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 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 |  Italy |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| 2 |  Turkey |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
| 7 October 1972 | Luxembourg |
0 – 4 | Italy |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Chinaglia  3'Riva 6', 36'Capello 62' |
Referee: Wurtz (France) |
| 21 October 1972 | Switzerland |
0 – 0 | Italy |
Bern, Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
| 22 October 1972 | Luxembourg |
2 – 0 | Turkey |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dussier 14' Braun 16' |
Report | Referee: Riegg (West Germany) |
| 10 December 1972 | Turkey |
3 – 0 | Luxembourg |
Istanbul, Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osman 6', 39' Köksal 79' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Bakhramov (Soviet Union) |
| 31 March 1973 | Italy |
5 – 0 | Luxembourg |
Genoa, Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riva 18', 45', 70', 80' Rivera 63' |
Report | Referee: Seoudi (Tunisia) |
| 8 April 1973 | Luxembourg |
0 – 1 | Switzerland |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Odermatt 20' |
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 9 May 1973 | Switzerland |
0 – 0 | Turkey |
Basel, Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Referee: Emsberger (Hungary) |
| 26 September 1973 | Switzerland |
1 – 0 | Luxembourg |
Lucerne, Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blättler 2' |
Report | Referee: Riedel (East Germany) |
| 20 October 1973 | Italy |
2 – 0 | Switzerland |
Rome, Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivera 39' (pen.) Riva 79' |
Report | Referee: Jimenez (Spain) |
| 18 November 1973 | Turkey |
2 – 0 | Switzerland |
Izmir, Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Türkkan 51' Melih 54' |
Report | Referee: Davidson (Scotland) |
Notes
- ↑ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
