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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

Group 2 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. England, Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg. 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, with the group's winner claiming the spot.

Standings

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|section=Group 2

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|team1=ITA|name_ITA={{fb|ITA}}

|team2=ENG|name_ENG={{fb|ENG}}

|team3=FIN|name_FIN={{fb|FIN}}

|team4=LUX|name_LUX={{fb|LUX}}

|win_ITA=5|draw_ITA=0|loss_ITA=1|gf_ITA=18|ga_ITA=4

|win_ENG=5|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=1|gf_ENG=15|ga_ENG=4

|win_FIN=2|draw_FIN=0|loss_FIN=4|gf_FIN=11|ga_FIN=16

|win_LUX=0|draw_LUX=0|loss_LUX=6|gf_LUX=2|ga_LUX=22

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|result1=A

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Matches

{{football box

|date = 13 June 1976

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIN}}

|score = 1 – 4

|report = [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=503 Report]

|team2 = {{fb|ENG}}

|goals1 = Paatelainen {{goal|27}}

|goals2 = Pearson {{goal|14}}
Keegan {{goal|30||60}}
Channon {{goal|56}}

|location = Helsinki, Finland

|stadium = Helsinki Olympic Stadium

|attendance = 24,000

|referee = Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 22 September 1976

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Finland/1978fwcFIN_v_LUX Report]

|score = 7 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|LUX}}

|goals1 = A. Heiskanen {{Goal|15}}
E. Heiskanen {{Goal|22||27}}
Rissanen {{Goal|51||61}}
Heikkinen {{Goal|54}}
Mäkynen {{Goal|82|pen.}}

|goals2 = G. Zender {{Goal|52}}

|location = Helsinki, Finland

|referee = Thime (Norway)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 13 October 1976

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/England/1978fwcENG_v_FIN Report]

|score = 2 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|FIN}}

|goals1 = Tueart {{Goal|4}}
Royle {{Goal|51}}

|goals2 = Nieminen {{Goal|48}}

|location = London, England

|referee = Eriksson (Sweden)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 16 October 1976

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Luxembourg/1978fwcLUX_v_ITA Report]

|score = 1 – 4

|team2 = {{Fb|ITA}}

|goals1 = Braun {{Goal|86}}

|goals2 = Graziani {{Goal|24}}
Bettega {{Goal|44||81}}
Antognoni {{Goal|50}}

|location = Luxembourg, Luxembourg

|referee = Dörflinger (Switzerland)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 17 November 1976

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Italy/1978fwcITA_v_ENG Report]

|score = 2 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|ENG}}

|goals1 = Antognoni {{Goal|36}}
Bettega {{Goal|77}}

|location = Rome, Italy

|referee = Klein (Israel)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 30 March 1977

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/England/1978fwcENG_v_LUX Report]

|score = 5 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|LUX}}

|goals1 = Keegan {{Goal|9}}
T. Francis {{Goal|58}}
Kennedy {{Goal|65}}
Channon {{Goal|68||79|pen.}}

|location = London, England

|referee = Bonett (Malta)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 26 May 1977

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Luxembourg/1978fwcLUX_v_FIN Report]

|score = 0 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|FIN}}

|goals2 = A. Heiskanen {{Goal|57}}

|location = Luxembourg, Luxembourg

|referee = Amundsen (Denmark)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 8 June 1977

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Finland/1978fwcFIN_v_ITA Report]

|score = 0 – 3

|team2 = {{Fb|ITA}}

|goals2 = Gentile {{Goal|8}}
Bettega {{Goal|56}}
Benetti {{Goal|81}}

|location = Helsinki, Finland

|referee = Helies (France)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 12 October 1977

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Luxembourg/1978fwcLUX_v_ENG Report]

|score = 0 – 2

|team2 = {{Fb|ENG}}

|goals2 = Kennedy {{Goal|31}}
Mariner {{Goal|90}}

|location = Luxembourg, Luxembourg

|referee = Jarguz (Poland)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 15 October 1977

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Italy/1978fwcITA_v_FIN Report]

|score = 6 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|FIN}}

|goals1 = Bettega {{Goal|29||38||59||62}}
Graziani {{Goal|45}}
Zaccarelli {{Goal|71}}

|goals2 = Haaskivi {{Goal|67}}

|location = Turin, Italy

|referee = Dudin (Bulgaria)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 16 November 1977

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/England/1978fwcENG_v_ITA Report]

|score = 2 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|ITA}}

|goals1 = Keegan {{Goal|11}}
Brooking {{Goal|80}}

|location = London, England

|referee = Palotai (Hungary)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 3 December 1977

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

|report = [http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Italy/1978fwcITA_v_LUX Report]

|score = 3 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|LUX}}

|goals1 = Bettega {{Goal|4}}
Graziani {{Goal|11}}
Causio {{Goal|56}}

|location = Rome, Italy

|referee = Maksimović (Yugoslavia)

}}

Notes

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External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/78qual.html Group 2 Detailed Results at RSSSF]

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