1978 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES Matches are sorted by continent, and then chronologically; if both teams were from the same continent, the match is listed in the section for that continent. If the teams were from different continents, the match is listed in the 'Intercontinental' section. Also, there is a section of unofficial international matches, named 'Other Matches'. Tournaments (with link to relevant RSSSF page): Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. African Games 1978 Qualifying (12/11/1977 - 25/01/1978) African Games 1978 (13/07/1978 - 28/07/1978) African Nations Cup 1978 (Ghana, 05/03/1978 - 18/03/1978) African Nations Cup 1980 Qualifying (03/12/1978 - 11/11/1979) Afro-Asian Cup 1978 (Iran, 19/05/1978) Aga Khan Gold Cup 1977-1978 (Bangladesh, 07/12/1977 - 01/01/1978) Asian Cup 1980 Qualifying (25/12/1978 - ??/??/1979) Asian Games 1978 (Thailand, 10/12/1978 - 20/12/1978) Balkan Cup 1977-1980 (16/02/1977 - 27/08/1980) Beijing Friendship Tournament 1978 (China, 25/08/1978 - 03/09/1978) Borneo Cup 1978 (Brunei, 01/12/1978 - 03/12/1978) British Championship 1978 (13/05/1978 - 20/05/1978) CECAFA Championship 1978 (Malawi, 01/11/1978 - 19/11/1978) Central American and Caribbean Games 1978 (Colombia, 08/07/1978 - 21/07/1978) CFU Championship 1978 (02/07/1978 - 29/10/1978) Copa Ramón Castilla 1978 (19/03/1978 - 23/03/1978) European Championship 1980 Qualifying (24/05/1978 - 26/03/1980) Jakarta Anniversary Tournament 1978 (Indonesia, 13/06/1978 - 23/06/1978) King's Cup 1978 (Thailand, 25/04/1978 - 10/05/1978) Kirin Cup 1978 (Japan, 20/05/1978 - 29/05/1978) Lunar New Year Tournament 1978 (Hong Kong, 07/02/1978 - 12/02/1978) Merdeka Tournament 1978 (Malaysia, 12/07/1978 - 29/07/1978) Nordic Championship 1978-1980 (31/05/1978 - 21/08/1980) President Park's Cup 1978 (South Korea, 09/09/1978 - 21/09/1978) Tournoi International de Paris 1978 (??/??/1978 - ??/??/1978) Triangulaire 1978 (Reunion, 13/05/1978 - 18/05/1978) World Cup 1978 (Argentina, 01/06/1978 - 25/06/1978)
INTERCONTINENTAL Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 08/02/1978 Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel 2-0 Denmark 13/02/1978 Israel Olympic 1-0 Denmark 21/02/1978 Baghdad Iraq 3-0 Algeria 22/02/1978 Ramat-Gan Israel 1-2 Netherlands 23/02/1978 Baghdad Iraq 1-0 Algeria 26/02/1978 Marrakech Morocco 2-3 USSR 26/02/1978 Damascus Syria 0-1 Algeria 04/03/1978 Gzira Malta 1-0 Tunisia B 29/03/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 3-1 Bulgaria 31/03/1978 Caracas Venezuela 0-1 China 01/04/1978 Paris France 1-0 Brazil 01/04/1978 Lima Peru 1-1 Bulgaria 04/04/1978 Guadalajara Mexico 3-0 Bulgaria 05/04/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 2-0 Romania 05/04/1978 Tehran Iran 0-0 Yugoslavia 05/04/1978 Tunis Tunisia 0-4 Netherlands 05/04/1978 Hamburg West Germany 0-1 Brazil 10/04/1978 Medellín Colombia XI 1-0 China 11/04/1978 Los Angeles Peru 1-0 Mexico 12/04/1978 Bogotá Colombia XI 2-2 China 18/04/1978 Ashdod Israel 2-0 Netherlands Olym. 18/04/1978 Tehran Iran 0-1 Wales 19/04/1978 Wembley England 1-1 Brazil 19/04/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 3-1 League of Ireland 22/04/1978 Lima Peru 2-1 China 26/04/1978 Tehran Iran 1-1 Bulgaria B 26/04/1978 Granada Spain 2-0 