1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification(UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off) 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Hungary HUN 30px 9 Bolivia BOL 30px 2 Hungary won 9–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup First leg 6 0 1977 10 29 y Népstadion Budapest Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) 60,000 Second leg 3 2 1977 11 30 y Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz Charles Corver (Netherlands) 26,983 1974 1986 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.BOLIVIA-HUNGRÍA 1977. LA ELIMINATORIA DE LAS PARADOJAS by Carlos Mesa Gisbert on Revista Cábala, 20 Jul 2020 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.FIFA World Cup Argentina - Qualifiers on FIFA website (archived, 10 Oct 2017) It was Bolivia's closest attempt to qualify for the World Cup, until the country secured a place sixteen years later. Qualified teams Team Confed. Qualification HUN UEFA 1st. of Group 9 BOL CONMEBOL Last of Final round Venues left 450 Puskas_Ferenc_Stadion_Front.JPG Curva Norte Estadio Hernando Siles.jpg Népstadion (left) and Estadio Hernando Siles, venues for the series Match details First leg 1977 10 29 y 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off First leg HUN 6–0 September 2025 BOL Nyilasi 12 Törőcsik 19 Zombori 22 Várady 27 Pintér 39 Nagy 81 Népstadion Budapest 60,000 Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) _whitelines _collar _whitelines _red_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_white e20e0e e20e0e e20e0e ffffff 52bf1b Hungary _green_shoulders _adidas_greenshoulder _green_shoulders _white_stripes_adidas _greentop ffffff ffffff ffffff 008e1e ffffff Bolivia GK Sándor Gujdár DF József Tóth DF Peter Török DF Zoltán Kereki DF István Kocsis MF Sándor Zombori MF Sándor Pintér MF László Fazekas 67 FW Tibor Nyilasi 78 FW Béla Várady FW András TörőcsikSubstitutes: FW László Pusztai 67 MF László Nagy 78Manager: HUN Lajos Baróti GK Arturo Galarza DF Víctor Villalón DF Eduardo Angulo DF René Tarritolay MF Carlos Aragonés MF Ovidio Mezza 80 MF Miguel Aguilar MF Pablo Baldivieso MF Erwin Romero MF Windsor del Llano FW Luis Bastida 46Substitutes: FW Juan Carlos Sánchez 46 MF Freddy Vargas 80Manager: GER Edward Virba Second leg 1977 11 30 y Second leg BOL 2–3 Report HUN Aragonés 45+2 pen. 90+4 Törőcsik 37 Halász 43 Del Llano 84 o.g. Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz 46,583 Charles Corver (Netherlands) References Play-off Uefa-Conmebol 1978 FIFA Category:Hungary national football team matches Category:Bolivia national football team matches Category:October 1977 sports events in Europe Category:November 1977 sports events in South America Category:1970s in Budapest Category:20th century in La Paz Category:International sports competitions in Budapest Category:Sports competitions in La Paz Category:International association football competitions hosted by Hungary Category:International association football competitions hosted by Bolivia Category:1977 in Bolivian sport Category:Football matches in Hungary Category:Football matches in Bolivia Category:Football in La Paz Category:Football in Budapest Category:Men's international association football matches in Europe Category:Men's international association football matches in South America Category:1977 in South American men's international football Category:1977 in European men's international football