1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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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 two of the 8,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.

Standings[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  France 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3
2  Bulgaria 4 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1
3  Republic of Ireland 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2
9 October 1976 Bulgaria  2 – 2  France Sofia, Bulgaria
Bonev 45'
Panov 68'		 Report Platini 37'
Lacombe 40'		 Referee: Foote (Scotland)
17 November 1976 France  2 – 0  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Platini 47'
Bathenay 88'		 Report Referee: Maksimovic (Yugoslavia)
30 March 1977 Republic of Ireland  1 – 0  France Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Brady 11' Report Referee: Linemayr (Austria)
1 June 1977 Bulgaria  2 – 1  Republic of Ireland Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov 14'
Zhelyazkov 76'		 Report Givens 47' Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)
12 October 1977 Republic of Ireland  0 – 0  Bulgaria Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Report Referee: Gonella (Italy)
16 November 1977 France  3 – 1  Bulgaria Paris, France
Rocheteau 38'
Platini 63'
Dalger 89'		 Report Tsvetkov 85' Referee: Corver (Netherlands)

Notes[]

  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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