Mexico 03/05/1978 Helsinki Finland 0-1 Mexico 11/05/1978 Toulouse France 2-1 Iran 14/05/1978 Tripoli Libya 1-0 Malta 17/05/1978 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2-0 Czechoslovakia 19/05/1978 Tehran Iran 3-0 Ghana Afro-Asian 19/05/1978 Villeneuve/Ascq France 2-0 Tunisia 24/05/1978 Montevideo Uruguay 0-0 Spain 29/05/1978 Beijing China 0-2 Ghana 30/05/1978 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1-1 England B 02/06/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 2-1 Hungary World Cup 02/06/1978 Rosario Tunisia 3-1 Mexico World Cup 03/06/1978 Mar del Plata Brazil 1-1 Sweden World Cup 03/06/1978 Córdoba Peru 3-1 Scotland World Cup 03/06/1978 Mendoza Netherlands 3-0 Iran World Cup 05/06/1978 Beijing China Youth 3-0 Malta 06/06/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 2-1 France World Cup 06/06/1978 Rosario Poland 1-0 Tunisia World Cup 06/06/1978 Córdoba West Germany 6-0 Mexico World Cup 07/06/1978 Mar del Plata Brazil 0-0 Spain World Cup 07/06/1978 Córdoba Scotland 1-1 Iran World Cup 07/06/1978 Mendoza Peru 0-0 Netherlands World Cup 07/06/1978 Christchurch New Zealand 0-4 England B 10/06/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-1 Italy World Cup 10/06/1978 Rosario Poland 3-1 Mexico World Cup 10/06/1978 Córdoba West Germany 0-0 Tunisia World Cup 11/06/1978 Mar del Plata Brazil 1-0 Austria World Cup 11/06/1978 Córdoba Peru 4-1 Iran World Cup 11/06/1978 Melbourne Australia 1-2 Greece 11/06/1978 Wellington New Zealand 1-3 England B 14/06/1978 Rosario Argentina 2-0 Poland World Cup 14/06/1978 Adelaide Australia 0-1 Greece 14/06/1978 Auckland New Zealand 0-4 England B 18/06/1978 Mendoza Poland 1-0 Peru World Cup 18/06/1978 Singapore Singapore 0-8 England B 18/06/1978 Sydney Australia 1-1 Greece 21/06/1978 Mendoza Brazil 3-1 Poland World Cup 24/06/1978 Buenos Aires Brazil 2-1 Italy World Cup 25/06/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 3-1 Netherlands World Cup AET 02/07/1978 Alger Algeria 1-1 Iraq 04/07/1978 Alger Algeria 0-0 Iraq 13/07/1978 Medellín Venezuela Amateur 5-1 Dominican Republic CA/Carib Games 15/07/1978 Medellín Colombia XI 5-1 Puerto Rico CA/Carib Games Awarded to Puerto Rico 17/07/1978 Medellín Venezuela Amateur 2-0 Puerto Rico CA/Carib Games 19/07/1978 Medellín Venezuela Amateur 0-0 Bermuda CA/Carib Games 5-3 pen 21/07/1978 Medellín Cuba 2-0 Venezuela Amateur CA/Carib Games AET 25/08/1978 Beijing China 2-0 Netherlands Amat. Beijing 01/09/1978 Beijing Netherlands Amat. 1-0 Congo Beijing 03/09/1978 Beijing China 1-0 Congo Beijing 03/09/1978 Reykjavík Iceland 0-0 USA 06/09/1978 Tehran Iran 0-1 USSR 06/09/1978 Luzern Switzerland 2-0 USA 10/09/1978 Jeonju Mexico Olympic 7-1 Lebanon Pres. Park's 14/09/1978 Seoul USA Olympic 6-1 Lebanon Pres. Park's 16/09/1978 Seoul South Korea 4-1 USA Olympic Pres. Park's 17/09/1978 Aberdeen Scotland U21 3-1 USA 20/09/1978 Setúbal Portugal 1-0 USA 20/09/1978 Saarbrücken West Germany B 4-0 China 26/09/1978 Bielefeld West Germany Amat. 2-1 China 01/10/1978 Singapore Singapore 0-2 New Zealand 15/11/1978 Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel 1-0 Belgium 16/11/1978 Lefkosía Cyprus 2-2 Saudi Arabia 19/11/1978 Tokyo Japan 1-4 USSR 23/11/1978 Tokyo Japan 1-4 USSR 26/11/1978 Osaka Japan 0-3 USSR 19/12/1978 Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel 1-1 Romania 19/12/1978 Syria 2-1 Tunisia
