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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions. Cyprus, Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. These four 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.

Standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 1

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|team1=POL|name_POL={{Fb|POL|1928}}

|team2=POR|name_POR={{Fb|POR}}

|team3=DEN|name_DEN={{Fb|DEN}}

|team4=CYP|name_CYP={{Fb|CYP|1960}}

|win_POL=5|draw_POL=1|loss_POL=0|gf_POL=17|ga_POL=4

|win_POR=4|draw_POR=1|loss_POR=1|gf_POR=12|ga_POR=6

|win_DEN=2|draw_DEN=0|loss_DEN=4|gf_DEN=14|ga_DEN=12

|win_CYP=0|draw_CYP=0|loss_CYP=6|gf_CYP=3|ga_CYP=24

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

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Matches

{{Football box

|date = 23 May 1976

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CYP|1960}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Cyprus/1978fwcCYP_v_DNK Report]

|score = 1 – 5

|team2 = {{Fb|DEN}}

|goals1 = Michael {{Goal|10}}

|goals2 = Simonsen {{Goal|14}}
Tune-Hansen {{Goal|19}}
Rasmussen {{Goal|21}}
Bastrup {{Goal|51||76}}

|location = Limassol, Cyprus

|referee = Dudin (Bulgaria)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 16 October 1976

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|POR}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Portugal/1978fwcPOR_v_POL Report]

|score = 0 – 2

|team2 = {{Fb|POL|1928}}

|goals2 = Lato {{Goal|49||77}}

|location = Porto, Portugal

|referee = Kitabdjian (France)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 27 October 1976

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|DEN}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Denmark/1978fwcDNK_v_CYP Report]

|score = 5 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|CYP|1960}}

|goals1 = B. Nielsen {{Goal|54}}
H.M. Jensen {{Goal|60|pen.|64}}
Røntved {{Goal|68|pen.}}
Kristensen {{Goal|75}}

|location = Copenhagen, Denmark

|referee = Coiling (Luxembourg)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 31 October 1976

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|POL|1928}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Poland/1978fwcPOL_v_CYP Report]

|score = 5 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|CYP|1960}}

|goals1 = Deyna {{Goal|24|pen.|40}}
Szarmach {{Goal|25}}
Boniek {{Goal|58}}
Terlecki {{Goal|76}}

|location = Warsaw, Poland

|referee = Müncs (Hungary)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 17 November 1976

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|POR}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Portugal/1978fwcPOR_v_DNK Report]

|score = 1 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|DEN}}

|goals1 = M. Fernandes {{Goal|69}}

|location = Lisbon, Portugal

|referee = Aoussi (Algeria)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 5 December 1976

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CYP|1960}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Cyprus/1978fwcCYP_v_POR Report]

|score = 1 – 2

|team2 = {{Fb|POR}}

|goals1 = Stylianou {{Goal|74|pen.}}

|goals2 = Chalana {{Goal|36}}
Nené {{Goal|76}}

|location = Limassol, Cyprus

|referee = Ghita (Romania)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 1 May 1977

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|DEN}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Denmark/1978fwcDNK_v_POL Report]

|score = 1 – 2

|team2 = {{Fb|POL|1928}}

|goals1 = Simonsen {{Goal|50}}

|goals2 = Lubański {{Goal|7||55}}

|location = Copenhagen, Denmark

|referee = Mattsson (Finland)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 15 May 1977

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CYP|1960}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Cyprus/1978fwcCYP_v_POL Report]

|score = 1 – 3

|team2 = {{Fb|POL|1928}}

|goals1 = Antoniou {{Goal|13}}

|goals2 = Lato {{Goal|26}}
Terlecki {{Goal|40}}
Mazur {{Goal|82}}

|location = Limassol, Cyprus

|referee = Ashkenazi (Israel)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 21 September 1977

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|POL|1928}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Poland/1978fwcPOL_v_DNK Report]

|score = 4 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|DEN}}

|goals1 = Masztaler {{Goal|27}}
Lato {{Goal|38}}
Deyna {{Goal|62}}
Szarmach {{Goal|81}}

|goals2 = Nygaard {{Goal|66|pen.}}

|location = Chorzów, Poland

|referee = Rainea (Romania)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 9 October 1977

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|DEN}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Denmark/1978fwcDNK_v_POR Report]

|score = 2 – 4

|team2 = {{Fb|POR}}

|goals1 = Røntved {{Goal|45|pen.}}
A. Hansen {{Goal|88}}

|goals2 = Jordão {{Goal|15}}
Nené {{Goal|35}}
M. Fernandes {{Goal|61}}
Machado {{Goal|79}}

|location = Copenhagen, Denmark

|referee = Azim Zade (Soviet Union)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 29 October 1977

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|POL|1928}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Poland/1978fwcPOL_v_POR Report]

|score = 1 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|POR}}

|goals1 = Deyna {{Goal|36}}

|goals2 = M. Fernandes {{Goal|61}}

|location = Chorzów, Poland

|referee = Eschweiler (West Germany)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 16 November 1977

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|POR}}

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Portugal/1978fwcPOR_v_CYP Report]

|score = 4 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|CYP|1960}}

|goals1 = Seninho {{Goal|11}}
Chalana {{Goal|35}}
Vital {{Goal|58}}
M. Fernandes {{Goal|71}}

|location = Faro, Portugal

|referee = Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

}}

Notes

{{Reflist}}

The Goals given to Henning Munk Jensen in the 5-0 defeat of Cyprus were in fact scored my Henning Jensen a different player.

External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/78qual.html Group 1 Detailed Results at RSSSF]

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