1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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Group 9 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Greece, Hungary, and Soviet Union. 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  Hungary 5 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2
2  Soviet Union 4 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2
3  Greece 3 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4
9 October 1976 Greece  1 – 1  Hungary Athens, Greece
Papaioannou 68' Report Kereki 84' Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)
24 April 1977 Soviet Union  2 – 0  Greece Moscow, Soviet Union
Konkov 26'
Kipiani 77'		 Report Referee: Dubach (Switzerland)
30 April 1977 Hungary  2 – 1  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
Nyilasi 44'
Kereki 67'		 Report Kipiani 88' Referee: Aldinger (West Germany)
10 May 1977 Greece  1 – 0  Soviet Union Thessaloniki, Greece
Papaioannou 58' Report Referee: Gussoni (Italy)
18 May 1977 Soviet Union  2 – 0  Hungary Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Burjak 3'
Bálint 14' (o.g.)		 Report Referee: Taylor (England)
28 May 1977 Hungary  3 – 0  Greece Budapest, Hungary
Pusztai 13'
Nyilasi 15'
Fazekas 88'		 Report Referee: Beck (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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