FIFA World Cup qualification 1972/73

Final table 51 clubs

Computed from the match rows below, three points for a win. Ask the API for it as it stood on any date of the season and you get the table as it actually was that morning, not this one filtered.

#ClubPWDLGDPts

1 BELBelgium 4 3 1 0 +10 10

2 AUSAustria 4 3 1 0 +8 10

3 KENKenya 4 2 1 1 +3 7

4 GHAGhana 2 2 0 0 +9 6

5 BULBulgaria 2 2 0 0 +7 6

6 SCOScotland 2 2 0 0 +5 6

7 PORPortugal 2 2 0 0 +5 6

8 ICIvory Coast 2 2 0 0 +3 6

9 HUNHungary 3 1 2 0 +3 5

10 ETHEthiopia 3 1 2 0 +3 5

11 NETNetherlands 2 1 1 0 +9 4

12 SWESweden 3 1 1 1 +5 4

13 ZAMZambia 2 1 1 0 +5 4

14 CDCongo DR 2 1 1 0 +4 4

15 ITAItaly 2 1 1 0 +4 4

16 ROMRomania 2 1 1 0 +2 4

17 NIGNigeria 2 1 1 0 +1 4

18 YUGYugoslavia 2 1 1 0 +1 4

19 MORMorocco 2 1 1 0 +1 4

20 FINFinland 3 1 1 1 -4 4

21 GDGerman DR 1 1 0 0 +5 3

22 GUIGuinea 2 1 0 1 +3 3

23 TUNTunisia 2 1 0 1 +1 3

24 TRKTürkiye 2 1 0 1 +1 3

25 ENGEngland 1 1 0 0 +1 3

26 ROIRep. Of Ireland 2 1 0 1 0 3

27 FRAFrance 2 1 0 1 0 3

28 RUSRussia 2 1 0 1 0 3

29 EGYEgypt 2 1 0 1 -1 3

30 SUDSudan 2 1 0 1 -1 3

31 ALGAlgeria 2 1 0 1 -3 3

32 LUXLuxembourg 3 1 0 2 -5 3

33 NORNorway 3 1 0 2 -8 3

34 TANTanzania 3 0 2 1 -3 2

35 SPASpain 1 0 1 0 0 1

36 SWISwitzerland 1 0 1 0 0 1

37 CONCongo 2 0 1 1 -1 1

38 SENSenegal 2 0 1 1 -1 1

39 MAUMauritius 2 0 1 1 -2 1

40 TOGTogo 2 0 1 1 -4 1

41 LESLesotho 2 0 1 1 -5 1

42 GREGreece 1 0 0 1 -1 0

43 WALWales 1 0 0 1 -1 0

44 ALBAlbania 2 0 0 2 -3 0

45 NINorthern Ireland 1 0 0 1 -3 0

46 SLSierra Leone 2 0 0 2 -3 0

47 DENDenmark 2 0 0 2 -5 0

48 BENBenin 2 0 0 2 -9 0

49 CYPCyprus 3 0 0 3 -9 0

50 ICEIceland 3 0 0 3 -11 0

51 MALMalta 4 0 0 4 -16 0

How the season went

Every figure counted from the matches, not typed in.

Goals per game

2.82

158 goals. 51.8% of matches went over 2.5.

Home advantage

55.4%

Draws 23.2%, away wins 21.4%.

Half-time lead held

84.2%

From 38 matches where someone led at the break.

2–0 7 · 12.5%

0–0 7 · 12.5%

4–0 5 · 8.9%

1–0 5 · 8.9%

3–0 4 · 7.1%

2–2 3 · 5.4%

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The three prices are what the market showed at kickoff. The shortest is highlighted, so you can see at a glance where the market was wrong.

