1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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Group 8 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Romania, Spain, and Yugoslavia. 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 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 ]

Matches

10 October 1976 Spain  Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg1 0Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Seville, Spain
Pirri Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.) Report Referee: Palotai (Hungary)

16 April 1977 Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg1 0Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Bucharest, Romania
Benito Soccerball shade.svg5' (o.g.) Report Referee: Gordon (Scotland)

8 May 1977 Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0 2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Report D. Georgescu Soccerball shade.svg37'
Iordănescu Soccerball shade.svg44'
Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)

26 October 1977 Spain  Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg2 0Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Madrid, Spain
Leal Soccerball shade.svg75'
Cano Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Referee: Wurtz (France)

13 November 1977 Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg4 6Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
Vigu Soccerball shade.svg2'
Iordănescu Soccerball shade.svg40'
Bölöni Soccerball shade.svg43'
Georgescu Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Sušić Soccerball shade.svg14', 51', 62'
Mužinić Soccerball shade.svg18'
Trifunović Soccerball shade.svg79'
Filipović Soccerball shade.svg84'
Referee: Delcourt (Belgium)

30 November 1977 Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0 1Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Report Cano Soccerball shade.svg71'Referee: Burns (England)

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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