1978 FIFA World Cup Group A 1978 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A of the 1978 FIFA World Cup was one of two groups of nations competing for the De facto semifinals the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 14 June and its last matches were played on 21 June. All six group matches were played either at the Estadio Chateau Carreras in Córdoba, or the Estadio Monumental in the capital Buenos Aires. The group consisted of West Germany (the Defending Champions) as well as the Netherlands (the former runners up), Italy and Austria. The Netherlands advanced to the
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1978 FIFA World Cup qualification". A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. There would be five rounds of play: Sierra Leone won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the First Round. Upper Volta won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the First Round. Algeria won 1–0 on agg.