1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [a] Bulgaria, France, and Republic of Ireland. These three 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 France (lighter variant).svg  France 421174+35
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 412156−14
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 411224−23
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg2 – 2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Bonev Soccerball shade.svg45'
Panov Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Platini Soccerball shade.svg37'
Lacombe Soccerball shade.svg40'
Referee: Foote (Scotland)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2 – 0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Platini Soccerball shade.svg47'
Bathenay Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report
Referee: Maksimovic (Yugoslavia)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1 – 0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Brady Soccerball shade.svg56' Report
Referee: Linemayr (Austria)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg2 – 1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Panov Soccerball shade.svg14'
Zhelyazkov Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Givens Soccerball shade.svg47'
Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0 – 0Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Report
Referee: Gonella (Italy)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg3 – 1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Rocheteau Soccerball shade.svg38'
Platini Soccerball shade.svg63'
Dalger Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Tsvetkov Soccerball shade.svg85'
Referee: Corver (Netherlands)

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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