1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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| Teams | 31 (from 1 confederation) |
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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 .
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. Albania were the only UEFA team to not enter the competition.
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 winners of groups 1 to 8 would qualify, the winner of group 9 would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Draw
[edit ]The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Guatemala City on 20 November 1975. During the draw procedure, entrants were drawn into the 9 qualifying groups from the four pots of seeds.
Summary
[edit ]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.
Key:
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
- Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Groups
[edit ]Group 1
[edit ]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: [citation needed ]
Group 2
[edit ]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: [citation needed ]
Group 3
[edit ]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: [citation needed ]
Group 4
[edit ]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: [citation needed ]
Group 5
[edit ]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 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Group 6
[edit ]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: [citation needed ]
Group 7
[edit ]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: [citation needed ]
Group 8
[edit ]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: [citation needed ]
Group 9
[edit ]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: [citation needed ]
Hungary advanced to the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off.
Inter-confederation play-offs
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 9–2 | Bolivia | 6–0 | 3–2 |
Goalscorers
[edit ]- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Austria Josef Stering
- Belgium Raoul Lambert
- Bulgaria Pavel Panov
- Denmark Lars Bastrup
- Denmark Henning Munk Jensen
- Denmark Per Røntved
- Denmark Allan Simonsen
- East Germany Hartmut Schade
- England Ray Kennedy
- Finland Aki Heiskanen
- Finland Esa Heiskanen
- Finland Olavi Rissanen
- Greece Mimis Papaioannou
- Hungary Zoltán Kereki
- Hungary András Törőcsik
- Italy Giancarlo Antognoni
- Netherlands Johan Cruyff
- Netherlands Johnny Rep
- Northern Ireland Gerry Armstrong
- Poland Andrzej Szarmach
- Poland Stanisław Terlecki
- Portugal Fernando Chalana
- Portugal Nené
- Romania Dudu Georgescu
- Romania Anghel Iordănescu
- Scotland Kenny Dalglish
- Soviet Union David Kipiani
- Spain Rubén Cano
- Sweden Bo Börjesson
- Turkey Sedat Özden
- Wales Leighton James
- 1 goal
- Austria Roland Hattenberger
- Austria Wilhelm Kreuz
- Austria Hans Pirkner
- Austria Herbert Prohaska
- Austria Walter Schachner
- Belgium Paul Courant
- Belgium Maurice Martens
- Belgium Gilbert Van Binst
- Belgium François Van der Elst
- Belgium Roger Van Gool
- Bulgaria Hristo Bonev
- Bulgaria Chavdar Tsvetkov
- Bulgaria Andrey Zhelyazkov
- Cyprus Takis Antoniou
- Cyprus Stefanis Michael
- Cyprus Stavros Stylianou
- Czechoslovakia Miroslav Gajdůšek
- Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Nehoda
- Czechoslovakia Antonín Panenka
- Czechoslovakia Ladislav Petráš
- Denmark Allan Hansen
- Denmark Jørgen Kristensen
- Denmark Benny Nielsen
- Denmark Kristen Nygaard
- Denmark Ole Rasmussen
- Denmark Niels Tune-Hansen
- East Germany Peter Kotte
- East Germany Wolfram Löwe
- East Germany Jürgen Sparwasser
- East Germany Gert Weber
- England Trevor Brooking
- England Trevor Francis
- England Paul Mariner
- England Stuart Pearson
- England Joe Royle
- England Dennis Tueart
- Finland Kai Haaskivi
- Finland Teppo Heikkinen
- Finland Ari Mäkynen
- Finland Jyrki Nieminen
- Finland Matti Paatelainen
- France Dominique Bathenay
- France Christian Dalger
- France Bernard Lacombe
- France Dominique Rocheteau
- Hungary László Fazekas
- Hungary István Halász
- Hungary László Nagy
- Hungary Sándor Pintér
- Hungary László Pusztai
- Hungary Béla Várady
- Hungary Sándor Zombori
- Iceland Ingi Björn Albertsson
- Iceland Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- Republic of Ireland Liam Brady
- Republic of Ireland Don Givens
- Italy Romeo Benetti
- Italy Franco Causio
- Italy Claudio Gentile
- Italy Renato Zaccarelli
- Luxembourg Nico Braun
- Luxembourg Gilbert Zender
- Netherlands Ruud Krol
- Netherlands Willem Van Hanegem
- Netherlands René Van de Kerkhof
- Netherlands Willy Van de Kerkhof
- Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy
- Northern Ireland Derek Spence
- Norway Odd Iversen
- Norway Tom Lund
- Norway Rune Ottesen
- Poland Zbigniew Boniek
- Poland Bohdan Masztaler
- Poland Włodzimierz Mazur
- Portugal Rui Jordão
- Portugal Octávio Machado
- Portugal Seninho
- Portugal Francisco Vital
- Romania László Bölöni
- Romania Iosif Vigu
- Scotland Asa Hartford
- Scotland Joe Jordan
- Scotland Don Masson
- Soviet Union Leonid Burjak
- Soviet Union Anatoliy Konkov
- Spain Eugenio Leal
- Spain Pirri
- Sweden Björn Andersson
- Switzerland Peter Risi
- Switzerland Claudio Sulser
- Switzerland Serge Trinchero
- Turkey Mehmet Özgül
- Turkey Volkan Yayim
- Wales Nick Deacy
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Filipović
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Mužinić
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Trifunović
- 1 own goal
- Hungary László Bálint (playing against the Soviet Union)
- Spain Gregorio Benito (playing against Romania)
- Wales Ian Evans (playing against Scotland)
See also
[edit ]- 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)