1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
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. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Matches[edit]
France ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Platini ![]() Bathenay ![]() | Report |
Bulgaria ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Panov ![]() Zhelyazkov ![]() | Report | Givens ![]() |
France ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Rocheteau ![]() Platini ![]() Dalger ![]() | Report | Tsvetkov ![]() |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.