1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

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Group 6 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. 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  Sweden 6 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3
2  Norway 4 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1
3   Switzerland 2 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2
16 June 1976 Sweden  2 – 0  Norway Stockholm, Sweden
B. Andersson 27'
Sjöberg 42'		 Report Referee: Corver (Netherlands)
8 September 1976 Norway  1 – 0   Switzerland Oslo, Norway
Lund 75' Report Referee: Rion (Belgium)
9 October 1976 Switzerland   1 – 2  Sweden Basel, Switzerland
Trinchero 40' (pen.) Report Börjesson 29'
Sjöberg 73'		 Referee: Ok (Turkey)
8 June 1977 Sweden  2 – 1   Switzerland Stockholm, Sweden
Börjesson 69'
Sjöberg 77'		 Report Risi 80' Referee: Wright (Republic of Ireland)
7 September 1977 Norway  2 – 1  Sweden Oslo, Norway
Ottesen 34'
Iversen 66'		 Report Sjöberg 53' Referee: Prokop (East Germany)
30 October 1977 Switzerland   1 – 0  Norway Bern, Switzerland
Sulser 29' Report Referee: Lipatov (Soviet Union)

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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