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Listed below are the dates and results for the '''[[1978 FIFA World Cup]] [[FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]]''' rounds for the '''European zone ([[UEFA]])''' in [[association football]]. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification]]''.
Listed below are the dates and results for the '''qualification to the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]]''' rounds for the '''European zone ([[UEFA]])''' in [[association football]]. 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. [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 8.5 spots open for competition between 31 teams.
A total of 32 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 9.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 8.5 spots open for competition between 31 teams.

Revision as of 11:11, 1 November 2019

UEFA European Qualifiers
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Listed below are the dates and results for the qualification to the 1978 FIFA World Cup rounds for the European zone (UEFA) in association football. 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, with the worst recorded group winner advancing to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

Summary

Below is a table containing all nine qualifying groups. Teams that qualified and 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 blue. Teams are ordered by final group position.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9
 Poland  Italy  Austria  Netherlands  France  Sweden  Scotland  Spain  Hungary
 Portugal
 Denmark
 Cyprus 		 England
 Finland
 Luxembourg 		 East Germany
 Turkey
 Malta 		 Belgium
 Northern Ireland
 Iceland 		 Bulgaria
 Republic of Ireland 		 Norway
  Switzerland 		 Czechoslovakia
 Wales 		 Romania
 Yugoslavia 		 Soviet Union
 Greece

Key:

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 11
2  Portugal 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9
3  Denmark 6 2 0 4 14 12 +2 4
4  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 3 24 −21 0
Source: [citation needed]
23 May 1976 Cyprus  1–5  Denmark Limassol, Cyprus
Michael 10' Report Simonsen 14'
Tune-Hansen 19'
Rasmussen 21'
Bastrup 51', 76'		 Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria)
16 October 1976 Portugal  0–2  Poland Porto, Portugal
Report Lato 49', 77' Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
27 October 1976 Denmark  5–0  Cyprus Copenhagen, Denmark
B. Nielsen 54'
H.M. Jensen 60' (pen.), 64'
Røntved 68' (pen.)
Kristensen 75'		 Report Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg)
31 October 1976 Poland  5–0  Cyprus Warsaw, Poland
Deyna 24' (pen.), 40'
Szarmach 25'
Boniek 58'
Terlecki 76'		 Report Referee: Müncs (Hungary)
17 November 1976 Portugal  1–0  Denmark Lisbon, Portugal
M. Fernandes 69' Report Referee: Aoussi (Algeria)
5 December 1976 Cyprus  1–2  Portugal Limassol, Cyprus
Stylianou 74' (pen.) Report Chalana 36'
Nené 76'		 Referee: Ghita (Romania)
1 May 1977 Denmark  1–2  Poland Copenhagen, Denmark
Simonsen 50' Report Lubański 7', 55' Referee: Mattsson (Finland)
15 May 1977 Cyprus  1–3  Poland Limassol, Cyprus
Antoniou 13' Report Lato 26'
Terlecki 40'
Mazur 82'		 Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)
21 September 1977 Poland  4–1  Denmark Chorzów, Poland
Masztaler 27'
Lato 38'
Deyna 62'
Szarmach 81'		 Report Nygaard 66' (pen.) Referee: Rainea (Romania)
9 October 1977 Denmark  2–4  Portugal Copenhagen, Denmark
Røntved 45' (pen.)
A. Hansen 88'		 Report Jordão 15'
Nené 35'
M. Fernandes 61'
Machado 79'		 Referee: Azim Zade (Soviet Union)
29 October 1977 Poland  1–1  Portugal Chorzów, Poland
Deyna 36' Report M. Fernandes 61' Referee: Eschweiler (West Germany)
16 November 1977 Portugal  4–0  Cyprus Faro, Portugal
Seninho 11'
Chalana 35'
Vital 58'
M. Fernandes 71'		 Report Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Poland qualified.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 6 5 0 1 18 4 +14 10
2  England 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 10
3  Finland 6 2 0 4 11 16 −5 4
4  Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]
13 June 1976 Finland  1–4  England Helsinki, Finland
Paatelainen 27' Report Pearson 14'
Keegan 30', 60'
Channon 56'		 Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
22 September 1976 Finland  7–1  Luxembourg Helsinki, Finland
A. Heiskanen 15'
E. Heiskanen 22', 27'
Rissanen 51', 61'
Heikkinen 54'
Mäkynen 82' (pen.)		 Report G. Zender 52' Referee: Thime (Norway)
13 October 1976 England  2–1  Finland London, England
Tueart 4'
Royle 51'		 Report Nieminen 48' Referee: Eriksson (Sweden)
16 October 1976 Luxembourg  1–4  Italy Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Braun 86' Report Graziani 24'
Bettega 44', 81'
Antognoni 50'		 Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)
17 November 1976 Italy  2–0  England Rome, Italy
Antognoni 36'
Bettega 77'		 Report Referee: Klein (Israel)
30 March 1977 England  5–0  Luxembourg London, England
Keegan 9'
T. Francis 58'
Kennedy 65'
Channon 68', 79'		 Report Referee: Bonett (Malta)
26 May 1977 Luxembourg  0–1  Finland Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Report A. Heiskanen 57' Referee: Amundsen (Denmark)
8 June 1977 Finland  0–3  Italy Helsinki, Finland
Report Gentile 8'
Bettega 56'
Benetti 81'		 Referee: Helies (France)
12 October 1977 Luxembourg  0–2  England Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Report Kennedy 31'
Mariner 90'		 Referee: Jarguz (Poland)
15 October 1977 Italy  6–1  Finland Turin, Italy
Bettega 29', 38', 59', 62'
Graziani 45'
Zaccarelli 71'		 Report Haaskivi 67' Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria)
16 November 1977 England  2–0  Italy London, England
Keegan 11'
Brooking 80'		 Report Referee: Palotai (Hungary)
3 December 1977 Italy  3–0  Luxembourg Rome, Italy
Bettega 4'
Graziani 11'
Causio 56'		 Report Referee: Maksimović (Yugoslavia)

