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 one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming the spot.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
Finland ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() |
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A. Heiskanen ![]() E. Heiskanen ![]() Rissanen ![]() Heikkinen ![]() Mäkynen ![]() | Report | G. Zender ![]() |
Referee: Thime (Norway)
Luxembourg ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() |
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Braun ![]() | Report | Graziani ![]() Bettega ![]() Antognoni ![]() |
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)
England ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
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Keegan ![]() T. Francis ![]() Kennedy ![]() Channon ![]() | Report |
Referee: Bonett (Malta)
Luxembourg ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Report | A. Heiskanen ![]() |
Referee: Amundsen (Denmark)
Luxembourg ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
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Report | Kennedy ![]() Mariner ![]() |
Referee: Jarguz (Poland)
Italy ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() |
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Bettega ![]() Graziani ![]() Zaccarelli ![]() | Report | Haaskivi ![]() |
Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria)
Italy ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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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.
External links
- Group 2 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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