1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

Group 6 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. 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  Sweden 6430174+3
2  Norway 44202341
3   Switzerland 24103352
16 June 1976 Sweden  2 0  Norway Stockholm, Sweden
B. Andersson  27'
Sjöberg  42'
Report Referee: Corver (Netherlands)

8 September 1976 Norway  1 0   Switzerland Oslo, Norway
Lund  75' Report Referee: Rion (Belgium)

9 October 1976 Switzerland   1 2  Sweden Basel, Switzerland
Trinchero  40' (pen.) Report Börjesson  29'
Sjöberg  73'
Referee: Ok (Turkey)

8 June 1977 Sweden  2 1   Switzerland Stockholm, Sweden
Börjesson  69'
Sjöberg  77'
Report Risi  80' Referee: Wright (Republic of Ireland)

7 September 1977 Norway  2 1  Sweden Oslo, Norway
Ottesen  34'
Iversen  66'
Report Sjöberg  53' Referee: Prokop (East Germany)

30 October 1977 Switzerland   1 0  Norway Bern, Switzerland
Sulser  29' Report Referee: Lipatov (Soviet Union)

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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