1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

Group 6 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 6
2   Norway 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 4
3    Switzerland 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Sweden  2 – 0  Norway
B. Andersson   27'
Sjöberg   42'
Report
Referee: Corver (Netherlands)

Norway  1 – 0   Switzerland
Lund   75' Report
Referee: Rion (Belgium)

Switzerland  1 – 2  Sweden
Trinchero   40' (pen.) Report Börjesson   29'
Sjöberg   73'
Referee: Ok (Turkey)

Sweden  2 – 1   Switzerland
Sjöberg   69'
Börjesson   77'
Report Risi   80'
Referee: Wright (Republic of Ireland)

Norway  2 – 1  Sweden
Ottesen   34'
Iversen   66'
Report Sjöberg   53'
Referee: Prokop (East Germany)

Switzerland  1 – 0  Norway
Sulser   29' Report
Referee: Lipatov (Soviet Union)

Notes

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  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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