1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
Group 8 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Romania, Spain, and Yugoslavia. 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Romania
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
| 10 October 1976 | Spain | 1 – 0 | Yugoslavia | Seville, Spain |
Pirri  86' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Palotai (Hungary) |
| 16 April 1977 | Romania | 1 – 0 | Spain | Bucharest, Romania |
| Benito 5' (o.g.) |
Report | Referee: Gordon (Scotland) |
| 8 May 1977 | Yugoslavia | 0 – 2 | Romania | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Report | D. Georgescu 37' Iordănescu 44' |
Referee: Ashkenazi (Israel) |
| 13 November 1977 | Romania | 4 – 6 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
| Vigu 2' Iordănescu 40'Bölöni 43'Georgescu 67' |
Report | Sušić 14', 51', 62' Mužinić 18'Trifunović 79'Filipović 84' |
Referee: Delcourt (Belgium) |
| 30 November 1977 | Yugoslavia | 0 – 1 | Spain | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Report | Cano 71' |
Referee: Burns (England) |
Notes
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.