Sunday 17 December 1972

Tunisia 2 – 0 Egypt — — —

Kenya 2 – 2 Mauritius — — —

Sunday 10 December 1972

Türkiye 3 – 0 Luxembourg — — —

Mauritius 1 – 3 Kenya — — —

Ethiopia 3 – 0 Tanzania — — —

Friday 8 December 1972

Egypt 2 – 1 Tunisia — — —

Sunday 3 December 1972

Senegal 1 – 2 Morocco — — —

Ethiopia 0 – 0 Tanzania — — —

Saturday 25 November 1972

Tanzania 1 – 1 Ethiopia — — —

Malta 0 – 2 Austria — — —

Sunday 19 November 1972

Morocco 0 – 0 Senegal — — —

Cyprus 0 – 4 Bulgaria — — —

Belgium 0 – 0 Netherlands — — —

Saturday 18 November 1972

Yugoslavia 1 – 0 Greece — — —

Wednesday 15 November 1972

Wales 0 – 1 England — — —

Scotland 2 – 0 Denmark — — —

Rep. Of Ireland 2 – 1 France — — —

Wednesday 1 November 1972

Netherlands 9 – 0 Norway — — —

Sunday 29 October 1972

Romania 2 – 0 Albania — — —

Ivory Coast 2 – 0 Sierra Leone — — —

Sunday 22 October 1972

Luxembourg 2 – 0 Türkiye — — —

Saturday 21 October 1972

Switzerland 0 – 0 Italy — — —

Thursday 19 October 1972

Spain 2 – 2 Yugoslavia — — —

Wednesday 18 October 1972

Rep. Of Ireland 1 – 2 Russia — — —

Denmark 1 – 4 Scotland — — —

Bulgaria 3 – 0 Northern Ireland — — —

Sunday 15 October 1972

Sweden 7 – 0 Malta — — —

Sierra Leone 0 – 1 Ivory Coast — — —

Austria 2 – 2 Hungary — — —

Friday 13 October 1972

France 1 – 0 Russia — — —

Saturday 7 October 1972

Luxembourg 0 – 4 Italy — — —

German DR 5 – 0 Finland — — —

Wednesday 4 October 1972

Norway 0 – 2 Belgium — — —

Wednesday 20 September 1972

Finland 1 – 1 Romania — — —

Tuesday 15 August 1972

Congo 1 – 1 Nigeria — — —

Saturday 5 August 1972

Nigeria 2 – 1 Congo — — —

Thursday 3 August 1972

Norway 4 – 1 Iceland — — —

Sunday 23 July 1972

Sudan 1 – 0 Kenya — — —

Sunday 16 July 1972

Kenya 2 – 0 Sudan — — —

Sunday 2 July 1972

Ghana 5 – 1 Benin — — —

Wednesday 21 June 1972

Finland 1 – 0 Albania — — —

Tuesday 20 June 1972

Congo DR 4 – 0 Togo — — —

Sunday 18 June 1972

Benin 0 – 5 Ghana — — —

Saturday 10 June 1972

Austria 2 – 0 Sweden — — —

Tuesday 6 June 1972

Togo 0 – 0 Congo DR — — —

Sunday 4 June 1972

Zambia 6 – 1 Lesotho — — —

Thursday 25 May 1972

Sweden 0 – 0 Hungary — — —

Monday 22 May 1972

Belgium 4 – 0 Iceland — — —

Thursday 18 May 1972

Belgium 4 – 0 Iceland — — —

Wednesday 10 May 1972

Cyprus 0 – 1 Portugal — — —

Saturday 6 May 1972

Hungary 3 – 0 Malta — — —

Sunday 30 April 1972

Lesotho 0 – 0 Zambia — — —

Austria 4 – 0 Malta — — —

Wednesday 29 March 1972

Portugal 4 – 0 Cyprus — — —

Sunday 12 March 1972

Guinea 5 – 1 Algeria — — —

Thursday 2 March 1972

Algeria 1 – 0 Guinea — — —

Final table 51 clubs

How the season went

Results 56

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