1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
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 two of the 9,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 2 |  England |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| 24 January 1973 | England | 1 – 1 | Wales | London, England |
Hunter  41' |
Report | Toshack 23' |
Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland) |
| 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) |
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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