1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Group 2 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] England, Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg. These four 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 |  Italy
|
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 |
| 2 |  England
|
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
| 3 |  Finland
|
4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg
|
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 |
| 13 June 1976 | Finland | 1 – 4 | England | Helsinki, Finland |
Paatelainen  27' |
Report | Pearson 14' Keegan 30', 60'Channon 56' |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium) |
| 22 September 1976 | Finland | 7 – 1 | Luxembourg | Helsinki, Finland |
| A. Heiskanen 15' E. Heiskanen 22', 27'Rissanen 51', 61'Heikkinen 54'Mäkynen 82' (pen.) |
Report | G. Zender 52' |
Referee: Thime (Norway) |
| 13 October 1976 | England | 2 – 1 | Finland | London, England |
| Tueart 4' Royle 51' |
Report | Nieminen 48' |
Referee: Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 16 October 1976 | Luxembourg | 1 – 4 | Italy | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Braun 86' |
Report | Graziani 24' Bettega 44', 81'Antognoni 50' |
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
| 17 November 1976 | Italy | 2 – 0 | England | Rome, Italy |
| Antognoni 36' Bettega 77' |
Report | Referee: Klein (Israel) |
| 30 March 1977 | England | 5 – 0 | Luxembourg | London, England |
| Keegan 9' T. Francis 58'Kennedy 65'Channon 68', 79' |
Report | Referee: Bonett (Malta) |
| 26 May 1977 | Luxembourg | 0 – 1 | Finland | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Report | A. Heiskanen 57' |
Referee: Amundsen (Denmark) |
| 8 June 1977 | Finland | 0 – 3 | Italy | Helsinki, Finland |
| Report | Gentile 8' Bettega 56'Benetti 81' |
Referee: Helies (France) |
| 12 October 1977 | Luxembourg | 0 – 2 | England | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Report | Kennedy 31' Mariner 90' |
Referee: Jarguz (Poland) |
| 15 October 1977 | Italy | 6 – 1 | Finland | Turin, Italy |
| Bettega 29', 38', 59', 62' Graziani 45'Zaccarelli 71' |
Report | Haaskivi 67' |
Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria) |
| 16 November 1977 | England | 2 – 0 | Italy | London, England |
| Keegan 11' Brooking 80' |
Report | Referee: Palotai (Hungary) |
| 3 December 1977 | Italy | 3 – 0 | Luxembourg | Rome, Italy |
| Bettega 4' Graziani 11'Causio 56' |
Report | Referee: Maksimović (Yugoslavia) |
Notes
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.