Italy qualified.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Austria 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 10
2  East Germany 6 3 3 0 15 4 +11 9
3  Turkey 6 2 1 3 9 5 +4 5
4  Malta 6 0 0 6 0 27 −27 0
Source: [citation needed]
31 October 1976 Turkey  4–0  Malta Izmir, Turkey
Mehmet 22'
Cemil 54', 57', 75'		 Report Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)
17 November 1976 East Germany  1–1  Turkey Dresden, East Germany
Kotte 3' (pen.) Report Cemil 31' (pen.) Referee: Partridge (England)
5 December 1976 Malta  0–1  Austria Valletta, Malta
Report Krankl 57' Referee: Seouidi (Tunisia)
2 April 1977 Malta  0–1  East Germany Valletta, Malta
Report Streich 55' Referee: Delia Bruna (Switzerland)
17 April 1977 Austria  1–0  Turkey Vienna, Austria
Schachner 43' Report Referee: Yarkov (Soviet Union)
30 April 1977 Austria  9–0  Malta Salzburg, Austria
Krankl 9', 12', 18', 20', 53', 66'
Stering 30', 69'
Pirkner 65'		 Report Referee: Jarguz (Poland)
24 September 1977 Austria  1–1  East Germany Vienna, Austria
Kreuz 9' Report Hoffmann 40' Referee: Reynolds (Wales)
12 October 1977 East Germany  1–1  Austria Leipzig, East Germany
Löwe 50' Report Hattenberger 43' Referee: Foote (Scotland)
29 October 1977 East Germany  9–0  Malta Babelsberg, East Germany
Hoffmann 2', 44', 84'
Schade 38'
Sparwasser 52'
Weber 56'
Streich 63' (pen.), 79', 82'		 Report Referee: Namdar (Iran)
30 October 1977 Turkey  0–1  Austria Izmir, Turkey
Report Prohaska 72' Referee: Gordon (Scotland)
16 November 1977 Turkey  1–2  East Germany Izmir, Turkey
Volkan 81' Report Schade 30'
Hoffmann 62'		 Referee: Michelotti (Italy)
27 November 1977 Malta  0–3  Turkey Gżira, Malta
Report Sedat 21', 48'
Cemil 36'		 Referee: Larache (Morocco)

Austria qualified.

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 11
2  Belgium 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 6
3  Northern Ireland 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 5
4  Iceland 6 1 0 5 2 12 −10 2
Source: [citation needed]
5 September 1976 Iceland  0–1  Belgium Reykjavík, Iceland
Report Van Der Elst 73' Referee: Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)
8 September 1976 Iceland  0–1  Netherlands Reykjavík, Iceland
Report Geels 42' Referee: Mulhall (Republic of Ireland)
13 October 1976 Netherlands  2–2  Northern Ireland Rotterdam, Netherlands
Krol 64'
Cruyff 66'		 Report McGrath 4'
Spence 88'		 Referee: Martinez (Spain)
10 November 1976 Belgium  2–0  Northern Ireland Liege, Belgium
Van Gool 29'
Lambert 52'		 Report Referee: Prokop (East Germany)
26 March 1977 Belgium  0–2  Netherlands Antwerp, Belgium
Report Rep 19'
Cruyff 65'		 Referee: Gonella (Italy)
11 June 1977 Iceland  1–0  Northern Ireland Reykjavík, Iceland
Albertsson 33' Report Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)
31 August 1977 Netherlands  4–1  Iceland Nijmegen, Netherlands
Van Hanegem 15'
Geels 18', 89' (pen.)
Rep 35'		 Report Sigurvinsson 68' Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
3 September 1977 Belgium  4–0  Iceland Brussels, Belgium
Van Binst 15'
Martens 20'
Courant 60'
Lambert 65'		 Report Referee: Thime (Norway)
21 September 1977 Northern Ireland  2–0  Iceland Belfast, Northern Ireland
McGrath 67'
McIlroy 76'		 Report Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
12 October 1977 Northern Ireland  0–1  Netherlands Belfast, Northern Ireland
Report W. van de Kerkhof 76' Referee: Garrido (Portugal)
26 October 1977 Netherlands  1–0  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
R. van de Kerkhof 4' Report Referee: Partridge (England)
16 November 1977 Northern Ireland  3–0  Belgium Belfast, Northern Ireland
Armstrong 42', 74'
McGrath 58'		 Report Referee: Konrath (France)

Netherlands qualified.

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 5
2  Bulgaria 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 4
3  Republic of Ireland 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 3
—  Albania (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
9 October 1976 Bulgaria  2–2  France Sofia, Bulgaria
Bonev 45'
Panov 68'		 Report Platini 37'
Lacombe 40'		 Referee: Foote (Scotland)
17 November 1976 France  2–0  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Platini 47'
Bathenay 88'		 Report Referee: Maksimovic (Yugoslavia)
30 March 1977 Republic of Ireland  1–0  France Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Brady 11' Report Referee: Linemayr (Austria)
1 June 1977 Bulgaria  2–1  Republic of Ireland Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov 14'
Zhelyazkov 76'		 Report Givens 47' Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)
12 October 1977 Republic of Ireland  0–0  Bulgaria Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Report Referee: Gonella (Italy)
16 November 1977 France  3–1  Bulgaria Paris, France
Rocheteau 38'
Platini 63'
Dalger 89'		 Report Tsvetkov 85' Referee: Corver (Netherlands)

France qualified.

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 6
2  Norway 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 4
3   Switzerland 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
16 June 1976 Sweden  2–0  Norway Stockholm, Sweden
B. Andersson 27'
Sjöberg 42'		 Report Referee: Corver (Netherlands)
8 September 1976 Norway  1–0   Switzerland Oslo, Norway
Lund 75' Report Referee: Rion (Belgium)
9 October 1976 Switzerland  1–2  Sweden Basel, Switzerland
Trinchero 40' (pen.) Report Börjesson 29'
Sjöberg 73'		 Referee: Ok (Turkey)
8 June 1977 Sweden  2–1   Switzerland Stockholm, Sweden
Börjesson 69'
Sjöberg 77'		 Report Risi 80' Referee: Wright (Republic of Ireland)
7 September 1977 Norway  2–1  Sweden Oslo, Norway
Ottesen 34'
Iversen 66'		 Report Sjöberg 53' Referee: Prokop (East Germany)
30 October 1977 Switzerland  1–0  Norway Bern, Switzerland
Sulser 29' Report Referee: Lipatov (Soviet Union)

Sweden qualified.