AFRICA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 03/01/1978 Yaoundé Cameroon 3-0 Chad Af. Games Qual 13/01/1978 Tripoli Libya 1-0 Tunisia Af. Games Qual 14/01/1978 Lagos Nigeria 7-0 Benin Af. Games Qual 17/01/1978 Lagos Nigeria 2-0 Benin Af. Games Qual 24/01/1978 Curepipe Mauritius 1-2 Malawi Af. Games Qual AET 25/01/1978 Tunis Tunisia 2-1 Libya Af. Games Qual 28/01/1978 Zambia 6-1 Zanzibar 29/01/1978 Zambia 5-0 Zanzibar 04/02/1978 Mufulira Zambia B 9-1 Swaziland 05/02/1978 Lusaka Zambia 11-2 Swaziland 05/02/1978 Libreville Gabon 0-1 Nigeria 05/03/1978 Accra Ghana 2-1 Zambia ANC 1978 05/03/1978 Accra Nigeria 4-2 Upper Volta ANC 1978 06/03/1978 Kumasi Morocco 1-1 Tunisia ANC 1978 06/03/1978 Kumasi Uganda 3-1 Congo ANC 1978 08/03/1978 Accra Zambia 2-0 Upper Volta ANC 1978 08/03/1978 Accra Nigeria 1-1 Ghana ANC 1978 09/03/1978 Kumasi Tunisia 3-1 Uganda ANC 1978 09/03/1978 Kumasi Morocco 1-0 Congo ANC 1978 10/03/1978 Accra Zambia 0-0 Nigeria ANC 1978 10/03/1978 Accra Ghana 3-0 Upper Volta ANC 1978 11/03/1978 Kumasi Congo 0-0 Tunisia ANC 1978 11/03/1978 Kumasi Uganda 3-0 Morocco ANC 1978 14/03/1978 Accra Ghana 1-0 Tunisia ANC 1978 14/03/1978 Kumasi Uganda 2-1 Nigeria ANC 1978 16/03/1978 Accra Nigeria 1-1 Tunisia ANC 1978 Match abandoned at 42'. 18/03/1978 Accra Ghana 2-0 Uganda ANC 1978 13/05/1978 Reunion 4-1 Seychelles Triangulaire 15/05/1978 Mauritius 2-0 Seychelles Triangulaire 18/05/1978 Reunion 5-3 Mauritius Triangulaire 18/06/1978 Malawi 1-2 Zambia 25/06/1978 Zambia 0-0 Malawi 06/07/1978 Malawi 5-0 Sierra Leone 13/07/1978 Alger Algeria 1-1 Egypt African Games 14/07/1978 Libya 2-1 Malawi African Games 14/07/1978 Alger Nigeria 3-1 Mali African Games 14/07/1978 Ghana 2-1 Cameroon African Games 17/07/1978 Alger Nigeria 0-0 Cameroon African Games 17/07/1978 Ghana 1-1 Mali African Games 18/07/1978 Alger Algeria 2-1 Libya African Games 18/07/1978 Egypt 4-1 Malawi African Games 21/07/1978 Alger Nigeria 0-0 Ghana African Games 21/07/1978 Cameroon 1-1 Mali African Games 22/07/1978 Alger Algeria 3-0 Malawi African Games 22/07/1978 Alger Egypt 1-0 Libya African Games Match abandoned 25/07/1978 Alger Algeria 2-0 Ghana African Games 25/07/1978 Alger Nigeria 3-2 Malawi African Games 28/07/1978 Ghana 1-0 Malawi African Games 28/07/1978 Alger Algeria 1-0 Nigeria African Games 27/08/1978 Maseru Lesotho 0-3 Swaziland 06/09/1978 Lobamba Swaziland 1-6 Zambia 08/09/1978 Lobamba Swaziland 2-5 Zambia 17/09/1978 Seychelles 1-0 Reunion 23/09/1978 Reunion 0-2 Mauritius 22/10/1978 Blantyre Malawi 1-1 Algeria 24/10/1978 Lilongwe Malawi 2-1 Algeria 28/10/1978 Lusaka Zambia 0-3 Algeria 05/11/1978 Blantyre Malawi 3-1 Somalia CECAFA 07/11/1978 Blantyre Zambia 2-1 Uganda CECAFA 07/11/1978 Lilongwe Malawi 1-0 Kenya CECAFA 09/11/1978 Blantyre Uganda 1-0 Kenya CECAFA 09/11/1978 Lilongwe Zambia 4-0 Somalia CECAFA 11/11/1978 Lilongwe Malawi 2-1 Zambia CECAFA 11/11/1978 Blantyre Kenya 1-0 Somalia CECAFA 13/11/1978 Blantyre Zambia 9-0 Kenya CECAFA 13/11/1978 Lilongwe Somalia 2-2 Uganda CECAFA 15/11/1978 Blantyre Malawi 0-2 Uganda CECAFA 17/11/1978 Lilongwe Malawi 2-0 Kenya CECAFA 17/11/1978 Blantyre Zambia 4-0 Uganda CECAFA 17/11/1978 Constantine Algeria 3-0 Congo 19/11/1978 Blantyre Kenya 2-0 Uganda CECAFA 19/11/1978 Blantyre Malawi 3-2 Zambia CECAFA 03/12/1978 Madagascar 2-1 Malawi ANC 1980 Qual 03/12/1978 Mauritius 0-1 Lesotho ANC 1980 Qual 17/12/1978 Malawi 5-1 Madagascar ANC 1980 Qual 17/12/1978 Lesotho 1-2 Mauritius ANC 1980 Qual
