1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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Group 2 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Turkey. 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[edit]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10
2  Turkey 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 6
3   Switzerland 6 2 2 2 2 4 −2 6
4  Luxembourg 6 1 0 5 2 14 −12 2

Matches[edit]

Luxembourg 0–4 Italy
[1] Chinaglia 3'
Riva 6', 36'
Capello 62'
Referee: Wurtz (France)

Switzerland 0–0 Italy
[2]

Luxembourg 2–0 Turkey
Dussier 14'
Braun 16'
[3]
Referee: Riegg (West Germany)

Turkey 3–0 Luxembourg
Osman 6', 39'
Köksal 79' (pen.)
[4]

Italy 0–0 Turkey
[5]
Referee: Kruashvili (Soviet Union)

Turkey 0–1 Italy
[6] Anastasi 35'
Referee: Aouissi (Algeria)

Italy 5–0 Luxembourg
Riva 18', 45', 70', 80'
Rivera 63'
[7]
Referee: Seoudi (Tunisia)

Luxembourg 0–1  Switzerland
[8] Odermatt 20'
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)

Switzerland 0–0 Turkey
[9]
Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)

Switzerland 1–0 Luxembourg
Blättler 2' [10]
Referee: Riedel (East Germany)

Italy 2–0  Switzerland
Rivera 39' (pen.)
Riva 79'
[11]
Referee: Jimenez (Spain)

Turkey 2–0  Switzerland
Mehmet Türkkan 51'
Melih 54'
[12]
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)

Notes[edit]

  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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