Listed below are the dates and results for the qualification to the 1978 FIFA World Cup rounds for the European zone (UEFA) in association football.
West Germany, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 8.5 spots open for competition between 31 teams.
During the draw procedure, entrants were drawn into the 9 qualifying groups from the four pots of seeds.
Bulgaria East Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Scotland Sweden Yugoslavia Soviet Union Austria Belgium Czechoslovakia England France Hungary Portugal Spain Switzerland Denmark Finland Greece Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Norway Romania Turkey Wales Cyprus Iceland Luxembourg Malta Below is a table containing all nine qualifying groups.
The team that secured a place in the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off is highlighted in blue.