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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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Group 8 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Romania, Spain, and Yugoslavia. 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 6
2  Romania 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 4
3  Yugoslavia 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Spain 1 – 0 Yugoslavia
Pirri 86' (pen.) Report
Referee: Palotai (Hungary)
Romania 1 – 0 Spain
Benito 5' (o.g.) Report
Referee: Gordon (Scotland)
Yugoslavia 0 – 2 Romania
Report D. Georgescu 37'
Iordănescu 44'
Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)
Spain 2 – 0 Romania
Leal 75'
Cano 83'		 Report
Referee: Wurtz (France)
Romania 4 – 6 Yugoslavia
Vigu 2'
Iordănescu 40'
Bölöni 43'
Georgescu 67'		 Report Sušić 14', 51', 62'
Mužinić 18'
Trifunović 79'
Filipović 84'
Referee: Delcourt (Belgium)
Yugoslavia 0 – 1 Spain
Report Cano 71'
Referee: Burns (England)

Notes

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  1. ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
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