1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA) in association football. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 32 UEFA teams entered the competition. 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.
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 group winners would qualify, with the worst recorded group winner would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Contents
1 Summary
2 Group 1
3 Group 2
4 Group 3
5 Group 4
6 Group 5
7 Group 6
8 Group 7
9 Group 8
10 Group 9
11 Inter-confederation play-offs
12 Goalscorers
13 See also
14 References
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 |
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 Poland |  Italy |  Austria |  Netherlands |  France |  Sweden |  Scotland |  Spain |  Hungary |
 Portugal Denmark Cyprus |  England Finland Luxembourg |  East Germany Turkey Malta |  Belgium Northern Ireland Iceland |  Bulgaria Republic of Ireland |  Norway Switzerland |  Czechoslovakia Wales |  Romania Yugoslavia |  Soviet Union Greece |
Key:
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
- Teams highlighted in blue advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Poland | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 |
2 | Portugal | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
3 | Denmark | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 |
4 | Cyprus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 |
Cyprus
v Denmark23 May 1976 | Cyprus | 1 – 5 | Denmark | Limassol, Cyprus |
Michael  10' | Report | Simonsen 14'Tune-Hansen 19'Rasmussen 21'Bastrup 51', 76' | Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria) |
Portugal
v Poland16 October 1976 | Portugal | 0 – 2 | Poland | Porto, Portugal |
| Report | Lato 49', 77' | Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
Denmark
v Cyprus27 October 1976 | Denmark | 5 – 0 | Cyprus | Copenhagen, Denmark |
B. Nielsen 54'H.M. Jensen 60' (pen.), 64'Røntved 68' (pen.)Kristensen 75' | Report | Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg) |
Poland
v Cyprus31 October 1976 | Poland | 5 – 0 | Cyprus | Warsaw, Poland |
Deyna 24' (pen.), 40'Szarmach 25'Boniek 58'Terlecki 76' | Report | Referee: Müncs (Hungary) |
Portugal
v Denmark17 November 1976 | Portugal | 1 – 0 | Denmark | Lisbon, Portugal |
M. Fernandes 69' | Report | Referee: Aoussi (Algeria) |
Cyprus
v Portugal5 December 1976 | Cyprus | 1 – 2 | Portugal | Limassol, Cyprus |
Stylianou 74' (pen.) | Report | Chalana 36'Nené 76' | Referee: Ghita (Romania) |
Denmark
v Poland1 May 1977 | Denmark | 1 – 2 | Poland | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Simonsen 50' | Report | Lubański 7', 55' | Referee: Mattsson (Finland) |
Cyprus
v Poland15 May 1977 | Cyprus | 1 – 3 | Poland | Limassol, Cyprus |
Antoniou 13' | Report | Lato 26'Terlecki 40'Mazur 82' | Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel) |
Poland
v Denmark21 September 1977 | Poland | 4 – 1 | Denmark | Chorzów, Poland |
Masztaler 27'Lato 38'Deyna 62'Szarmach 81' | Report | Nygaard 66' (pen.) | Referee: Rainea (Romania) |
Denmark
v Portugal9 October 1977 | Denmark | 2 – 4 | Portugal | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Røntved 45' (pen.)A. Hansen 88' | Report | Jordão 15'Nené 35'M. Fernandes 61'Machado 79' | Referee: Azim Zade (Soviet Union) |
Poland
v Portugal29 October 1977 | Poland | 1 – 1 | Portugal | Chorzów, Poland |
Deyna 36' | Report | M. Fernandes 61' | Referee: Eschweiler (West Germany) |
Portugal
v Cyprus16 November 1977 | Portugal | 4 – 0 | Cyprus | Faro, Portugal |
Seninho 11'Chalana 35'Vital 58'M. Fernandes 71' | Report | Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia) |
Poland qualified.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Italy | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 |
2 | England | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
3 | Finland | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
4 | Luxembourg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 |
Finland
v England13 June 1976 | Finland | 1 – 4 | England | Helsinki, Finland |
Paatelainen 27' | Report | Pearson 14'Keegan 30', 60'Channon 56' | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium) |
