1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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 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

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Italy 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10
2   Turkey 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 6
3    Switzerland 6 2 2 2 2 4 −2 6
4   Luxembourg 6 1 0 5 2 14 −12 2

Matches

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Luxembourg  0–4  Italy
[1] Chinaglia   3'
Riva   6', 36'
Capello   62'
Referee: Wurtz (France)

Switzerland  0–0  Italy
[2]

Luxembourg  2–0  Turkey
Dussier   14'
Braun   16'
[3]
Referee: Riegg (West Germany)

Turkey  3–0  Luxembourg
Osman   6', 39'
Köksal   79' (pen.)
[4]

Italy  0–0  Turkey
[5]
Referee: Kruashvili (Soviet Union)

Turkey  0–1  Italy
[6] Anastasi   35'
Referee: Aouissi (Algeria)

Italy  5–0  Luxembourg
Riva   18', 45', 70', 80'
Rivera   63'
[7]
Referee: Seoudi (Tunisia)

Luxembourg  0–1   Switzerland
[8] Odermatt   20'
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)

Switzerland  0–0  Turkey
[9]
Referee: Emsberger (Hungary)

Switzerland  1–0  Luxembourg
Blättler   2' [10]
Referee: Riedel (East Germany)

Italy  2–0   Switzerland
Rivera   39' (pen.)
Riva   79'
[11]
Referee: Jimenez (Spain)

Turkey  2–0   Switzerland
Mehmet Türkkan   51'
Melih   54'
[12]
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)

Notes

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  1. ^ 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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