1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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.

UEFA European Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup

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
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:

Group 2
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:

Group 3
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:

Group 4
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:

Group 5
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:
(W) Withdrew.

Group 6
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:

Group 7
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:

Group 8
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:

Group 9
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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:

Hungary advanced to the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg. 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
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