Unofficial ranking WORLD CUP-1974 (FRG)
| # | Team | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany ★★★★ | UEFA | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 000 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | UEFA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 950 |
| 3 |  Poland | UEFA | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 900 |
| 5 |  Sweden | UEFA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 800 |
| 6 |  DDR | UEFA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 780 |
| 7 | UEFA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 760 | |
| 9 |  Scotland | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 690 |
| 10 |  Italy ★★★★ | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 670 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 4 630 |