page_title: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
section_title: Qualified teams
hierarchical_section_title: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification / Qualified teams
caption_attribution_description: Status of countries with respect to 1974 FIFA World Cup: &#160;&#160; Qualified for World Cup finals &#160;&#160; Failed to qualify for World Cup finals &#160;&#160; Did not enter World Cup &#160;&#160; Not an associate member of FIFA
context_page_description: 99 teams entered the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for 16 spots in the final tournament. West Germany, as the hosts, and 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: 9.5 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier West 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.
  South America: 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.
  North, Central America and Caribbean: 1 place, contested by 14 teams.
  Africa: 1 place, contested by 24 teams.
  Asia and Oceania: 1 place, contested by 18 teams.
  90 teams played at least one qualifying match. 226 qualifying matches were played, and 620 goals were scored.
context_section_description: The following 16 teams qualified for the 1974 FIFA World Cup:
  (h) - qualified automatically as hosts
  (c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
  8 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1978 finals: Australia, Bulgaria, Chile, East Germany, Haiti, Uruguay, Yugoslavia and Zaire.
caption: Final qualification status   Country qualified for World Cup   Country failed to qualify   Country did not enter World Cup   Country not a FIFA member
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