Group 9 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] France, Republic of Ireland, and Soviet Union. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the group's winner advancing to the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off with the winner of the play-off earning a place in the final tournament.

Standings

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 430152+36
2  Republic of Ireland 411245−13
3  France 411235−23

Matches

France 1–0 Soviet Union
Bereta 61' Report
Attendance: 29,746
Republic of Ireland 1–2 Soviet Union
Conroy 83' Report Fedotov 55'
Kolotov 65'
Attendance: 27,656
Referee: Øberg (Norway)
Republic of Ireland 2–1 France
Conroy 27'
Treacy 77'		 Report Larqué 66'
Attendance: 26,511
Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark)
Soviet Union 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Onyshchenko 58' Report
Attendance: 65,527
Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)
France 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Chiesa 78' Report Martin 83'
Attendance: 28,405
Referee: Rainea (Romania)
Soviet Union 2–0 France
Blokhin 81'
Onyshchenko 84'		 Report
Attendance: 76,604

Notes

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