Group 9 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Greece, Hungary, and Soviet Union. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for the half spot of the 8.5 spots assigned to UEFA in the final tournament. The European spot in the UEFA - CONMEBOL would be assigned to the group's winner.

Hungary would go on to win the World Cup spot in that qualifier.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5
2  Soviet Union 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 4
3  Greece 4 1 1 2 2 6 4 3
Source:

Matches

Greece 1 1 Hungary
Papaioannou 68' Report Kereki 84'

Soviet Union 2 0 Greece
Konkov 26'
Kipiani 77'
Report
Referee: Dubach (Switzerland)

Hungary 2 1 Soviet Union
Nyilasi 44'
Kereki 67'
Report Kipiani 88'

Greece 1 0 Soviet Union
Papaioannou 58' Report
Referee: Gussoni (Italy)

Soviet Union 2 0 Hungary
Burjak 3'
Bálint 14' (o.g.)
Report
Referee: Taylor (England)

Hungary 3 0 Greece
Pusztai 13'
Nyilasi 15'
Fazekas 88'
Report
Referee: Beck (Netherlands)

Notes

  1. Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
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