1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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Group 2 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] England, Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg. 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, with the group's winner claiming the spot.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6501184+1410
2Flag of England.svg  England 6501154+1110
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6204111654
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6006222200
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1 4Flag of England.svg  England
Paatelainen Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Pearson Soccerball shade.svg14'
Keegan Soccerball shade.svg30', 60'
Channon Soccerball shade.svg56'

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg7 1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
A. Heiskanen Soccerball shade.svg15'
E. Heiskanen Soccerball shade.svg22', 27'
Rissanen Soccerball shade.svg51', 61'
Heikkinen Soccerball shade.svg54'
Mäkynen Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)
Report G. Zender Soccerball shade.svg52'
Referee: Thime (Norway)

England  Flag of England.svg2 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tueart Soccerball shade.svg4'
Royle Soccerball shade.svg51'
Report Nieminen Soccerball shade.svg48'
Referee: Eriksson (Sweden)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1 4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Braun Soccerball shade.svg86' Report Graziani Soccerball shade.svg24'
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg44', 81'
Antognoni Soccerball shade.svg50'
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2 0Flag of England.svg  England
Antognoni Soccerball shade.svg36'
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
Referee: Klein (Israel)

England  Flag of England.svg5 0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Keegan Soccerball shade.svg9'
T. Francis Soccerball shade.svg58'
Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg65'
Channon Soccerball shade.svg68', 79' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Bonett (Malta)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report A. Heiskanen Soccerball shade.svg57'
Referee: Amundsen (Denmark)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report Gentile Soccerball shade.svg8'
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg56'
Benetti Soccerball shade.svg81'
Referee: Helies (France)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0 2Flag of England.svg  England
Report Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg31'
Mariner Soccerball shade.svg90'
Referee: Jarguz (Poland)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg29', 38', 59', 62'
Graziani Soccerball shade.svg45'
Zaccarelli Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Haaskivi Soccerball shade.svg67'
Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria)

England  Flag of England.svg2 0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Keegan Soccerball shade.svg11'
Brooking Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
Referee: Palotai (Hungary)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3 0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg4'
Graziani Soccerball shade.svg11'
Causio Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report
Referee: Maksimović (Yugoslavia)

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.

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