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 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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  East Germany 6 5 0 1 18 3 +15 10
2  Romania 6 4 1 1 17 4 +13 9
3  Finland 6 1 1 4 3 21 −18 3
4  Albania 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 2

Matches

Finland 1–0 Albania
Toivola 13' Report
Referee: Lööw (Sweden)
Finland 1–1 Romania
Rissanen 86' Report Nunweiller 52'
Referee: Eksztajn (Poland)
East Germany 5–0 Finland
Kreische 26'
Sparwasser 68', 86'
Streich 70', 76'		 Report
Referee: Radunchev (Bulgaria)
Romania 2–0 Albania
Dobrin 38'
Dembrovschi 41'		 Report
Referee: Vamvacopoulos (Greece)
East Germany 2–0 Albania
Streich 62'
Sparwasser 69'		 Report
Referee: Helies (France)
Albania 1–4 Romania
Bizi 87' Report Dumitru 12'
Dumitrache 25', 57' (pen.)
Țarălungă 72'
Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia)
Romania 1–0 East Germany
Dumitrache 53' Report
Referee: Linemayr (Austria)
Finland 1–5 East Germany
Manninen 88' Report Streich 7', 30'
Löwe 44'
Ducke 75'
Kreische 83'
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)
East Germany 2–0 Romania
Bransch 42', 64' Report
Albania 1–0 Finland
Rragami 25' (pen.) Report
Referee: Angonese (Italy)
Romania 9–0 Finland
Dumitru 6'
Marcu 8', 42'
Sandu 25', 65'
Dumitrache 45', 63'
Pantea 55'
Georgescu 81'		 Report
Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)
Albania 1–4 East Germany
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.

External links

  • Group 4 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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