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
Austria v West Germany (1978 FIFA World Cup) Austria v West Germany (1978 FIFA World Cup) Córdoba 1978 (known in Austria as "Das Wunder von Córdoba" (The Miracle of Córdoba) and in Germany as "Die Schmach von Córdoba" or "Die Schande von Córdoba" (The Disgrace of Córdoba)), describes the game of football between Austria and defending World Champions West Germany that occurred on 21 June 1978 at the conclusion of the second round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, in Córdoba, Argentina. The game is fondly remembered by fans of the Austrian national team for being the first time in 47 years that Austria had defeated Germany (during