The 1978 FIFA World Cup UEFA–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of UEFA Group 9, Hungary, and the last-placed team of the CONMEBOL final round, Bolivia. The matches were played on 29 October and 30 November 1977 in Budapest and La Paz, respectively.[1]
| Event | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
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| Hungary won 9–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup | |||||||
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| Date | 29 October 1977 | ||||||
| Venue | Népstadion, Budapest | ||||||
| Referee | Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 30 November 1977 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz | ||||||
| Referee | Charles Corver (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 26,983 | ||||||
After beating Bolivia in both matches (6–0 and 3–2), Hungary won 4–0 on points (9–2 on aggregate) and therefore qualified for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.[2] It was Bolivia's closest attempt to qualify for the World Cup, until the country secured a place sixteen years later.
Qualified teams edit
| Team | Confed. | Qualification |
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 Hungary |
UEFA | 1st. of Group 9 |
 Bolivia |
CONMEBOL | Last of Final round |
Venues edit
Népstadion (left) and Estadio Hernando Siles, venues for the series
Match details edit
First leg edit
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Second leg edit
References edit
- ^ BOLIVIA-HUNGRÍA 1977. LA ELIMINATORIA DE LAS PARADOJAS by Carlos Mesa Gisbert on Revista Cábala, 20 Jul 2020
- ^ FIFA World Cup Argentina - Qualifiers on FIFA website (archived, 10 Oct 2017)