)
Țarălungă  72'
Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia)

27 May 1973 Romania  1 0  East Germany Bucharest, Romania
Dumitrache  53' Report Referee: Linemayr (Austria)

6 June 1973 Finland  1 5  East Germany Tampere, Finland
Manninen  88' Report Streich  7', 30'
Löwe  44'
Ducke  75'
Kreische  83'
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)

26 September 1973 East Germany  2 0  Romania Leipzig, East Germany
Bransch  42', 64' Report Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)

10 October 1973 Albania  1 0  Finland Tirana, Albania
Rragami  25' (pen.) Report Referee: Angonese (Italy)

14 October 1973 Romania  9 0  Finland Bucharest, Romania
Dumitru  6'
Marcu  8', 42'
Sandu  25', 65'
Dumitrache  45', 63'
Pantea  55'
Georgescu  81'
Report Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)

13 November 1973 Albania  1 4  East Germany Tirana, Albania
Gjika 15' Report Streich  5', 35'
Löwe  62'
Sparwasser  77'
Referee: Bonett (Malta)

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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