Finland
v Luxembourg22 September 1976 | Finland | 7 – 1 | Luxembourg | Helsinki, Finland |
A. Heiskanen 15'E. Heiskanen 22', 27'Rissanen 51', 61'Heikkinen 54'Mäkynen 82' (pen.) | Report | G. Zender 52' | Referee: Thime (Norway) |
England
v Finland13 October 1976 | England | 2 – 1 | Finland | London, England |
Tueart 4'Royle 51' | Report | Nieminen 48' | Referee: Eriksson (Sweden) |
Luxembourg
v Italy16 October 1976 | Luxembourg | 1 – 4 | Italy | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Braun 86' | Report | Graziani 24'Bettega 44', 81'Antognoni 50' | Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
Italy
v England17 November 1976 | Italy | 2 – 0 | England | Rome, Italy |
Antognoni 36'Bettega 77' | Report | Referee: Klein (Israel) |
England
v Luxembourg30 March 1977 | England | 5 – 0 | Luxembourg | London, England |
Keegan 9'T. Francis 58'Kennedy 65'Channon 68', 79' | Report | Referee: Bonett (Malta) |
Luxembourg
v Finland26 May 1977 | Luxembourg | 0 – 1 | Finland | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Report | A. Heiskanen 57' | Referee: Amundsen (Denmark) |
Finland
v Italy8 June 1977 | Finland | 0 – 3 | Italy | Helsinki, Finland |
| Report | Gentile 8'Bettega 56'Benetti 81' | Referee: Helies (France) |
Luxembourg
v England12 October 1977 | Luxembourg | 0 – 2 | England | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Report | Kennedy 31'Mariner 90' | Referee: Jarguz (Poland) |
Italy
v Finland15 October 1977 | Italy | 6 – 1 | Finland | Turin, Italy |
Bettega 29', 38', 59', 62'Graziani 45'Zaccarelli 71' | Report | Haaskivi 67' | Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria) |
England
v Italy16 November 1977 | England | 2 – 0 | Italy | London, England |
Keegan 11'Brooking 80' | Report | Referee: Palotai (Hungary) |
Italy
v Luxembourg3 December 1977 | Italy | 3 – 0 | Luxembourg | Rome, Italy |
Bettega 4'Graziani 11'Causio 56' | Report | Referee: Maksimović (Yugoslavia) |
Italy qualified.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Austria | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
2 | East Germany | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
3 | Turkey | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
4 | Malta | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | −27 |
Turkey
v Malta31 October 1976 | Turkey | 4 – 0 | Malta | Izmir, Turkey |
Mehmet 22'Cemil 54', 57', 75' | Report | Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia) |
East Germany
v Turkey17 November 1976 | East Germany | 1 – 1 | Turkey | Dresden, East Germany |
Kotte 3' (pen.) | Report | Cemil 31' (pen.) | Referee: Partridge (England) |
Malta
v Austria5 December 1976 | Malta | 0 – 1 | Austria | Valletta, Malta |
| Report | Krankl 57' | Referee: Seouidi (Tunisia) |
Malta
v East Germany2 April 1977 | Malta | 0 – 1 | East Germany | Valletta, Malta |
| Report | Streich 55' | Referee: Delia Bruna (Switzerland) |
Austria
v Turkey17 April 1977 | Austria | 1 – 0 | Turkey | Vienna, Austria |
Schachner 43' | Report | Referee: Yarkov (Soviet Union) |
Austria
v Malta30 April 1977 | Austria | 9 – 0 | Malta | Salzburg, Austria |
Krankl 9', 12', 18', 20', 53', 66'Stering 30', 69'Pirkner 65' | Report | Referee: Jarguz (Poland) |
Austria
v East Germany24 September 1977 | Austria | 1 – 1 | East Germany | Vienna, Austria |
Kreuz 9' | Report | Hoffmann 40' | Referee: Reynolds (Wales) |
East Germany
v Austria12 October 1977 | East Germany | 1 – 1 | Austria | Leipzig, East Germany |
Löwe 50' | Report | Hattenberger 43' | Referee: Foote (Scotland) |
East Germany
v Malta29 October 1977 | East Germany | 9 – 0 | Malta | Babelsberg, East Germany |
Hoffmann 2', 44', 84'Schade 38'Sparwasser 52'Weber 56'Streich 63' (pen.), 79', 82' | Report | Referee: Namdar (Iran) |
Turkey
v Austria30 October 1977 | Turkey | 0 – 1 | Austria | Izmir, Turkey |
| Report | Prohaska 72' | Referee: Gordon (Scotland) |
Turkey
v East Germany16 November 1977 | Turkey | 1 – 2 | East Germany | Izmir, Turkey |
Volkan 81' | Report | Schade 30'Hoffmann 62' | Referee: Michelotti (Italy) |
Malta
v Turkey27 November 1977 | Malta | 0 – 3 | Turkey | Gżira, Malta |
| Report | Sedat 21', 48'Cemil 36' | Referee: Larache (Morocco) |
Austria qualified.
