1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Group 2 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] England, Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.
Standings
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 |
13 June 1976 | Finland ![]() |
1 – 4 | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paatelainen ![]() |
Report | Pearson ![]() Keegan ![]() Channon ![]() |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium) |
22 September 1976 | Finland ![]() |
7 – 1 | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. Heiskanen ![]() E. Heiskanen ![]() Rissanen ![]() Heikkinen ![]() Mäkynen ![]() |
Report | G. Zender ![]() |
Referee: Thime (Norway) |
13 October 1976 | England ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
London, England |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tueart ![]() Royle ![]() |
Report | Nieminen ![]() |
Referee: Eriksson (Sweden) |
16 October 1976 | Luxembourg ![]() |
1 – 4 | ![]() |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Braun ![]() |
Report | Graziani ![]() Bettega ![]() Antognoni ![]() |
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
17 November 1976 | Italy ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Rome, Italy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Antognoni ![]() Bettega ![]() |
Report | Referee: Klein (Israel) |
30 March 1977 | England ![]() |
5 – 0 | ![]() |
London, England |
---|---|---|---|---|
Keegan ![]() T. Francis ![]() Kennedy ![]() Channon ![]() |
Report | Referee: Bonett (Malta) |
26 May 1977 | Luxembourg ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | A. Heiskanen ![]() |
Referee: Amundsen (Denmark) |
8 June 1977 | Finland ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Gentile ![]() Bettega ![]() Benetti ![]() |
Referee: Helies (France) |
12 October 1977 | Luxembourg ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Kennedy ![]() Mariner ![]() |
Referee: Jarguz (Poland) |
15 October 1977 | Italy ![]() |
6 – 1 | ![]() |
Turin, Italy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bettega ![]() Graziani ![]() Zaccarelli ![]() |
Report | Haaskivi ![]() |
Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria) |
16 November 1977 | England ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
London, England |
---|---|---|---|---|
Keegan ![]() Brooking ![]() |
Report | Referee: Palotai (Hungary) |
3 December 1977 | Italy ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Rome, Italy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bettega ![]() Graziani ![]() Causio ![]() |
Report | Referee: Maksimović (Yugoslavia) |
Notes
- ↑ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
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