ASIA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 07/02/1978 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1-4 China Lunar New Year possibly unofficial for China 14/02/1978 Macao Macao 1-4 China possibly unofficial for China 27/02/1978 Baghdad Iraq 1-0 North Korea 29/04/1978 Bangkok Thailand 0-2 South Korea XI King's ??/04/1978 Bangkok Singapore 1-0 Malaysia King's ??/04/1978 Bangkok Thailand B 1-2 Malaysia King's ??/04/1978 Bangkok Thailand B ?-? Singapore King's Singapore did not lose ??/05/1978 Bangkok Thailand ?-? Singapore King's Singapore won ??/05/1978 Bangkok Malaysia 3-0 South Korea XI King's ??/05/1978 Bangkok Malaysia 3-2 Singapore King's 23/05/1978 Nagoya Japan 3-0 Thailand Kirin 11/06/1978 Macao Macao 0-4 Hong Kong 13/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia 3-0 Malaysia Jakarta 14/06/1978 Jakarta South Korea XI 3-1 Singapore Jakarta 14/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia B 1-2 Thailand Jakarta 15/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia 1-0 Thailand Jakarta 15/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia B 0-3 Malaysia Jakarta 16/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia 1-1 South Korea XI Jakarta 16/06/1978 Jakarta Singapore 1-1 Malaysia Jakarta 17/06/1978 Jakarta Thailand 3-1 Singapore Jakarta 19/06/1978 Jakarta South Korea XI 3-1 Malaysia Jakarta 20/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia B 2-0 Singapore Jakarta 20/06/1978 Jakarta Thailand 0-1 South Korea XI Jakarta 21/06/1978 Jakarta Thailand 1-1 Malaysia Jakarta 21/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia 2-2 Singapore Jakarta 23/06/1978 Jakarta Thailand 3-3 Malaysia Jakarta 23/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia 1-3 South Korea XI Jakarta 12/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1-3 South Korea Merdeka 13/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Indonesia 1-0 Syria Merdeka 13/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Japan 0-0 Iraq Merdeka 14/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur South Korea 3-0 Thailand Merdeka 14/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 6-0 Singapore Merdeka 15/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Indonesia 2-1 Japan Merdeka 15/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Iraq 2-1 Syria Merdeka 16/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur South Korea 2-0 Singapore Merdeka 16/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2-0 Thailand Merdeka 17/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Iraq 4-0 Indonesia Merdeka 17/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Japan 3-2 Syria Merdeka 18/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Thailand 2-1 Singapore Merdeka 19/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur South Korea 4-0 Japan Merdeka 19/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1-0 Indonesia Merdeka 20/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Thailand 3-1 Syria Merdeka 