1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.

Standings edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Scotland	4	3	1	6	3	+3	6
2	Czechoslovakia	4	2	2	4	6	−2	4
3	Wales	4	1	3	3	4	−1	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches edit

13 October 1976

Czechoslovakia	2–0	Scotland
Panenka 48' Petráš 50'	Report

Sparta Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Referee: Michelotti (Italy)

17 November 1976

Scotland	1–0	Wales
Evans 15' (o.g.)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Referee: Biwersi (West Germany)

30 March 1977

Wales	3–0	Czechoslovakia
L. James 27', 65' Deacy 65'	Report

Referee: Garrido (Portugal)

21 September 1977

Scotland	3–1	Czechoslovakia
Jordan 19' Hartford 35' Dalglish 54'	Report	Gajdůšek 82'

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Referee: Rion (Belgium)

12 October 1977

Wales	0–2	Scotland
	Report	Masson 78' (pen.) Dalglish 85'

Anfield, Liverpool, England^[2]

Referee: Wurtz (France)

16 November 1977

Czechoslovakia	1–0	Wales
Nehoda 12'	Report

Referee: Prokop (East Germany)

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.
^ The Football Association of Wales decided to play this match on neutral ground due to capacity limits at Cardiff's Ninian Park and Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.

External links edit

Group 7 Detailed Results at RSSSF

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

[2] The Football Association of Wales decided to play this match on neutral ground due to capacity limits at Cardiff's Ninian Park and Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.

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