1978 FIFA World Cup qualification 723 goals were scored (an average of 2.87 per match). To see the dates and results of the qualification rounds for each continental zone, click on the following articles: The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The following 16 teams qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup: (h) - qualified automatically as hosts (c) - qualified automatically as defending champions "5 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1982 finals: Iran, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia." 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 107 teams entered
1978 FIFA World Cup squads called two. 1978 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1978 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Argentina. Head coach: César Luis Menotti Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. Head coach: Michel Hidalgo Head coach: Lajos Baróti Head coach: Enzo Bearzot Head coach: José Antonio Roca Head coach: Jacek Gmoch Head coach: Abdelmajid Chetali Head coach: Helmut Schön Head coach: Helmut Senekowitsch Head coach: Cláudio Coutinho Head coach: Ladislao Kubala Head coach: Georg Ericson Head coach: Heshmat Mohajerani Head coach: