- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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. fb|FRG, 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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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.
Results
June 13 ,1976 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 1 - 4 fb-rt|ENGSeptember 22 ,1976 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 7 - 1 fb-rt|LUXOctober 13 ,1976 ,London ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 1 fb-rt|FINOctober 16 ,1976 , Luxembourg,Luxembourg - fb|LUX 1 - 4 fb-rt|ITANovember 17 ,1976 ,Rome ,Italy - fb|ITA 2 - 0 fb-rt|ENGMarch 30 ,1977 ,London ,England - fb|ENG 5 - 0 fb-rt|LUXMay 26 ,1977 , Luxembourg,Luxembourg - fb|LUX 0 - 1 fb-rt|FINJune 8 ,1977 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 0 - 3 fb-rt|ITAOctober 12 ,1977 , Luxembourg,Luxembourg - fb|LUX 0 - 2 fb-rt|ENGOctober 15 ,1977 ,Turin ,Italy - fb|ITA 6 - 1 fb-rt|FINNovember 16 ,1977 ,London ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 0 fb-rt|ITADecember 3 ,1977 ,Rome ,Italy - fb|ITA 3 - 0 fb-rt|LUXGroup 3
Table
Results
October 9 ,1976 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 2 - 2 fb-rt|FRANovember 17 ,1976 ,Paris ,France - fb|FRA 2 - 0 fb-rt|IRLMarch 30 ,1977 ,Dublin , Ireland - fb|IRL 1 - 0 fb-rt|FRAJune 1 ,1977 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 2 - 1 fb-rt|IRLOctober 12 ,1977 ,Dublin , Ireland - fb|IRL 0 - 0 fb-rt|BUL|1971November 16 ,1977 ,Paris ,France - fb|FRA 3 - 1 fb-rt|BUL|1971Group 6
Table
Results
October 10 ,1976 ,Seville ,Spain - fb|ESP|1939 1 - 0 fb-rt|YUGApril 16 ,1977 ,Bucharest ,Romania - fb|ROU|1965 1 - 0 fb-rt|ESP|1977May 8 ,1977 ,Zagreb , Yugoslavia - fb|YUG 0 - 2 fb-rt|ROU|1965October 26 ,1977 ,Madrid ,Spain - fb|ESP|1977 2 - 0 fb-rt|ROU|1965November 13 ,1977 ,Bucharest ,Romania - fb|ROU|1965 4 - 6 fb-rt|YUGNovember 30 ,1977 ,Belgrade , Yugoslavia - fb|YUG 0 - 1 fb-rt|ESP|1977Group 9
Table
Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Results
October 9 ,1976 ,Athens ,Greece - fb|GRE|old 1 - 1 fb-rt|HUN|1957April 24 ,1977 ,Moscow ,USSR - fb|URS|1955 2 - 0 fb-rt|GRE|oldApril 30 ,1977 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 2 - 1 fb-rt|URS|1955May 10 ,1977 ,Thessaloniki ,Greece - fb|GRE|old 1 - 0 fb-rt|URS|1955May 18 ,1977 ,Tbilisi ,USSR - fb|URS|1955 2 - 0 fb-rt|HUN|1957May 25 ,1977 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 3 - 0 fb-rt|GRE|oldUEFA / CONMEBOL Play-off
October 29 ,1977 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN 6 - 0 fb|BOLNovember 30 ,1977 ,La Paz ,Bolivia - fb|BOL 2 - 3 fb|HUNHungary qualified by the aggregate score of 9-2.
ee also
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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)
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