20/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Iraq 3-0 Singapore Merdeka 21/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 4-1 Japan Merdeka 22/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur South Korea 2-0 Iraq Merdeka 22/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Thailand 3-0 Indonesia Merdeka 23/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Singapore 2-1 Japan Merdeka 23/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 5-2 Syria Merdeka 24/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Iraq 1-0 Thailand Merdeka 25/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Singapore 4-1 Syria Merdeka 25/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur South Korea 2-0 Indonesia Merdeka 26/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Japan 4-0 Thailand Merdeka 26/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1-2 Iraq Merdeka 27/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur South Korea 2-0 Syria Merdeka 27/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur Indonesia 0-0 Singapore Merdeka 29/07/1978 Kuala Lumpur South Korea 2-0 Iraq Merdeka 09/09/1978 Seoul Malaysia 2-1 Bahrain Pres. Park's 10/09/1978 Jeonju Thailand 2-0 Indonesia Pres. Park's 11/09/1978 Busan South Korea 2-2 Malaysia Pres. Park's 12/09/1978 Jeonju South Korea B 1-1 Indonesia Pres. Park's 13/09/1978 Daegu South Korea 3-1 Bahrain Pres. Park's 14/09/1978 Gwangju South Korea B 4-2 Thailand Pres. Park's 10/12/1978 Bangkok Iraq 2-1 Qatar Asian Games 10/12/1978 Bangkok Malaysia 1-0 India Asian Games 10/12/1978 Bangkok China 1-0 Saudi Arabia Asian Games 11/12/1978 Bangkok South Korea 5-1 Bahrain Asian Games 11/12/1978 Bangkok Thailand 2-1 Burma Asian Games 11/12/1978 Bangkok Kuwait 2-0 Japan Asian Games 12/12/1978 Bangkok Saudi Arabia 2-2 Qatar Asian Games 12/12/1978 Bangkok Malaysia 1-0 Bangladesh Asian Games 12/12/1978 Bangkok Iraq 2-0 China Asian Games 13/12/1978 Bangkok Japan 4-0 Bahrain Asian Games 13/12/1978 Bangkok North Korea 3-0 Burma Asian Games 13/12/1978 Bangkok South Korea 2-0 Kuwait Asian Games 14/12/1978 Bangkok China 3-0 Qatar Asian Games 14/12/1978 Bangkok Iraq 1-1 Saudi Arabia Asian Games 14/12/1978 Bangkok India 3-0 Bangladesh Asian Games Or 5-0 ? 15/12/1978 Bangkok South Korea 3-1 Japan Asian Games 15/12/1978 Bangkok Thailand 0-3 North Korea Asian Games 15/12/1978 Bangkok Kuwait 3-0 Bahrain Asian Games 17/12/1978 Bangkok Kuwait 6-1 India Asian Games 17/12/1978 Bangkok Thailand 2-1 Malaysia Asian Games 17/12/1978 Bangkok South Korea 1-0 China Asian Games 17/12/1978 Bangkok North Korea 1-0 Iraq Asian Games 18/12/1978 Bangkok Thailand 1-4 China Asian Games 18/12/1978 Bangkok North Korea 3-1 India Asian Games 18/12/1978 Bangkok South Korea 1-0 Malaysia Asian Games 18/12/1978 Bangkok Iraq 3-0 Kuwait Asian Games 19/12/1978 Bangkok Thailand 1-3 South Korea Asian Games 19/12/1978 Bangkok North Korea 2-2 Kuwait Asian Games 19/12/1978 Bangkok Iraq 3-0 India Asian Games 19/12/1978 Bangkok China 7-1 Malaysia Asian Games 20/12/1978 Bangkok China 1-0 Iraq Asian Games 20/12/1978 Bangkok South Korea 0-0 North Korea Asian Games AET 23/12/1978 Manila Philippines 1-2 Macao Asia Qual 25/12/1978 Manila South Korea 4-1 Macao Asia Qual 25/12/1978 Manila Philippines 0-3 China Asia Qual 27/12/1978 Manila Philippines 0-5 South Korea Asia Qual 27/12/1978 Manila China 2-1 Macao Asia Qual 29/12/1978 Manila South Korea 1-0 China Asia Qual
