FIFA World Cup qualification

1978: 200 of 200 matches played, 563 goals

Group stage

16 groups

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Italy	6	5	1	+14	10
2	England	6	5	1	+11	10
3	Finland	6	2	4	−5	4
4	Luxembourg	6	0	6	−20	0

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	4	3	1	+3	6
2	Norway	4	2	2	−1	4
3	Switzerland	4	1	3	−2	2

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	6	5	1	0	+8	11
2	Belgium	6	3	0	3	+1	6
3	Northern Ireland	6	2	1	3	+1	5
4	Iceland	6	1	0	5	−10	2

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	France	4	2	1	1	+3	5
2	Bulgaria	4	1	2	1	−1	4
3	Republic of Ireland	4	1	1	2	−2	3

Group 5

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Hungary	4	2	1	1	+2	5
2	Russia	4	2	0	2	+2	4
3	Greece	4	1	1	2	−4	3

Group 6

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Spain	4	3	1	+3	6
2	Romania	4	2	2	−1	4
3	Yugoslavia	4	1	3	−2	2

Group 7

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Scotland	4	3	1	+3	6
2	Czechoslovakia	4	2	2	−2	4
3	Wales	4	1	3	−1	2

Group 8

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Poland	6	5	1	0	+13	11
2	Portugal	6	4	1	1	+6	9
3	Denmark	6	2	0	4	+2	4
4	Cyprus	6	0	0	6	−21	0

Group 9

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Austria	6	4	2	0	+12	10
2	German DR	6	3	3	0	+11	9
3	Turkey	6	2	1	3	+4	5
4	Malta	6	0	0	6	−27	0

Group 10

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Bolivia	4	3	1	0	+5	7
2	Uruguay	4	1	2	1	+1	4
3	Venezuela	4	0	1	3	−6	1

Group 11

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	4	2	2	0	+7	6
2	Paraguay	4	1	2	1	0	4
3	Colombia	4	0	2	2	−7	2

Group 12

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Peru	4	2	2	0	+6	6
2	Chile	4	2	1	1	+2	5
3	Ecuador	4	0	1	3	−8	1

Group 13

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Hong Kong	4	2	2	0	+4	6
2	Singapore	4	2	1	1	−1	5
3	Malaysia	4	1	2	1	+1	4
4	Indonesia	4	1	1	2	0	3
5	Thailand	4	1	0	3	−4	2

Group 14

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	South Korea	4	2	2	0	+3	6
2	Israel	4	2	1	1	+2	5
3	Japan	4	0	1	3	−5	1

Group 15

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Kuwait	4	4	0	+8	8
2	Bahrain	4	1	3	−2	2
3	Qatar	4	1	3	−6	2

Group 16

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Australia	4	3	1	0	+6	7
2	New Zealand	4	2	1	1	+10	5
3	Taiwan	4	0	0	4	−16	0

Groups numbered by the date of their first match: the official letters are not in our data. 2 points a win, then goal difference and goals scored; head-to-head rules and deductions are not applied.

Other matches

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