1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
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A total of 99 teams entered the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. 
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Brazil, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.
The 16 spots available in the 1974 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
- Europe (UEFA): 9.5 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Germany, while the other 8.5 places were contested by 32 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from CONMEBOL).
- South America (CONMEBOL): 3.5 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Brazil, while the other 2.5 places were contested by 9 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA).
- North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 1 place, contested by 14 teams.
- Africa (CAF): 1 place, contested by 24 teams.
- Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC): 1 place, contested by 18 teams.
A total of 90 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 226 qualifying matches were played, and 620 goals were scored (an average of 2.74 per match).
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[edit] Continental Zones
To see the dates and results of the qualification rounds for each continental zone, click on the following articles:
- Group 1 - Sweden qualified.
- Group 2 - Italy qualified.
- Group 3 - Netherlands qualified.
- Group 4 - East Germany qualified.
- Group 5 - Poland qualified.
- Group 6 - Bulgaria qualified.
- Group 7 - Yugoslavia qualified.
- Group 8 - Scotland qualified.
- Group 9 - USSR advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
- Uruguay and Argentina qualified. Chile advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
- Haiti qualified.
- Zaire qualified.
- Australia qualified.
[edit] Intercontinental Play-offs
The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
[edit] UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off
September 26, 1973, Moscow, USSR - 
USSR 0 - 0 
Chile
November 21, 1973, Santiago de Chile, Chile Chile 2-0 USSR
As the USSR refused to play the return leg in Chile due to the recent Chilean coup d'état, Chile qualified automatically.
[edit] Qualified teams
| Team | Finals Appearance | Streak | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
6th | 1 | 1966 |
 Australia |
1st | 1 | - |
| Brazil (c) |
10th | 10 | 1970 |
 Bulgaria |
4th | 4 | 1970 |
| Chile |
5th | 1 | 1966 |
 East Germany |
1st | 1 | - |
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1st | 1 | - |
 Italy |
8th | 4 | 1970 |
 Netherlands |
3rd | 1 | 1938 |
 Poland |
2nd | 1 | 1938 |
 Scotland |
3rd | 1 | 1958 |
 Sweden |
6th | 2 | 1970 |
 Uruguay |
7th | 5 | 1970 |
| West Germany (h) |
8th | 6 | 1970 |
 Yugoslavia |
6th | 1 | 1962 |
 Zaire |
1st | 1 | - |
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
[edit] Notes
- For the first time in the qualifiers, goal difference was used as a tie-breaker for teams finishing level on points. Aggregate score was also used to determine the winners of two-legged ties.
- Australia was the first team from Oceania to qualify for a World Cup.
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