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After two consecutive World Cup Finals appearances, a third seemed unlikely from early on as Billy Bingham's rebuilding project continued.
European Qualifying Group 6
| 
Rank | 
Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | 
| 
1 | 
Spain | 
8 | 
6 | 
1 | 
1 | 
20 | 
3 | 
17 | 
13 | 
| 
2 | 
Rep. Ireland | 
8 | 
5 | 
2 | 
1 | 
10 | 
2 | 
8 | 
12 | 
| 
3 | 
Hungary | 
8 | 
2 | 
4 | 
2 | 
8 | 
12 | 
-4 | 
8 | 
| 
4 | 
N. Ireland | 
8 | 
2 | 
1 | 
5 | 
6 | 
12 | 
-6 | 
5 | 
| 
5 | 
Malta | 
8 | 
0 | 
2 | 
6 | 
3 | 
18 | 
-15 | 
2 | 
Results
| 
HUN | 
MLT | 
NIR | 
SPA | 
IRL | |
| 
HUN | 
1-1 | 
1-0 | 
2-2 | 
0-0 | |
| 
MLT | 
2-2 | 
0-2 | 
0-2 | 
0-2 | |
| 
NIR | 
1-2 | 
3-0 | 
0-2 | 
0-0 | |
| 
SPA | 
4-0 | 
4-0 | 
4-0 | 
2-0 | |
| 
IRL | 
2-0 | 
2-0 | 
3-0 | 
1-0 | 
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