1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Cyprus, Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 6510174+1311
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6411126+69
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 62041412+24
4Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 6006324210
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg1 5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Michael Soccerball shade.svg10' Report Simonsen Soccerball shade.svg14'
Tune-Hansen Soccerball shade.svg19'
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg21'
Bastrup Soccerball shade.svg51', 76'
Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0 2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Report Lato Soccerball shade.svg49', 77'
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5 0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
B. Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg54'
H.M. Jensen Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.), 64'
Røntved Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.)
Kristensen Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg)

Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg5 0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Deyna Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.), 40'
Szarmach Soccerball shade.svg25'
Boniek Soccerball shade.svg58'
Terlecki Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report
Referee: Müncs (Hungary)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1 0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
M. Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg69' Report
Referee: Aoussi (Algeria)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg1 2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Stylianou Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.) Report Chalana Soccerball shade.svg36'
Nené Soccerball shade.svg76'
Referee: Ghita (Romania)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1 2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Simonsen Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Lubański Soccerball shade.svg7', 55'
Referee: Mattsson (Finland)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg1 3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Antoniou Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Lato Soccerball shade.svg26'
Terlecki Soccerball shade.svg40'
Mazur Soccerball shade.svg82'
Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)

Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg4 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Masztaler Soccerball shade.svg27'
Lato Soccerball shade.svg38'
Deyna Soccerball shade.svg62'
Szarmach Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Nygaard Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)
Referee: Rainea (Romania)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2 4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Røntved Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
A. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Jordão Soccerball shade.svg15'
Nené Soccerball shade.svg35'
M. Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg61'
Machado Soccerball shade.svg79'
Referee: Azim Zade (Soviet Union)

Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg1 1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Deyna Soccerball shade.svg36' Report M. Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg61'

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg4 0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Seninho Soccerball shade.svg11'
Chalana Soccerball shade.svg35'
Vital Soccerball shade.svg58'
M. Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report
Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Notes

  1. Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.

The Goals given to Henning Munk Jensen in the 5-0 defeat of Cyprus were in fact scored my Henning Jensen a different player.

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