title: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
text: # 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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
  
  Austria and Sweden finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
  
  