1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 32 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 9.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. 
West Germany, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 8.5 spots open for competition between 31 teams.
The 31 teams were divided into 9 groups of 3 or 4 teams each (five groups with 3 teams and four groups with 4 teams). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify, except the winner of Group 9, who would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
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[edit] Summary
Below is a table containing all nine qualifying groups. Teams that secured a place in the final tournament are highlighted in green while teams who were eliminated are highlighted in red. The team that secured a place in the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off is highlighted in orange. Teams are ordered by final group position.
Key:
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
- Teams highlighted in Orange qualified for the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
[edit] Group 1
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland |
11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 |  Portugal |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 |  Denmark |
4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 |  Cyprus |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | -21 |
[edit] Results
May 23, 1976, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 1 - 5 Denmark
October 16, 1976, Porto, Portugal - Portugal 0 - 2 Poland
October 27, 1976, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 5 - 0 Cyprus
October 31, 1976, Warsaw, Poland - Poland 5 - 0 Cyprus
November 17, 1976, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 1 - 0 Denmark
December 5, 1976, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 1 - 2 Portugal
May 1, 1977, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 1 - 2 Poland
May 15, 1977, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 1 - 3 Poland
September 21, 1977, Chorzow, Poland - Poland 4 - 1 Denmark
October 9, 1977, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 2 - 4 Portugal
October 29, 1977, Chorzow, Poland - Poland 1 - 1 Portugal
November 16, 1977, Faro, Portugal - Portugal 4 - 0 Cyprus
[edit] Group 2
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 |  England |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Finland |
4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -20 |
[edit] Results
June 13, 1976, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 1 - 4 England
September 22, 1976, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 7 - 1 Luxembourg
October 13, 1976, London, England - England 2 - 1 Finland
October 16, 1976, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 1 - 4 Italy
November 17, 1976, Rome, Italy - Italy 2 - 0 England
March 30, 1977, London, England - England 5 - 0 Luxembourg
May 26, 1977, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 0 - 1 Finland
June 8, 1977, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 0 - 3 Italy
October 12, 1977, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 0 - 2 England
October 15, 1977, Turin, Italy - Italy 6 - 1 Finland
November 16, 1977, London, England - England 2 - 0 Italy
December 3, 1977, Rome, Italy - Italy 3 - 0 Luxembourg
[edit] Group 3
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  East Germany |
9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Turkey |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 |  Malta |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | -27 |
[edit] Results
October 31, 1976, İzmir, Turkey - Turkey 4 - 0 Malta
November 17, 1976, Dresden, East Germany - East Germany 1 - 1 Turkey
December 5, 1976, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 1 Austria
April 2, 1977, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 1 East Germany
April 17, 1977, Vienna, Austria - Austria 1 - 0 Turkey
April 30, 1977, Salzburg, Austria - Austria 9 - 0 Malta
September 24, 1977, Vienna, Austria - Austria 1 - 1 East Germany
October 12, 1977, Leipzig, East Germany - East Germany 1 - 1 Austria
October 29, 1977, Potsdam, East Germany - East Germany 9 - 0 Malta
October 30, 1977, İzmir, Turkey - Turkey 0 - 1 Austria
November 16, 1977, İzmir, Turkey - Turkey 1 - 2 East Germany
November 27, 1977, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 3 Turkey
[edit] Group 4
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 |  Northern Ireland |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 |  Iceland |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
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September 5, 1976, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 0 - 1 Belgium
September 8, 1976, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 0 - 1 Netherlands
October 13, 1976, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 2 - 2 Northern Ireland
November 10, 1976, Liège, Belgium - Belgium 2 - 0 Northern Ireland
March 26, 1977, Antwerpen, Belgium - Belgium 0 - 2 Netherlands
June 11, 1977, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 1 - 0 Northern Ireland
August 31, 1977, Nijmegen, Netherlands - Netherlands 4 - 1 Iceland
September 3, 1977, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 4 - 0 Iceland
September 21, 1977, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 2 - 0 Iceland
October 12, 1977, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 0 - 1 Netherlands
October 26, 1977, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 1 - 0 Belgium
November 16, 1977, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Belgium
[edit] Group 5
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 3 |  Republic of Ireland |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
[edit] Results
October 9, 1976, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 2 - 2 France
November 17, 1976, Paris, France - France 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland
March 30, 1977, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 France
June 1, 1977, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 2 - 1 Republic of Ireland
October 12, 1977, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Bulgaria
November 16, 1977, Paris, France - France 3 - 1 Bulgaria
[edit] Group 6
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 |  Norway |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
[edit] Results
June 16, 1976, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 2 - 0 Norway
September 8, 1976, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 0 Switzerland
October 9, 1976, Basel, Switzerland - Switzerland 1 - 2 Sweden
June 8, 1977, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 2 - 1 Switzerland
September 7, 1977, Oslo, Norway - Norway 2 - 1 Sweden
October 30, 1977, Berne, Switzerland - Switzerland 1 - 0 Norway
[edit] Group 7
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 3 |  Wales |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
[edit] Results
| October 13, 1976 | Czechoslovakia |
2 – 0 | Scotland |
Sparta Stadion, Prague |
| November 17, 1976 | Scotland |
1 – 0 | Wales |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| March 30, 1977 | Wales |
3 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
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| September 21, 1977 | Scotland |
3 – 1 | Czechoslovakia |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
This match was played on neutral ground instead of in Wales because Wales wanted to play at a larger stadium.
| October 12, 1977 | Wales |
0 – 2 | Scotland |
Anfield Stadium, Liverpool |
| November 16, 1977 | Czechoslovakia |
1 – 0 | Wales |
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[edit] Group 8
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain_(1977-1981).svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
[edit] Results
October 10, 1976, Seville, Spain - 
Spain 1 - 0 Yugoslavia
April 16, 1977, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 1 - 0 Spain
May 8, 1977, Zagreb, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 0 - 2 Romania
October 26, 1977, Madrid, Spain - Spain 2 - 0 Romania
November 13, 1977, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 4 - 6 Yugoslavia
November 30, 1977, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 0 - 1 Spain
[edit] Group 9
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png/22px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1957-1989).png){kind=small} Hungary |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 |  USSR |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece_(1828-1978).svg.png){kind=small} Greece |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
[edit] Results
October 9, 1976, Athens, Greece - Greece 1 - 1 Hungary
April 24, 1977, Moscow, USSR - USSR 2 - 0 Greece
April 30, 1977, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 2 - 1 USSR
May 10, 1977, Thessaloniki, Greece - Greece 1 - 0 USSR
May 18, 1977, Tbilisi, USSR - USSR 2 - 0 Hungary
May 25, 1977, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 3 - 0 Greece
[edit] UEFA / CONMEBOL Play-off
October 29, 1977, Budapest, Hungary - 
Hungary 6 - 0 
Bolivia
November 30, 1977, La Paz, Bolivia - Bolivia 2 - 3 Hungary
Hungary qualified by the aggregate score of 9-2.
[edit] See also
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
