1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
Group 8 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Romania, Spain, and Yugoslavia. These three 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 |
| 10 October 1976 | Spain |
1 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
Seville, Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirri  86' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Palotai (Hungary) |
| 16 April 1977 | Romania |
1 – 0 | Spain |
Bucharest, Romania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benito 8' (o.g.) |
Report | Referee: Gordon (Scotland) |
| 8 May 1977 | Yugoslavia |
0 – 2 | Romania |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | D. Georgescu 37' Iordănescu 44' |
Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel) |
| 13 November 1977 | Romania |
4 – 6 | Yugoslavia |
Bucharest, Romania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigu 2' Iordănescu 40'Bölöni 43'Georgescu 68' |
Report | Sušić 18', 56', 63' Mužinić 18'Trifunović 78'Filipović 84' |
Referee: Delcourt (Belgium) |
| 30 November 1977 | Yugoslavia |
0 – 1 | Spain |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Cano 71' |
Referee: Burns (England) |
Notes
- ↑ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
External links
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