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 two of the 9,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 |
| 3 |  Finland |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Albania |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 |
| 20 September 1972 | Finland | 1 – 1 | Romania | Helsinki, Finland |
Rissanen  86' |
Report | Nunweiller 52' |
Referee: Eksztajn (Poland) |
| 7 October 1972 | East Germany | 5 – 0 | Finland | Dresden, East Germany |
| Kreische 26' Sparwasser 68', 86'Streich 70', 76' |
Report | Referee: Radunchev (Bulgaria) |
| 29 October 1972 | Romania | 2 – 0 | Albania | Bucharest, Romania |
| Dobrin 38' Dembrovschi 41' |
Report | Referee: Vamvacopoulos (Greece) |
| 8 April 1973 | East Germany | 2 – 0 | Albania | Magdeburg, East Germany |
| Streich 62' Sparwasser 69' |
Report | Referee: Helies (France) |
| 6 May 1973 | Albania | 1 – 4 | Romania | Tirana, Albania |
| Bizi 87' |
Report | Dumitru 12' Dumitrache 25', 57' (pen.)Țarălungă 72' |
Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia) |
| 27 May 1973 | Romania | 1 – 0 | East Germany | Bucharest, Romania |
| Dumitrache 53' |
Report | Referee: Linemayr (Austria) |
| 6 June 1973 | Finland | 1 – 5 | East Germany | Tampere, Finland |
| Manninen 88' |
Report | Streich 7', 30' Löwe 44'Ducke 75'Kreische 83' |
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union) |
| 26 September 1973 | East Germany | 2 – 0 | Romania | Leipzig, East Germany |
| Bransch 42', 64' |
Report | Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland) |
| 10 October 1973 | Albania | 1 – 0 | Finland | Tirana, Albania |
| Rragami 25' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Angonese (Italy) |
| 14 October 1973 | Romania | 9 – 0 | Finland | Bucharest, Romania |
| Dumitru 6' Marcu 8', 42'Sandu 25', 65'Dumitrache 45', 63'Pantea 55'Georgescu 81' |
Report | Referee: Emsberger (Hungary) |
| 13 November 1973 | Albania | 1 – 4 | East Germany | Tirana, Albania |
| Gjika 15' |
Report | Streich 5', 35' Löwe 62'Sparwasser 77' |
Referee: Bonett (Malta) |
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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