1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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[edit]

10 October 1976

Spain | 1 - 0|  Yugoslavia

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Pirri 86' (pen.) | Report |

Referee: Palotai (Hungary)

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16 April 1977

Romania | 1 - 0|  Spain

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Benito 5' (o.g.) | Report |

Referee: Gordon (Scotland)

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8 May 1977

Yugoslavia | 0 - 2|  Romania

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| Report | D. Georgescu 37'
Iordănescu 44'

Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel)

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26 October 1977

Spain | 2 - 0|  Romania

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Leal 75'
Cano 83' | Report |

Referee: Wurtz (France)

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13 November 1977

Romania | 4 - 6|  Yugoslavia

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Vigu 2'
Iordănescu 40'
Bölöni 43'
Georgescu 67' | Report | Sušić 14', 51', 62'
Mužinić 18'
Trifunović 79'
Filipović 84'

Referee: Delcourt (Belgium)

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30 November 1977

Yugoslavia | 0 - 1|  Spain

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| Report | Cano 71'

Referee: Burns (England)

## Notes[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Group 8 Detailed Results at RSSSF

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