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 6
2  Czechoslovakia 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 4
3  Wales 4 1 0 3 3 4 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
13 October 1976 Czechoslovakia  2–0  Scotland Prague, Czechoslovakia
Panenka 48'
Petráš 50'		 Report Stadium: Sparta Stadion
Referee: Michelotti (Italy)
17 November 1976 Scotland  1–0  Wales Glasgow, Scotland
Evans 15' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Biwersi (West Germany)
30 March 1977 Wales  3–0  Czechoslovakia Wrexham, Wales
L. James 27', 65'
Deacy 65'		 Report Referee: Garrido (Portugal)
21 September 1977 Scotland  3–1  Czechoslovakia Glasgow, Scotland
Jordan 19'
Hartford 35'
Dalglish 54'		 Report Gajdůšek 82' Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Rion (Belgium)
12 October 1977 Wales  0–2  Scotland Liverpool, England[1]
Report Masson 78' (pen.)
Dalglish 85'		 Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Wurtz (France)
16 November 1977 Czechoslovakia  1–0  Wales Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nehoda 12' Report Referee: Prokop (East Germany)

Scotland qualified.

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 6
2  Romania 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 4
3  Yugoslavia 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
10 October 1976 Spain  1–0  Yugoslavia Seville, Spain
Pirri 86' (pen.) Report Referee: Palotai (Hungary)
16 April 1977 Romania  1–0  Spain Bucharest, Romania
Benito 8' (o.g.) Report Referee: Gordon (Scotland)
8 May 1977 Yugoslavia  0–2  Romania Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Report D. Georgescu 37'
Iordănescu 44'		 Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)
26 October 1977 Spain  2–0  Romania Madrid, Spain
Leal 75'
Cano 83'		 Report Referee: Wurtz (France)
13 November 1977 Romania  4–6  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
Vigu 2'
Iordănescu 40'
Bölöni 43'
Georgescu 67'		 Report Sušić 14', 51', 62'
Mužinić 18'
Trifunović 79'
Filipović 84'		 Referee: Delcourt (Belgium)
30 November 1977 Yugoslavia  0–1  Spain Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Report Cano 71' Referee: Burns (England)

Spain qualified.

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5
2  Soviet Union 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 4
3  Greece 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 3
Source: [citation needed]
9 October 1976 Greece  1–1  Hungary Athens, Greece
Papaioannou 68' Report Kereki 84' Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)
24 April 1977 Soviet Union  2–0  Greece Moscow, Soviet Union
Konkov 26'
Kipiani 77'		 Report Referee: Dubach (Switzerland)
30 April 1977 Hungary  2–1  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
Nyilasi 44'
Kereki 67'		 Report Kipiani 88' Referee: Aldinger (West Germany)
10 May 1977 Greece  1–0  Soviet Union Thessaloniki, Greece
Papaioannou 58' Report Referee: Gussoni (Italy)
18 May 1977 Soviet Union  2–0  Hungary Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Burjak 3'
Bálint 14' (o.g.)		 Report Referee: Taylor (England)
28 May 1977 Hungary  3–0  Greece Budapest, Hungary
Pusztai 13'
Nyilasi 15'
Fazekas 88'		 Report Referee: Beck (Netherlands)

Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hungary  9–2  Bolivia 6–0 3–2

Goalscorers

9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

References

  1. ^ This match was played on neutral ground (Anfield) instead of in Wales because of crowd trouble at a European Championship quarter final match at Ninian Park between Wales and Yugoslavia the previous year.
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