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Background |
31 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and nine teams will
qualify for the 1978 World Cup, another could qualify after a play-off
against the winning CONMEBAL nation.
A record 107 teams entered, and 97 took part.
The draw took place at the Conquistdor-Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires in
Argentina. |
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UEFA Group 2 |
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Team |
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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Italy |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
4 |
+14 |
10 |
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England |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
4 |
+11 |
10 |
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Finland |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
16 |
-5 |
4 |
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Luxembourg |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
22 |
-20 |
0 |
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Matches |
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12 June 1976 |
Finland 1 England 4
[1-2]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (24,336) |
Paatelainen
Pearson, Keegan (2), Channon |
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22 September 1976 |
Finland 7 Luxembourg 1 [3-0]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (4,555) |
A.Heiskanen, B.Heiskanen
(2), Rissanen (2), Heikkinen, Mäkynen (pen)
Zender |
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13 October 1976 |
England 2 Finland 1
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (92,000) |
Tueart, Royle
Nieminen |
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16 October 1976 |
Luxembourg 1 Italy 4
[0-2]
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg (11,700) |
Braun
Graziani, Bettega (2), Antognoni |
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17 November 1976 |
Italy 2 England 0
[1-0]
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma (70,718) |
Antognoni, Bettega |
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30 March 1977 |
England 5
Luxembourg 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (81,718) |
Keegan,
T.Francis,
R.Kennedy, Channon (2 (1 pen)) |
 Dresch |
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26 May 1977 |
Luxembourg 0 Finland 1
[0-0]
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg (1,800) |
A.Heiskanen |
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8 June 1977 |
Finland 0 Italy 3
[0-1]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (17,531) |
Gentile, Bettega, Benetti |
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12 October 1977 |
Luxembourg 0 England
2
[0-1]
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg (10,621) |
Mariner, R.Kennedy |
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15 October 1977 |
Italy 6 Finland 1 [3-0]
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino
(62,888) |
Bettega (4), Graziani, Zaccarelli
Haaskivi |
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16 November 1977 |
England 2 Italy 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley
(92,500) |
Keegan, Brooking |
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3 December 1977 |
Italy 3 Luxembourg 0 [2-0]
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma (75,000) |
Bettega, Graziani, Causio |
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ENGLAND FAIL TO QUALIFY |
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