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 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 |  East Germany
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 10 |
| 2 |  Romania
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 9 |
| 3 |  Finland
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 |
| 4 |  Albania
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 |
Matches edit
| East Germany | 5–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Kreische  26'Sparwasser 68', 86'Streich 70', 76' |
Report |
Referee: Radunchev (Bulgaria)
| East Germany | 2–0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Streich 62' Sparwasser 69' |
Report |
Referee: Helies (France)
| Albania | 1–4 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Bizi 87' |
Report | Dumitru 12' Dumitrache 25', 57' (pen.)Țarălungă 72' |
Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia)
| Romania | 1–0 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitrache 53' |
Report |
| Finland | 1–5 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Manninen 88' |
Report | Streich 7', 30' Löwe 44'Ducke 75'Kreische 83' |
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)
| East Germany | 2–0 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Bransch 42', 64' |
Report |
Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)
| Romania | 9–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitru 6' Marcu 8', 42'Sandu 25', 65'Dumitrache 45', 63'Pantea 55'Georgescu 81' |
Report |
Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)
| Albania | 1–4 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Gjika 15' |
Report | Streich 5', 35' Löwe 62'Sparwasser 77' |
Referee: Bonett (Malta)
Notes edit
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.