1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[lower-alpha 1] Bulgaria, France, and Republic of Ireland. 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 |  France |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| 3 |  Republic of Ireland |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| 9 October 1976 | Bulgaria | 2 – 2 | France | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bonev  45'Panov 68' |
Report | Platini 37' Lacombe 40' |
Referee: Foote (Scotland) |
| 17 November 1976 | France | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Paris, France |
| Platini 47' Bathenay 88' |
Report | Referee: Maksimovic (Yugoslavia) |
| 30 March 1977 | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 0 | France | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Brady 11' |
Report | Referee: Linemayr (Austria) |
| 1 June 1977 | Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Republic of Ireland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Panov 14' Zhelyazkov 76' |
Report | Givens 47' |
Referee: Zlatanos (Greece) |
| 12 October 1977 | Republic of Ireland | 0 – 0 | Bulgaria | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Report | Referee: Gonella (Italy) |
Notes
- 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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