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 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  Spain 6430141+3
2  Romania 4420278−1
3  Yugoslavia 2410368−2
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)
26 October 1977 Spain  2 – 0  Romania Madrid, Spain
Leal  75'
Cano  83'		 Report Referee: Wurtz (France)
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
  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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