1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

Football tournament qualification stage Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions. Bulgaria, France, and Republic of Ireland. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner. Standings main WDL Group 5 Q 2 FRA FRA 1974 BUL BUL 1971 IRL IRL 2 1 1 7 4 1 2 1 5 6 1 1 2 2 4 #ccffcc A complete Matches 9 October 1976 BUL 1971 Report 2 – 2 FRA 1974 Bonev 45Panov 68 Platini 37Lacombe 40 Sofia, Bulgaria Foote (Scotland) 17 November 1976 FRA 1974 Report 2 – 0 IRL Platini 47Bathenay 88 Paris, France Maksimovic (Yugoslavia) 30 March 1977 IRL Report 1 – 0 FRA 1974 Brady 56 Dublin, Republic of Ireland Linemayr (Austria) 1 June 1977 BUL 1971 Report 2 – 1 IRL Panov 14Zhelyazkov 76 Givens 47 Sofia, Bulgaria Zlatanos (Greece) 12 October 1977 IRL Report 0 – 0 BUL 1971 Dublin, Republic of Ireland Gonella (Italy) 16 November 1977 FRA 1974 Report 3 – 1 BUL 1971 Rocheteau 38Platini 63Dalger 89 Tsvetkov 85 Paris, France Corver (Netherlands) Notes External links Group 5 Detailed Results at RSSSF 5 Category:1976–77 in Bulgarian football Category:1977–78 in Bulgarian football Category:1976–77 in French football Category:France at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:1976–77 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:1977–78 in Republic of Ireland association football