1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Teams31 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bettega (9 goals)
1974
1982

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 .

Contents

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

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.

Pot APot BPot CPot D

Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta

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
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg
Poland
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg
Spain
Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
Portugal
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
Cyprus
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg
Flag of East Germany.svg
East Germany
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Malta.svg
Malta
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
Bulgaria
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg
Romania
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg
Greece

Key:

Groups

Group 1

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

Group 2

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 ]

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6420142+1210
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 6330154+119
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 621395+45
4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 6006027270
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6510113+811
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 630376+16
3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 621376+15
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 6105212102
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 421174+35
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 41215614
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 41122423
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 430174+36
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 42023414
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 41033522
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 7

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 430163+36
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 42024624
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 41033412
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 8

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 430141+36
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 42027814
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 41036822
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 9

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 421164+25
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 420253+24
3Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 41122643
Source: [ citation needed ]

Hungary advanced to the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg9–2Flag of Bolivia.svg  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