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1978
FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
7 Mar 1976 – 11 Dec 1977
Matches
200
Played
200
Goals
563
Shootouts
1
Matches
Sunday 7 March 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Sierra Leone
5–1
Niger
Saturday 13 March 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Upper Volta
1–1
Mauritania
Neutral venue
Sunday 21 March 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Niger
2–1
Sierra Leone
Sunday 28 March 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Mauritania
0–2
Upper Volta
Thursday 1 April 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Algeria
1–0
Libya
Friday 16 April 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Libya
0–0
Algeria
Sunday 9 May 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Zambia
4–0
Malawi
Sunday 23 May 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Cyprus
1–5
Denmark
Sunday 30 May 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Malawi
0–1
Zambia
Sunday 13 June 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Finland
1–4
England
Wednesday 16 June 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Sweden
2–0
Norway
Saturday 4 September 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Upper Volta
1–1
Ivory Coast
Neutral venue
Sunday 5 September 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Iceland
0–1
Belgium
Wednesday 8 September 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Iceland
0–1
Netherlands
Norway
1–0
Switzerland
Wednesday 22 September 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Finland
7–1
Luxembourg
Sunday 26 September 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Ivory Coast
2–0
Upper Volta
Saturday 9 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Bulgaria
2–2
France
Greece
1–1
Hungary
Switzerland
1–2
Sweden
Sunday 10 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Ghana
2–1
Guinea
Spain
1–0
Yugoslavia
Wednesday 13 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Czechoslovakia
2–0
Scotland
England
2–1
Finland
Netherlands
2–2
Northern Ireland
Saturday 16 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Luxembourg
1–4
Italy
Portugal
0–2
Poland
Sierra Leone
0–0
Nigeria
Sunday 17 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Congo
2–2
Cameroon
Togo
1–0
Senegal
Wednesday 27 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Denmark
5–0
Cyprus
Friday 29 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Egypt
3–0
Ethiopia
Saturday 30 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Nigeria
6–2
Sierra Leone
Sunday 31 October 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Cameroon
1–2
Congo
Guinea
2–1
Ghana
Poland
5–0
Cyprus
Senegal
1–1
Togo
Turkey
4–0
Malta
Wednesday 10 November 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Belgium
2–0
Northern Ireland
Friday 12 November 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Saudi Arabia
2–0
Syria
Sunday 14 November 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Ethiopia
1–2
Egypt
Wednesday 17 November 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
France
2–0
Republic of Ireland
German DR
1–1
Turkey
Italy
2–0
England
Portugal
1–0
Denmark
Scotland
1–0
Wales
Friday 26 November 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Syria
2–1
Saudi Arabia
Sunday 5 December 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Cyprus
1–2
Portugal
Malta
0–1
Austria
Sunday 12 December 1976
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Morocco
1–1
Tunisia
Friday 7 January 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Saudi Arabia
0–3
Iran
Sunday 9 January 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Tunisia
1–1
Morocco
Tunisia won on penalties
Sunday 16 January 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Guinea
2–0
Ghana
Neutral venue
Friday 28 January 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Syria
0–1
Iran
Sunday 6 February 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Kenya
0–0
Egypt
Tunisia
2–0
Algeria
Wednesday 9 February 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Venezuela
1–1
Uruguay
Sunday 13 February 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Ivory Coast
3–2
Congo
Togo
0–2
Guinea
Uganda
1–0
Zambia
Sunday 20 February 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Colombia
0–0
Brazil
Ecuador
1–1
Peru
Thursday 24 February 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Colombia
0–1
Paraguay
Sunday 27 February 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Bolivia
1–0
Uruguay
Congo
1–3
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
0–1
Chile
Egypt
1–0
Kenya
Guinea
2–1
Togo
Israel
0–0
South Korea
Singapore
2–0
Thailand
Zambia
4–2
Uganda
Monday 28 February 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Algeria
1–1
Tunisia
Hong Kong
4–1
Indonesia
Neutral venue
Tuesday 1 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Malaysia
6–4
Thailand
Neutral venue
Wednesday 2 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Singapore
2–2
Hong Kong
Thursday 3 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Indonesia
0–0
Malaysia
Neutral venue
Saturday 5 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Thailand
1–2
Hong Kong
Neutral venue
Sunday 6 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Chile
1–1
Peru
Israel
2–0
Japan
Paraguay
1–1
Colombia
Singapore
1–0
Malaysia
Venezuela
1–3
Bolivia
Monday 7 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Thailand
3–2
Indonesia
Neutral venue
Tuesday 8 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Malaysia
1–1
Hong Kong
Neutral venue
Wednesday 9 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Brazil
6–0
Colombia
Singapore
0–4
Indonesia
Thursday 10 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Israel
2–0
Japan
Friday 11 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Bahrain
0–2
Kuwait
Neutral venue
Saturday 12 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Peru
4–0
Ecuador
Singapore
0–1
Hong Kong
Sunday 13 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Australia
3–0
Taiwan
Neutral venue
Bolivia
2–0
Venezuela
Paraguay
0–1
Brazil
Qatar
2–0
Bahrain
Tuesday 15 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Qatar
0–2
Kuwait
Wednesday 16 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Taiwan
1–2
Australia
Neutral venue
Thursday 17 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Bahrain
1–2
Kuwait
Neutral venue
Uruguay
2–0
Venezuela
Saturday 19 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Qatar
0–3
Bahrain
Sunday 20 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Brazil
1–1
Paraguay
Chile
3–0
Ecuador
