Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] England, Poland, and Wales. These three 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.
This was the first time England failed to qualify for the World Cup since first entering in 1950.
Standings edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 |  England
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Wales
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Matches edit
Notes edit
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.