1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina ™ Preliminaries
Results, European Zone
First stage
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 76 | Cyprus | 1:5 (1:3) | Denmark | ||
| 16 October 76 | Portugal | 0:2 (0:0) | Poland | ||
| 27 October 76 | Denmark | 5:0 (0:0) | Cyprus | ||
| 31 October 76 | Poland | 5:0 (3:0) | Cyprus | ||
| 17 November 76 | Portugal | 1:0 (0:0) | Denmark | ||
| 05 December 76 | Cyprus | 1:2 (0:1) | Portugal | ||
| 01 May 77 | Denmark | 1:2 (0:1) | Poland | ||
| 15 May 77 | Cyprus | 1:3 (1:2) | Poland | ||
| 21 September 77 | Poland | 4:1 (2:0) | Denmark | ||
| 09 October 77 | Denmark | 2:4 (1:2) | Portugal | ||
| 29 October 77 | Poland | 1:1 (1:0) | Portugal | ||
| 16 November 77 | Portugal | 4:0 (2:0) | Cyprus |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Poland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | |
| Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | |
| Denmark | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 76 | Finland | 1:4 (1:2) | England | ||
| 22 September 76 | Finland | 7:1 (3:0) | Luxembourg | ||
| 13 October 76 | England | 2:1 (1:0) | Finland | ||
| 16 October 76 | Luxembourg | 1:4 (0:2) | Italy | ||
| 17 November 76 | Italy | 2:0 (1:0) | England | ||
| 30 March 77 | England | 5:0 (1:0) | Luxembourg | ||
| 26 May 77 | Luxembourg | 0:1 (0:1) | Finland | ||
| 08 June 77 | Finland | 0:3 (0:1) | Italy | ||
| 12 October 77 | Luxembourg | 0:2 (0:1) | England | ||
| 15 October 77 | Italy | 6:1 (3:0) | Finland | ||
| 16 November 77 | England | 2:0 (1:0) | Italy | ||
| 03 December 77 | Italy | 3:0 (2:0) | Luxembourg |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Italy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10 | |
| England | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | |
| Finland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 76 | Turkey | 4:0 (1:0) | Malta | ||
| 17 November 76 | German DR | 1:1 (1:0) | Turkey | ||
| 05 December 76 | Malta | 0:1 (0:0) | Austria | ||
| 02 April 77 | Malta | 0:1 (0:0) | German DR | ||
| 17 April 77 | Austria | 1:0 (1:0) | Turkey | ||
| 30 April 77 | Austria | 9:0 (5:0) | Malta | ||
| 24 September 77 | Austria | 1:1 (1:1) | German DR | ||
| 12 October 77 | German DR | 1:1 (0:1) | Austria | ||
| 29 October 77 | German DR | 9:0 (3:0) | Malta | ||
| 30 October 77 | Turkey | 0:1 (0:0) | Austria | ||
| 16 November 77 | Turkey | 1:2 (0:1) | German DR | ||
| 27 November 77 | Malta | 0:3 (0:2) | Turkey |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Austria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | |
| German DR | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | |
| Turkey | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |
| Malta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 September 76 | Iceland | 0:1 (0:0) | Belgium | ||
| 08 September 76 | Iceland | 0:1 (0:1) | Netherlands | ||
| 13 October 76 | Netherlands | 2:2 (0:1) | Northern Ireland | ||
| 10 November 76 | Belgium | 2:0 (1:0) | Northern Ireland | ||
| 26 March 77 | Belgium | 0:2 (0:1) | Netherlands | ||
| 11 June 77 | Iceland | 1:0 (1:0) | Northern Ireland | ||
| 31 August 77 | Netherlands | 4:1 (3:0) | Iceland | ||
| 03 September 77 | Belgium | 4:0 (2:0) | Iceland | ||
| 21 September 77 | Northern Ireland | 2:0 (0:0) | Iceland | ||
| 12 October 77 | Northern Ireland | 0:1 (0:0) | Netherlands | ||
| 26 October 77 | Netherlands | 1:0 (1:0) | Belgium | ||
| 16 November 77 | Northern Ireland | 3:0 (1:0) | Belgium |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | |
| Belgium | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| Iceland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 October 76 | Bulgaria | 2:2 (1:2) | France | ||
| 17 November 76 | France | 2:0 (0:0) | Republic of Ireland | ||
| 30 March 77 | Republic of Ireland | 1:0 (1:0) | France | ||
| 01 June 77 | Bulgaria | 2:1 (1:0) | Republic of Ireland | ||
| 12 October 77 | Republic of Ireland | 0:0 | Bulgaria | ||
| 16 November 77 | France | 3:1 (1:0) | Bulgaria |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 76 | Sweden | 2:0 (2:0) | Norway | ||
| 08 September 76 | Norway | 1:0 (0:0) | Switzerland | ||
| 09 October 76 | Switzerland | 1:2 (1:1) | Sweden | ||
| 08 June 77 | Sweden | 2:1 (0:0) | Switzerland | ||
| 07 September 77 | Norway | 2:1 (1:0) | Sweden | ||
| 30 October 77 | Switzerland | 1:0 (1:0) | Norway |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |
| Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 76 | Czechoslovakia | 2:0 (0:0) | Scotland | ||
| 17 November 76 | Scotland | 1:0 (1:0) | Wales | ||
| 30 March 77 | Wales | 3:0 (1:0) | Czechoslovakia | ||
| 21 September 77 | Scotland | 3:1 (2:0) | Czechoslovakia | ||
| 12 October 77 | Wales | 0:2 (0:0) | Scotland | ||
| 16 November 77 | Czechoslovakia | 1:0 (1:0) | Wales |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Wales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 October 76 | Spain | 1:0 (0:0) | Yugoslavia | ||
| 16 April 77 | Romania | 1:0 (1:0) | Spain | ||
| 08 May 77 | Yugoslavia | 0:2 (0:2) | Romania | ||
| 26 October 77 | Spain | 2:0 (0:0) | Romania | ||
| 13 November 77 | Romania | 4:6 (3:2) | Yugoslavia | ||
| 30 November 77 | Yugoslavia | 0:1 (0:0) | Spain |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 October 76 | Greece | 1:1 (0:0) | Hungary | ||
| 24 April 77 | Soviet Union | 2:0 (1:0) | Greece | ||
| 30 April 77 | Hungary | 2:1 (1:0) | Soviet Union | ||
| 10 May 77 | Greece | 1:0 (0:0) | Soviet Union | ||
| 18 May 77 | Soviet Union | 2:0 (2:0) | Hungary | ||
| 28 May 77 | Hungary | 3:0 (2:0) | Greece |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Greece | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
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