Group 4 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:
[Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: ]West Germany
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qualified for the World Cup automatically as host. Albania
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,
East Germany
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,
Finland
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, and
Romania
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. 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
Matches
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Notes
External links
Group 4 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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4
1972–73 in Albanian football
1973–74 in Albanian football
1972–73 in East German football
1973–74 in East German football
1972 in Finnish football
1973 in Finnish football
1972–73 in Romanian football
1973–74 in Romanian football