1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Cyprus, Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. These four 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 11 |
| 2 |  Portugal
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 |  Denmark
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Cyprus
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
| Cyprus | 1 – 5 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
Michael  10' |
Report | Simonsen 14' Tune-Hansen 19'Rasmussen 21'Bastrup 51', 76' |
Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria)
| Denmark | 5 – 0 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| B. Nielsen 54' H.M. Jensen 60' (pen.), 64'Røntved 68' (pen.)Kristensen 75' |
Report |
Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg)
| Poland | 5 – 0 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Deyna 24' (pen.), 40' Szarmach 25'Boniek 58'Terlecki 76' |
Report |
Referee: Müncs (Hungary)
| Portugal | 1 – 0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| M. Fernandes 69' |
Report |
Referee: Aoussi (Algeria)
| Denmark | 2 – 4 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Røntved 45' (pen.) A. Hansen 88' |
Report | Jordão 15' Nené 35'M. Fernandes 61'Machado 79' |
Referee: Azim Zade (Soviet Union)
| Poland | 1 – 1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Deyna 36' |
Report | M. Fernandes 61' |
Referee: Eschweiler (West Germany)
| Portugal | 4 – 0 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Seninho 11' Chalana 35'Vital 58'M. Fernandes 71' |
Report |
Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)
Notes
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
The Goals given to Henning Munk Jensen in the 5-0 defeat of Cyprus were in fact scored my Henning Jensen a different player.