South Korea
3–1
Israel
New Zealand
6–0
Taiwan
Monday 21 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Qatar
1–4
Kuwait
Wednesday 23 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
New Zealand
6–0
Taiwan
Saturday 26 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Belgium
0–2
Netherlands
Japan
0–0
South Korea
Peru
2–0
Chile
Sunday 27 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Australia
3–1
New Zealand
Uruguay
2–2
Bolivia
Wednesday 30 March 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
England
5–0
Luxembourg
Republic of Ireland
1–0
France
New Zealand
1–1
Australia
Wales
3–0
Czechoslovakia
Saturday 2 April 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Malta
0–1
German DR
Sunday 3 April 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
South Korea
1–0
Japan
Saturday 16 April 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Romania
1–0
Spain
Sunday 17 April 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Austria
1–0
Turkey
Friday 22 April 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Iran
2–0
Saudi Arabia
Sunday 24 April 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Soviet Union
2–0
Greece
Neutral venue
Saturday 30 April 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Austria
9–0
Malta
Hungary
2–1
Soviet Union
Sunday 1 May 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Denmark
1–2
Poland
Sunday 8 May 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Yugoslavia
0–2
Romania
Tuesday 10 May 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Greece
1–0
Soviet Union
Sunday 15 May 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Cyprus
1–3
Poland
Wednesday 18 May 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Soviet Union
2–0
Hungary
Neutral venue
Thursday 26 May 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Luxembourg
0–1
Finland
Saturday 28 May 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Hungary
3–0
Greece
Wednesday 1 June 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Bulgaria
2–1
Republic of Ireland
Sunday 5 June 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Guinea
1–0
Tunisia
Wednesday 8 June 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Finland
0–3
Italy
Sweden
2–1
Switzerland
Saturday 11 June 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Iceland
1–0
Northern Ireland
Sunday 19 June 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Hong Kong
0–2
Iran
Tunisia
3–1
Guinea
Sunday 26 June 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Hong Kong
0–1
South Korea
Sunday 3 July 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
South Korea
0–0
Iran
Sunday 10 July 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Australia
3–0
Hong Kong
Nigeria
4–0
Ivory Coast
Peru
0–1
Brazil
Neutral venue
Thursday 14 July 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Brazil
8–0
Bolivia
Neutral venue
Friday 15 July 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Egypt
2–0
Zambia
Sunday 17 July 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Peru
5–0
Bolivia
Neutral venue
Monday 25 July 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Ivory Coast
2–2
Nigeria
Sunday 31 July 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Zambia
0–0
Egypt
Sunday 14 August 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Australia
0–1
Iran
Saturday 27 August 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Australia
2–1
South Korea
Wednesday 31 August 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Netherlands
4–1
Iceland
Saturday 3 September 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Belgium
4–0
Iceland
Wednesday 7 September 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Norway
2–1
Sweden
Wednesday 21 September 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Northern Ireland
2–0
Iceland
Poland
4–1
Denmark
Scotland
3–1
Czechoslovakia
Saturday 24 September 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Austria
1–1
German DR
Sunday 25 September 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Tunisia
0–0
Nigeria
Sunday 2 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Hong Kong
1–3
Kuwait
Saturday 8 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Nigeria
4–0
Egypt
Sunday 9 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Denmark
2–4
Portugal
South Korea
1–0
Kuwait
Wednesday 12 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
German DR
1–1
Austria
Republic of Ireland
0–0
Bulgaria
Luxembourg
0–2
England
Northern Ireland
0–1
Netherlands
Wales
0–2
Scotland
Neutral venue
Saturday 15 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Italy
6–1
Finland
Sunday 16 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Australia
1–2
Kuwait
Friday 21 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Egypt
3–1
Nigeria
Sunday 23 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
South Korea
0–0
Australia
Wednesday 26 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Netherlands
1–0
Belgium
Spain
2–0
Romania
Friday 28 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Iran
1–0
Kuwait
Saturday 29 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
German DR
9–0
Malta
Hungary
6–0
Bolivia
Poland
1–1
Portugal
Sunday 30 October 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Hong Kong
2–5
Australia
Switzerland
1–0
Norway
Turkey
0–1
Austria
Saturday 5 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Kuwait
2–2
South Korea
Friday 11 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Iran
2–2
South Korea
Saturday 12 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Kuwait
4–0
Hong Kong
Nigeria
0–1
Tunisia
Sunday 13 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Romania
4–6
Yugoslavia
Wednesday 16 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Czechoslovakia
1–0
Wales
England
2–0
Italy
France
3–1
Bulgaria
Northern Ireland
3–0
Belgium
Portugal
4–0
Cyprus
Turkey
1–2
German DR
Friday 18 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Iran
3–0
Hong Kong
Saturday 19 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Kuwait
1–0
Australia
Friday 25 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Egypt
3–2
Tunisia
Iran
1–0
Australia
Sunday 27 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Malta
0–3
Turkey
Wednesday 30 November 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Bolivia
2–3
Hungary
Yugoslavia
0–1
Spain
Saturday 3 December 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Italy
3–0
Luxembourg
Kuwait
1–2
Iran
Sunday 4 December 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
South Korea
5–2
Hong Kong
Sunday 11 December 1977
FIFA World Cup qualification 1978
Tunisia
4–1
Egypt