1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[lower-alpha 1] Bulgaria, France, and Republic of Ireland. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 8,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.
Standings
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
— | Withdrew |
9 October 1976 | Bulgaria | 2 – 2 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
Bonev Panov |
Report | Platini Lacombe |
Referee: Foote (Scotland) |
17 November 1976 | France | 2 – 0 | Paris, France | |
Platini Bathenay |
Report | Referee: Maksimovic (Yugoslavia) |
30 March 1977 | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 0 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
Brady |
Report | Referee: Linemayr (Austria) |
1 June 1977 | Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
Panov Zhelyazkov |
Report | Givens |
Referee: Zlatanos (Greece) |
12 October 1977 | Republic of Ireland | 0 – 0 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
Report | Referee: Gonella (Italy) |
Notes
- Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
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