Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: Austria, Hungary, Malta, and Sweden. 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 this spot.
Standings
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1= | Austria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 8 |
1= | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 |
3 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 |
4 | Malta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Matches
Malta | 0–2 | Hungary |
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Bene 3', 56' |
Austria | 4–0 | Malta |
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Hickersberger 29', 34', 36' Hof 85' |
Hungary | 3–0 | Malta |
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Kocsis 35' Bene 60' I. Juhász 75' |
Sweden | 0–0 | Hungary |
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Austria | 2–0 | Sweden |
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Parits 65' Pumm 78' |
Austria | 2–2 | Hungary |
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Hasil 58' (pen.) Jara 71' |
Dunai II 16' Kocsis 20' |
Sweden | 7–0 | Malta |
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Edström 2', 32', 64' Larsson 18', 35' (pen.) Sandberg 44' Szepanski 57' (pen.) |
Malta | 0–2 | Austria |
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Köglberger 48' Spiteri 77' (o.g.) |
Hungary | 2–2 | Austria |
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Zámbó 12' Bálint 69' |
Starek 14' Jara 28' |
Sweden | 3–2 | Austria |
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Sandberg 24', 78' Grahn 52' |
Jara 50' Starek 89' |
Hungary | 3–3 | Sweden |
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Kozma 9' Vidáts 59' Zámbó 71' |
Kindvall 38' Sandberg 57' Edström 77' |
Malta | 1–2 | Sweden |
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Camilleri 20' | Kindvall 21' Larsson 35' (pen.) |
Austria and Sweden finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Sweden | 2–1 | Austria |
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Sandberg 12' Larsson 28' (pen.) |
Hattenberger 39' |
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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