Group 2 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:
[Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: ]West Germany
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qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions. England
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,
Finland
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,
Italy
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, and
Luxembourg
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. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 8.5 spots in
the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming the spot.
Standings
Matches
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Notes
External links
Group 2 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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2
1976–77 in English football
1977–78 in English football
1976 in Finnish football
1977 in Finnish football
1976–77 in Italian football
1977–78 in Italian football
1976–77 in Luxembourgian football
1977–78 in Luxembourgian football