Group 4
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Netherlands | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
2 | Belgium | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
3 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
4 | Iceland | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
Iceland
v Belgium5 September 1976 | Iceland | 0 – 1 | Belgium | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Report | Van Der Elst 73' | Referee: Carpenter (Republic of Ireland) |
Iceland
v Netherlands8 September 1976 | Iceland | 0 – 1 | Netherlands | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Report | Geels 42' | Referee: Mulhall (Republic of Ireland) |
Netherlands
v Northern Ireland13 October 1976 | Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Northern Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Krol 64'Cruijff 66' | Report | McGrath 4'Spence 88' | Referee: Martinez (Spain) |
Belgium
v Northern Ireland10 November 1976 | Belgium | 2 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Liege, Belgium |
Van Gool 29'Lambert 52' | Report | Referee: Prokop (East Germany) |
Belgium
v Netherlands26 March 1977 | Belgium | 0 – 2 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Report | Rep 19'Cruijff 65' | Referee: Gonella (Italy) |
Iceland
v Northern Ireland11 June 1977 | Iceland | 1 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Albertsson 33' | Report | Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
Netherlands
v Iceland31 August 1977 | Netherlands | 4 – 1 | Iceland | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
Van Hanegem 15'Geels 18', 89' (pen.)Rep 35' | Report | Sigurvinsson 68' | Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
Belgium
v Iceland3 September 1977 | Belgium | 4 – 0 | Iceland | Brussels, Belgium |
Van Binst 15'Martens 20'Courant 60'Lambert 65' | Report | Referee: Thime (Norway) |
Northern Ireland
v Iceland21 September 1977 | Northern Ireland | 2 – 0 | Iceland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
McGrath 67'McIlroy 76' | Report | Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
Northern Ireland
v Netherlands12 October 1977 | Northern Ireland | 0 – 1 | Netherlands | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Report | W. van de Kerkhof 76' | Referee: Garrido (Portugal) |
Netherlands
v Belgium26 October 1977 | Netherlands | 1 – 0 | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
R. van de Kerkhof 4' | Report | Referee: Partridge (England) |
Northern Ireland
v Belgium16 November 1977 | Northern Ireland | 3 – 0 | Belgium | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Armstrong 42', 74'McGrath 58' | Report | Referee: Konrath (France) |
Netherlands qualified.
Group 5
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
— |  Albania | Withdrew | |||||||
Bulgaria
v France9 October 1976 | Bulgaria | 2 – 2 | France | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bonev 45'Panov 68' | Report | Platini 37'Lacombe 40' | Referee: Foote (Scotland) |
France
v Republic of Ireland17 November 1976 | France | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Paris, France |
Platini 47'Bathenay 88' | Report | Referee: Maksimovic (Yugoslavia) |
Republic of Ireland
v France30 March 1977 | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 0 | France | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Brady 11' | Report | Referee: Linemayr (Austria) |
Bulgaria
v Republic of Ireland1 June 1977 | Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Republic of Ireland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Panov 14'Zhelyazkov 76' | Report | Givens 47' | Referee: Zlatanos (Greece) |
Republic of Ireland
v Bulgaria12 October 1977 | Republic of Ireland | 0 – 0 | Bulgaria | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Report | Referee: Gonella (Italy) |
France
v Bulgaria16 November 1977 | France | 3 – 1 | Bulgaria | Paris, France |
Rocheteau 38'Platini 63'Dalger 89' | Report | Tsvetkov 85' | Referee: Corver (Netherlands) |
France qualified.
Group 6
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
2 | Norway | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Sweden
v Norway16 June 1976 | Sweden | 2 – 0 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
B. Andersson 27'Sjöberg 42' | Report | Referee: Corver (Netherlands) |
Norway
v Switzerland8 September 1976 | Norway | 1 – 0 | Switzerland | Oslo, Norway |
Lund 75' | Report | Referee: Rion (Belgium) |
Switzerland
v Sweden9 October 1976 | Switzerland | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Basel, Switzerland |
Trinchero 40' (pen.) | Report | Börjesson 29'Sjöberg 73' | Referee: Ok (Turkey) |
Sweden
v Switzerland8 June 1977 | Sweden | 2 – 1 | Switzerland | Stockholm, Sweden |
Börjesson 69'Sjöberg 77' | Report | Risi 80' | Referee: Wright (Republic of Ireland) |
Norway
v Sweden7 September 1977 | Norway | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
Ottesen 34'Iversen 66' | Report | Sjöberg 53' | Referee: Prokop (East Germany) |
Switzerland
v Norway30 October 1977 | Switzerland | 1 – 0 | Norway | Bern, Switzerland |
Sulser 29' | Report | Referee: Lipatov (Soviet Union) |
Sweden qualified.
