1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off) explained

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
(UEFACONMEBOL play-off)
Event:1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team1:Hungary
Team1association:
Team1score:9
Team2:Bolivia
Team2association:
Team2score:2
Details:Hungary won 9–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:6
Team2score1:0
Stadium1:Népstadion
City1:Budapest
Referee1:Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Attendance1:60,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:3
Team2score2:2
Stadium2:Estadio Hernando Siles
City2:La Paz
Referee2:Charles Corver (Netherlands)
Attendance2:26,983
Previous:1974
Next:1986

The 1978 FIFA World Cup UEFACONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of UEFA Group 9, Hungary, and the last-placed team of the CONMEBOL final round, Bolivia. The matches were played on 29 October and 30 November 1977 in Budapest and La Paz, respectively.[1]

After beating Bolivia in both matches (6–0 and 3–2), Hungary won 4–0 on points (9–2 on aggregate) and therefore qualified for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.[2] It was Bolivia's closest attempt to qualify for the World Cup, until the country secured a place sixteen years later.

Qualified teams

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1st. of Group 9
Last of Final round

Match details

First leg

GK Sándor Gujdár
DF József Tóth
DF Peter Török
DF Zoltán Kereki
DF Istvan Kocsis
MF Sándor Zombori
MF Sándor Pintér
MF László Fazekas
FW
FW Béla Várady
FW András Törőcsik
Substitutes:
FW
MF
Manager:
Lajos Baróti
GK Arturo Galarza
DF Víctor Villalón
DF Eduardo Angulo
DF René Tarritolay
MF Carlos Aragonés
MF
MF Miguel Aguilar
MF Pablo Baldivieso
MF Erwin Romero
MF Windsor del Llano
FW Luis Bastida
Substitutes:
FW Juan Carlos Sánchez
MF
Manager:
Edward Virba
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Second leg

Notes and References

  1. https://www.revista-cabala.com/2020/07/27/bolivia-hungria-1977-la-eliminatoria-de-las-paradojas/#:~:text=LA%20ELIMINATORIA%20DE%20LAS%20PARADOJAS,-julio%2027%2C%202020&text=El%2029%20de%20octubre%20de,en%20el%20Mundial%20Argentina%2078. BOLIVIA-HUNGRÍA 1977. LA ELIMINATORIA DE LAS PARADOJAS
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010081102/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/argentina1978/matches/preliminaries/index.html FIFA World Cup Argentina - Qualifiers