EUROPE Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 11/01/1978 Lefkosía Cyprus 0-2 Greece 25/01/1978 Madrid Spain 2-1 Italy 08/02/1978 Napoli Italy 2-2 France 15/02/1978 Athína Greece 1-1 Austria 22/02/1978 Glasgow Scotland 2-1 Bulgaria 22/02/1978 München West Germany 2-1 England 28/02/1978 Dijon France Amateur 4-0 Luxembourg 08/03/1978 Karl-Marx-Stadt East Germany 3-1 Switzerland 08/03/1978 Paris France 2-0 Portugal 08/03/1978 Frankfurt/Main West Germany 1-0 USSR 22/03/1978 İstanbul Turkey 1-1 Romania Balkan 22/03/1978 Charleroi Belgium 1-0 Austria 22/03/1978 Thessalonyíkyi Greece 0-1 Czechoslovakia 22/03/1978 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-3 Poland 29/03/1978 Gijón Spain 3-0 Norway 04/04/1978 Leipzig East Germany 0-1 Sweden 04/04/1978 Basel Switzerland 0-1 Austria 05/04/1978 Dublin Ireland 4-2 Turkey 05/04/1978 Poznań Poland 5-2 Greece 05/04/1978 Yerevan USSR 10-2 Finland 12/04/1978 Łódź Poland 3-0 Ireland 15/04/1978 Budapest Hungary 2-1 Czechoslovakia 19/04/1978 Magdeburg East Germany 0-0 Belgium 19/04/1978 Stockholm Sweden 3-1 West Germany 23/04/1978 Brno Czechoslovakia 0-0 Bulgaria 23/04/1978 Warszawa Poland 3-0 Czechoslovakia O. 26/04/1978 Warszawa Poland 1-0 Bulgaria 05/05/1978 Bucureşti Romania 2-0 Bulgaria Balkan 13/05/1978 Cardiff Wales 1-3 England British 13/05/1978 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 Northern Ireland British 14/05/1978 Bucureşti Romania 0-1 USSR 16/05/1978 Wembley England 1-0 Northern Ireland British 17/05/1978 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 Wales British 18/05/1978 Roma Italy 0-0 Yugoslavia 19/05/1978 Wrexham Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland British 20/05/1978 Glasgow Scotland 0-1 England British 20/05/1978 Wien Austria 0-1 Netherlands 21/05/1978 Oslo Norway 0-0 Ireland 21/05/1978 Stockholm Sweden 0-0 Czechoslovakia 24/05/1978 København Denmark 3-3 Ireland ECQ 24/05/1978 Helsinki Finland 3-0 Greece ECQ 24/05/1978 Wembley England 4-1 Hungary 31/05/1978 Oslo Norway 1-2 Denmark Nordic 31/05/1978 Sofiya Bulgaria 1-1 Romania Balkan 01/06/1978 Buenos Aires West Germany 0-0 Poland World Cup 02/06/1978 Mar del Plata Italy 2-1 France World Cup 03/06/1978 Buenos Aires Austria 2-1 Spain World Cup 06/06/1978 Mar del Plata Italy 3-1 Hungary World Cup 07/06/1978 Buenos Aires Austria 1-0 Sweden World Cup 10/06/1978 Mar del Plata France 3-1 Hungary World Cup 11/06/1978 Buenos Aires Spain 1-0 Sweden World Cup 11/06/1978 Mendoza Scotland 3-2 Netherlands World Cup 14/06/1978 Buenos Aires West Germany 0-0 Italy World Cup 14/06/1978 Córdoba Netherlands 5-1 Austria World Cup 18/06/1978 Córdoba West Germany 2-2 Netherlands World Cup 18/06/1978 Buenos Aires Italy 1-0 Austria World Cup 21/06/1978 Buenos Aires Netherlands 2-1 Italy World Cup 21/06/1978 Córdoba Austria 3-2 West Germany World Cup 28/06/1978 Borås Sweden 2-1 Finland Nordic 28/06/1978 Reykjavík Iceland 0-0 Denmark 04/08/1978 Varna Bulgaria 2-0 Romania XI 09/08/1978 Helsinki Finland 1-1 Norway Nordic 16/08/1978 København Denmark 2-1 Sweden Nordic 30/08/1978 Oslo Norway 0-2 Austria ECQ 30/08/1978 Erfurt East Germany 2-2 Bulgaria 30/08/1978 Helsinki Finland 0-1 Poland 