Group 7 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Greece, Spain, and Yugoslavia. 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 group required a play-off to decide the winner.
As of 2022, this was the last time Spain failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.
Standings edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Spain
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 1= |  Yugoslavia
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Greece
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |
Matches edit
| Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
Aćimović  14' |
Report |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
| Greece | 2–3 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Domazos 41' Koudas 56' |
Report | Valdez 40', 86' Claramunt 65' |
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)
| Spain | 3–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Claramunt 29' Sol 39'Martínez 78' |
Report | Antoniadis 37' |
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
| Yugoslavia | 0–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Greece | 2–4 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Eleftherakis 29' Katalinski 44' (o.g.) |
Report | Bajević 12' Karasi 15', 90'Šurjak 62' |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)
Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Katalinski 13' |
Report |
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
Notes edit
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.