Group 7
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Scotland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
3 | Wales | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Czechoslovakia
v Scotland13 October 1976 | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 0 | Scotland | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Panenka 48'Petráš 50' | Report | Stadium: Sparta Stadion Referee: Michelotti (Italy) |
Scotland
v Wales17 November 1976 | Scotland | 1 – 0 | Wales | Glasgow, Scotland |
Evans 15' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Biwersi (West Germany) |
Wales
v Czechoslovakia30 March 1977 | Wales | 3 – 0 | Czechoslovakia | Wrexham, Wales |
L. James 27', 65'Deacy 65' | Report | Referee: Garrido (Portugal) |
Scotland
v Czechoslovakia21 September 1977 | Scotland | 3 – 1 | Czechoslovakia | Glasgow, Scotland |
Jordan 19'Hartford 35'Dalglish 54' | Report | Gajdůšek 82' | Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Rion (Belgium) |
Wales
v Scotland12 October 1977 | Wales | 0 – 2 | Scotland | Liverpool, England[1] |
| Report | Masson 78' (pen.)Dalglish 85' | Stadium: Anfield Referee: Wurtz (France) |
Czechoslovakia
v Wales16 November 1977 | Czechoslovakia | 1 – 0 | Wales | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Nehoda 12' | Report | Referee: Prokop (East Germany) |
Scotland qualified.
Group 8
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Spain | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
2 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
3 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 |
Spain
v Yugoslavia10 October 1976 | Spain | 1 – 0 | Yugoslavia | Seville, Spain |
Pirri 86' (pen.) | Report | Referee: Palotai (Hungary) |
Romania
v Spain16 April 1977 | Romania | 1 – 0 | Spain | Bucharest, Romania |
Benito 8' (o.g.) | Report | Referee: Gordon (Scotland) |
Yugoslavia
v Romania8 May 1977 | Yugoslavia | 0 – 2 | Romania | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Report | D. Georgescu 37'Iordănescu 44' | Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel) |
Spain
v Romania26 October 1977 | Spain | 2 – 0 | Romania | Madrid, Spain |
Leal 75'Cano 83' | Report | Referee: Wurtz (France) |
Romania
v Yugoslavia13 November 1977 | Romania | 4 – 6 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
Vigu 2'Iordănescu 40'Bölöni 43'Georgescu 67' | Report | Sušić 14', 51', 62'Mužinić 18'Trifunović 79'Filipović 84' | Referee: Delcourt (Belgium) |
Yugoslavia
v Spain30 November 1977 | Yugoslavia | 0 – 1 | Spain | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Report | Cano 71' | Referee: Burns (England) |
Spain qualified.
Group 9
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
3 | Greece | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
Greece
v Hungary9 October 1976 | Greece | 1 – 1 | Hungary | Athens, Greece |
Papaioannou 68' | Report | Kereki 84' | Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
Soviet Union
v Greece24 April 1977 | Soviet Union | 2 – 0 | Greece | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Konkov 26'Kipiani 77' | Report | Referee: Dubach (Switzerland) |
Hungary
v Soviet Union30 April 1977 | Hungary | 2 – 1 | Soviet Union | Budapest, Hungary |
Nyilasi 44'Kereki 67' | Report | Kipiani 88' | Referee: Aldinger (West Germany) |
Greece
v Soviet Union10 May 1977 | Greece | 1 – 0 | Soviet Union | Thessaloniki, Greece |
Papaioannou 58' | Report | Referee: Gussoni (Italy) |
Soviet Union
v Hungary18 May 1977 | Soviet Union | 2 – 0 | Hungary | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
Burjak 3'Bálint 14' (o.g.) | Report | Referee: Taylor (England) |
Hungary
v Greece28 May 1977 | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Greece | Budapest, Hungary |
Pusztai 13'Nyilasi 15'Fazekas 88' | Report | Referee: Beck (Netherlands) |
Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off. This is the first time the USSR failed to qualify. The previous absences of the Soviet team at World Cup were all due to them not participating in the qualification.
Inter-confederation play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hungary | 9–2 |  Bolivia | 6–0 | 3–2 |
Goalscorers
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- 2 goals
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See also
- 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)
References
^ This match was played on neutral ground (Anfield) instead of in Wales because of crowd trouble at a European Championship quarter final match at Ninian Park between Wales and Yugoslavia the previous year.
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