1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6
Group 6 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Bulgaria, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, and Portugal. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 9 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming the place in the finals.
Standings
[edit]Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 2 |
Matches
[edit]Portugal ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Humberto Coelho ![]() Nené ![]() Artur Jorge ![]() Rui Jordão ![]() | Report |
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
Cyprus ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Chico Faria ![]() |
Referee: Chevorc (Romania)
Bulgaria ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Bonev ![]() Kolev ![]() | Report |
Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany)
Cyprus ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Antoniou ![]() | Report |
Referee: Bentu (Romania)
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Referee: Nyhus (Norway)
Portugal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rui Jordão ![]() | Report | O'Kane ![]() |
Referee: Ibanez (Spain)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- ^ a b c All home matches of Northern Ireland were played in England due to The Troubles.