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

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 106501184+14
2Flag of England.svg  England 106501154+11
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4620411165
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0600622220
13 June 1976 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1 4Flag of England.svg  England Helsinki, Finland
Paatelainen Soccerball shade.svg 27' Report Pearson Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Keegan Soccerball shade.svg 30', 60'
Channon Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)

22 September 1976 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg7 1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Helsinki, Finland
A. Heiskanen Soccerball shade.svg 15'
E. Heiskanen Soccerball shade.svg 22', 27'
Rissanen Soccerball shade.svg 51', 61'
Heikkinen Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Mäkynen Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.)
Report G. Zender Soccerball shade.svg 52'Referee: Thime (Norway)

13 October 1976 England  Flag of England.svg2 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland London, England
Tueart Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Royle Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Report Nieminen Soccerball shade.svg 48'Referee: Eriksson (Sweden)

16 October 1976 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1 4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Braun Soccerball shade.svg 86' Report Graziani Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg 44', 81'
Antognoni Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)

17 November 1976 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2 0Flag of England.svg  England Rome, Italy
Antognoni Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Report Referee: Klein (Israel)

30 March 1977 England  Flag of England.svg5 0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg London, England
Keegan Soccerball shade.svg 9'
T. Francis Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg 65'
Channon Soccerball shade.svg 68', 79' (pen.)
Report Referee: Bonett (Malta)

26 May 1977 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Report A. Heiskanen Soccerball shade.svg 57'Referee: Amundsen (Denmark)

8 June 1977 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Helsinki, Finland
Report Gentile Soccerball shade.svg 8'
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Benetti Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Referee: Helies (France)

12 October 1977 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0 2Flag of England.svg  England Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Report Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Mariner Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Referee: Jarguz (Poland)

15 October 1977 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Turin, Italy
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg 29', 38', 59', 62'
Graziani Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Zaccarelli Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Report Haaskivi Soccerball shade.svg 67'Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria)

16 November 1977 England  Flag of England.svg2 0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy London, England
Keegan Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Brooking Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Report Referee: Palotai (Hungary)

3 December 1977 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3 0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Rome, Italy
Bettega Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Graziani Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Causio Soccerball shade.svg 56'
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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