Group B was much more competitive, consisting of Euro finalists Yugoslavia, accompanied by south american power Chile, asian champions Iran and refreshed France. Yugoslavia was of course heavily favoured to top the group, but no one could know for sure who could take second.
The first game pitted Chile against Iran, and surprisingly, the Chileans had a hard time piercing the Iranian defense, only scoring one goal against the Persians.
The second game had European finalists Yugoslavia play a French squad that swapped 5 coaches in less than 4 years. Specialists expected a landslide like one that happened two years prior at Belgrade, but this time France only conceded two goals to the yugoslavian squad.
The next game had Chile and Yugoslavia play against each other. Again Yugoslavia were predicted to win by a landslide, and again did they win by only a slim margin.
France also struggled against Iran but thanks to their effective strikers, knocked out Iran from the tournament.
France and Chile faced each other in what would be known as "the most soporific game of the World Cup", with neither team coming with real chances. France surpassed Chile with a goal by ASSE striker Revelli to go through to the quarters, with little merit.
In Melbourne the real big game happened. Yet again Yugoslavia was favoured to win by a landslide, and yet again after scoring early they slowed the game down. However, Iran fought back, scoring two goals before the end of the first half. With no options left, Yugoslavia attacked but couldn't stop Iran from coming back every time, resulting in an incredible 5-5 draw, with an epic moment where Yugoslavia finally took the advantage, and Iranese striker Behzadi scoring directly from the center circle after a pass by his teammate.