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Teams | 31 (from 1 confederation) |
UEFA European Qualifiers |
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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.
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
[edit]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.
Summary
[edit]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.
Key:
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
- Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Groups
[edit]Group 1
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
Group 2
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 |
Group 3
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 |
Group 4
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 |
Group 5
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Group 6
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Group 7
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Group 8
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
Group 9
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
Hungary advanced to the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off.
Inter-confederation play-offs
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hungary ![]() |
9–2 | ![]() |
6–0 | 3–2 |
Goalscorers
[edit]- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Josef Stering
Raoul Lambert
Pavel Panov
Lars Bastrup
Henning Munk Jensen
Per Røntved
Allan Simonsen
Hartmut Schade
Ray Kennedy
Aki Heiskanen
Esa Heiskanen
Olavi Rissanen
Mimis Papaioannou
Zoltán Kereki
András Törőcsik
Giancarlo Antognoni
Johan Cruyff
Johnny Rep
Gerry Armstrong
Andrzej Szarmach
Stanisław Terlecki
Fernando Chalana
Nené
Dudu Georgescu
Anghel Iordănescu
Kenny Dalglish
David Kipiani
Rubén Cano
Bo Börjesson
Sedat Özden
Leighton James
- 1 goal
Roland Hattenberger
Wilhelm Kreuz
Hans Pirkner
Herbert Prohaska
Walter Schachner
Paul Courant
Maurice Martens
Gilbert Van Binst
François Van der Elst
Roger Van Gool
Hristo Bonev
Chavdar Tsvetkov
Andrey Zhelyazkov
Takis Antoniou
Stefanis Michael
Stavros Stylianou
Miroslav Gajdůšek
Zdeněk Nehoda
Antonín Panenka
Ladislav Petráš
Allan Hansen
Jørgen Kristensen
Benny Nielsen
Kristen Nygaard
Ole Rasmussen
Niels Tune-Hansen
Peter Kotte
Wolfram Löwe
Jürgen Sparwasser
Gert Weber
Trevor Brooking
Trevor Francis
Paul Mariner
Stuart Pearson
Joe Royle
Dennis Tueart
Kai Haaskivi
Teppo Heikkinen
Ari Mäkynen
Jyrki Nieminen
Matti Paatelainen
Dominique Bathenay
Christian Dalger
Bernard Lacombe
Dominique Rocheteau
László Fazekas
István Halász
László Nagy
Sándor Pintér
László Pusztai
Béla Várady
Sándor Zombori
Ingi Björn Albertsson
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Liam Brady
Don Givens
Romeo Benetti
Franco Causio
Claudio Gentile
Renato Zaccarelli
Nico Braun
Gilbert Zender
Ruud Krol
Willem Van Hanegem
René Van de Kerkhof
Willy Van de Kerkhof
Sammy McIlroy
Derek Spence
Odd Iversen
Tom Lund
Rune Ottesen
Zbigniew Boniek
Bohdan Masztaler
Włodzimierz Mazur
Rui Jordão
Octávio Machado
Seninho
Francisco Vital
László Bölöni
Iosif Vigu
Asa Hartford
Joe Jordan
Don Masson
Leonid Burjak
Anatoliy Konkov
Eugenio Leal
Pirri
Björn Andersson
Peter Risi
Claudio Sulser
Serge Trinchero
Mehmet Özgül
Volkan Yayim
Nick Deacy
Zoran Filipović
Dražen Mužinić
Aleksandar Trifunović
- 1 own goal
László Bálint (playing against the Soviet Union)
Gregorio Benito (playing against Romania)
Ian Evans (playing against Scotland)
See also
[edit]- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)