1978 FIFA World Cup qualification

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification

A total of 107 teams entered the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. fb|ARG, as the hosts, and fb|FRG, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

The 16 spots available in the 1978 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
*Europe (UEFA): "9.5 places", 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Germany, while the other 8.5 places were contested by 31 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from CONMEBOL).
*South America (CONMEBOL): "3.5 places", 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Argentina, while the other 2.5 places were contested by 9 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA).
*North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): "1 place", contested by 17 teams.
*Africa (CAF): "1 place", contested by 26 teams.
*Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC): "1 place", contested by 22 teams.

A total of 95 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 252 qualifying matches were played, and 723 goals were scored (an average of 2.87 per match).

Continental Zones

To see the dates and results of the qualification rounds for each continental zone, click on the following articles:
*Europe (UEFA):Group 1 - Poland qualified.:Group 2 - Italy qualified.:Group 3 - Austria qualified.:Group 4 - Netherlands qualified.:Group 5 - France qualified.:Group 6 - Sweden qualified.:Group 7 - Scotland qualified.:Group 8 - Spain qualified.:Group 9 - "Hungary" advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
*South America (CONMEBOL):Brazil and Peru qualified. "Bolivia" advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
*North America (CONCACAF):Mexico qualified.
*Africa (CAF):Tunisia qualified.
*Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC):Iran qualified.

Intercontinental Play-offs

The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off

October 29, 1977, Budapest, Hungary - fb|HUN 6 - 0 fb|BOL

November 30, 1977, La Paz, Bolivia - fb|BOL 2 - 3 fb|HUN

Hungary qualified by the aggregate score of 9-2.

Qualified teams

(h) - qualified automatically as hosts

(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions

Notes

*For the first time, over 100 teams entered qualification for the World Cup.

*Statistically, this was the most difficult World Cup to qualify for. Not counting the two automatic places and teams who withdrew before playing, 95 teams competed for 14 places (14.7%). The number of spots was increased to 24 for the next World Cup.

*Tunisia's victory over Morocco on penalties was the first penalty shootout in World Cup qualification matches.

External links

* [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/pwc/q/1978.html FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1978 World Cup Qualification]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/78q.html RSSSF - 1978 World Cup Qualification]


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