01/09/1978 Paris France 2-2 Sweden ECQ 06/09/1978 Reykjavík Iceland 0-2 Poland ECQ 06/09/1978 Leipzig East Germany 2-1 Czechoslovakia 20/09/1978 København Denmark 3-4 England ECQ 20/09/1978 Dublin Ireland 0-0 Northern Ireland ECQ 20/09/1978 Wien Austria 3-2 Scotland ECQ 20/09/1978 Lokeren Belgium 1-1 Norway ECQ 20/09/1978 Nijmegen Netherlands 3-0 Iceland ECQ 20/09/1978 Helsinki Finland 2-1 Hungary ECQ 20/09/1978 Yerevan USSR 2-0 Greece ECQ 20/09/1978 Torino Italy 1-0 Bulgaria 23/09/1978 Firenze Italy 1-0 Turkey 04/10/1978 Zagreb Yugoslavia 1-2 Spain ECQ 04/10/1978 Halle East Germany 3-1 Iceland ECQ 04/10/1978 Stockholm Sweden 1-3 Czechoslovakia ECQ 05/10/1978 Ankara Turkey 0-2 USSR 07/10/1978 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-3 France ECQ 11/10/1978 København Denmark 2-2 Bulgaria ECQ 11/10/1978 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 Belgium ECQ 11/10/1978 Bern Switzerland 1-3 Netherlands ECQ 11/10/1978 Athína Greece 8-1 Finland ECQ 11/10/1978 Budapest Hungary 2-0 USSR ECQ 11/10/1978 Praha Czechoslovakia 3-4 West Germany 11/10/1978 Bucureşti Romania 1-0 Poland 25/10/1978 Dublin Ireland 1-1 England ECQ 25/10/1978 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-1 Denmark ECQ 25/10/1978 Glasgow Scotland 3-2 Norway ECQ 25/10/1978 Bucureşti Romania 3-2 Yugoslavia ECQ 25/10/1978 Wrexham Wales 7-0 Malta ECQ 29/10/1978 Thessalonyíkyi Greece 4-1 Hungary ECQ 08/11/1978 Ferrara Italy B 1-0 Switzerland 08/11/1978 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 3-0 Italy 08/11/1978 Paris France 1-0 Spain 15/11/1978 Wien Austria 1-2 Portugal ECQ 15/11/1978 Valencia Spain 1-0 Romania ECQ 15/11/1978 Rotterdam Netherlands 3-0 East Germany ECQ 15/11/1978 Wrocław Poland 2-0 Switzerland ECQ 15/11/1978 Skopje Yugoslavia 4-1 Greece Balkan 15/11/1978 Frankfurt/Main West Germany 0-0 Hungary Match abandoned at 60'. 22/11/1978 Athína Greece U21 0-1 Cyprus 29/11/1978 Sofiya Bulgaria 0-2 Northern Ireland ECQ 29/11/1978 Lisboa Portugal 1-0 Scotland ECQ 29/11/1978 Wrexham Wales 1-0 Turkey ECQ 29/11/1978 Wembley England 1-0 Czechoslovakia 13/12/1978 Salamanca Spain 5-0 Cyprus ECQ 13/12/1978 Athína Greece 2-1 Romania 20/12/1978 Düsseldorf West Germany 3-1 Netherlands 21/12/1978 Roma Italy 1-0 Spain
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes ??/??/1978 Martinique 5-0 Antigua/Barbuda 15/02/1978 San Salvador El Salvador 1-5 Mexico 02/07/1978 Guadeloupe 1-0 Jamaica CFU 08/07/1978 Medellín Cuba 6-0 El Salvador Amat. CA/Carib Games 08/07/1978 Medellín Trinidad/Tobago 3-1 Netherlands Antil. CA/Carib Games 08/07/1978 Medellín Panama 1-1 Bermuda CA/Carib Games 09/07/1978 Medellín Dominican Republic 1-1 Mexico Amateur CA/Carib Games 09/07/1978 Guyana 1-2 Surinam CFU or 30/06 ? ??/07/1978 Trinidad/Tobago ?-? Grenada CFU 10/07/1978 Medellín Trinidad/Tobago 6-1 El Salvador Amat. CA/Carib Games 10/07/1978 Medellín Panama 6-1 Netherlands Antil. CA/Carib Games 10/07/1978 Medellín Cuba 4-0 Bermuda CA/Carib Games 11/07/1978 Medellín Dominican Republic 0-0 Puerto Rico CA/Carib Games 12/07/1978 Medellín Panama 5-0 El Salvador Amat. CA/Carib Games 12/07/1978 Medellín Bermuda 4-0 Netherlands Antil. CA/Carib Games 12/07/1978 Medellín Cuba 3-0 Trinidad/Tobago CA/Carib Games 13/07/1978 Medellín Mexico Amateur 9-0 Puerto Rico CA/Carib