32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones.
4 teams in each sub-zone entered the competition in the pre-qualifying rounds, competing head-to-head for 2 spots in the preliminary rounds.
The 4 winners in the pre-qualifying rounds joined an additional 20 teams in the preliminary rounds, with 12 teams in each sub-zone competing for 4 places in the main draw, to join the 4 finalists from the 1974 Europe Zone.
[1] Sweden defeated Spain in the Zone A final, and Czechoslovakia defeated France in the Zone B final, resulting in both Sweden and France progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.
[1][2][3] Iran vs. Lebanon Israel vs. Luxembourg Denmark vs. Greece Great Britain vs. Iran Poland vs. Portugal Israel vs. Switzerland Spain vs. Denmark Austria vs. Great Britain Poland vs. Sweden West Germany vs. Switzerland Spain vs. Great Britain West Germany vs. Sweden Spain vs. Romania Soviet Union vs. Sweden Spain vs. Sweden Nigeria vs. Kenya Turkey vs. Ireland Finland vs. Hungary Monaco vs. Nigeria Belgium vs. Norway Bulgaria vs. Turkey Hungary vs. Netherlands Monaco vs. Egypt France vs. Belgium Yugoslavia vs. Bulgaria Egypt vs. Hungary France vs. Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia vs. Hungary France vs. Italy Czechoslovakia vs. France