Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Austria, Hungary, Malta, and Sweden.
These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 9,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming this spot.
Austria and Sweden finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.