1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup
qualification
rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. 2.5 spots were open for competition, as qualified automatically as holders. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners of Groups 1 and 2 would qualify, while the winner of Group 3 would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
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Uruguay qualified on goal difference
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Argentina qualified.
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Chile and Peru finished level on points and goal difference
, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Chile advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 99 teams entered the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. , as the hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition....
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The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. 2.5 spots were open for competition, as qualified automatically as holders. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners of Groups 1 and 2 would qualify, while the winner of Group 3 would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
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Uruguay qualified on goal difference
Goal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
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Group 2
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
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Argentina qualified.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1= | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1= | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
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Chile and Peru finished level on points and goal difference
Goal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Chile advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
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