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Listed below are the dates and results for the qualification to the 1978 FIFA World Cup rounds for the European zone in association football. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification. The European zone was allocated 9.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament.
For the first time, over 100 teams entered qualification for the World Cup. Statistically, this was the most difficult World Cup to qualify for. Taking the two automatic places into account, and excluding twelve teams who withdrew before playing, 95 teams competed for the remaining 14 places (14.7%).
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Cyprus, Denmark, Poland, and Portugal.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.
Group 7 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Czechoslovakia, Scotland, and Wales.These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone.
Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [a] Bulgaria, France, and Republic of Ireland.These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone.
Group 4 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Belgium, Iceland, Netherlands, and Northern Ireland.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.
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.