Games 14/07/1978 Medellín Trinidad/Tobago 3-1 Panama CA/Carib Games 14/07/1978 Bello Cuba 2-1 Netherlands Antil. CA/Carib Games 14/07/1978 Medellín Bermuda 4-0 El Salvador Amat. CA/Carib Games 16/07/1978 Medellín El Salvador Amat. 1-0 Netherlands Antil. CA/Carib Games 16/07/1978 Medellín Bermuda 3-2 Trinidad/Tobago CA/Carib Games 16/07/1978 Medellín Cuba 1-0 Panama CA/Carib Games 19/07/1978 Medellín Cuba 3-1 Mexico Amateur CA/Carib Games 21/07/1978 Medellín Bermuda 3-0 Mexico Amateur CA/Carib Games 30/07/1978 Kingston Jamaica 1-2 Guadeloupe CFU 30/07/1978 Surinam 2-0 Guyana CFU 30/07/1978 Grenada 1-1 Trinidad/Tobago CFU 20/08/1978 Trinidad/Tobago 2-4 French Guiana CFU ??/??/1978 French Guiana ?-? Trinidad/Tobago CFU ??/09/1978 Cayenne French Guiana 4-2 Martinique 16/09/1978 Port-au-Prince Haiti 0-0 Martinique CFU 18/09/1978 Port-au-Prince Haiti 0-0 Martinique CFU 3-0 pen ??/10/1978 Antigua/Barbuda 0-2 Martinique 03/10/1978 Oranjestad Netherlands Antil. 0-2 Surinam CFU or 30/09 ? 13/10/1978 Surinam 3-0 Netherlands Antil. CFU ??/??/1978 Antigua/Barbuda ?-? Guadeloupe CFU draw ??/??/1978 Guadeloupe ?-? Antigua/Barbuda CFU draw, Antigua won on penalties 22/10/1978 Port of Spain Surinam 3-0 Haiti CFU 23/10/1978 San Fernando Trinidad/Tobago 3-1 Antigua/Barbuda CFU 25/10/1978 Port of Spain Trinidad/Tobago 0-1 Surinam CFU 26/10/1978 San Fernando Haiti 1-0 Antigua/Barbuda CFU 28/10/1978 San Fernando Surinam 4-0 Antigua/Barbuda CFU 29/10/1978 Port of Spain Trinidad/Tobago 2-2 Haiti CFU
OCEANIA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 07/07/1978 Honiara Solomon Islands 0-2 Papua New Guinea ??/08/1978 New Caledonia 2-0 Tahiti ??/08/1978 New Caledonia 3-4 Tahiti ??/08/1978 New Hebrides 2-4 Tahiti
SOUTH AMERICA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 04/03/1978 Mar del Plata Argentina 0-0 Uruguay XI 19/03/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 2-1 Peru Castilla 23/03/1978 Lima Peru 1-3 Argentina Castilla 25/04/1978 Montevideo Uruguay 2-0 Argentina 01/05/1978 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 3-0 Peru 03/05/1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 3-0 Uruguay 14/06/1978 Mendoza Brazil 3-0 Peru World Cup 18/06/1978 Rosario Argentina 0-0 Brazil World Cup 21/06/1978 Rosario Argentina 6-0 Peru World Cup
OTHER MATCHES Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes ??/??/1978 Lima Peru 2-2 Chacarita Juniors ??/??/1978 Lima Peru 2-0 Newell's Old Boys ??/??/1978 Lima Peru 0-2 CA Rosario Central ??/??/1978 Lima Peru 1-0 CA San Lorenzo ??/??/1978 Lima Peru 3-1 CA Independiente ??/??/1978 Rosario Newell's Old Boys 0-2 Mexico ??/??/1978 Rosario Renato Cesarini 0-6 Mexico ??/??/1978 Rosario Newell's Old Boys 1-6 Poland ??/??/1978 Rosario CA Rosario Central 0-2 Mexico ??/??/1978 José C. Paz CA Estudiantes 0-2 Argentina ??/??/1978 LD Alajuelense 5-0 Puerto Rico 01/01/1978 Dacca Sepid-Rud 3-0 India Aga Khan 25/01/1978 Alkmaar Netherlands 1-0 Foreigners XI ??/02/1978 Nairobi Abaluhya FC 0-1 Congo 12/02/1978 Hong Kong China 1-1 Servette FC Lunar New Year 16/02/1978 Macao China 3-0 Tung Sing FC 25/02/1978 Owerri Spartans FC 3-0 Benin 02/03/1978 Bilbao Euskadi XI 0-0 USSR 05/03/1978 Poitiers France Regional XI 1-2 USSR 05/03/1978 Bermuda 1-4 New York Cosmos 07/03/1978 Israel 1-1 IK Skovbakken 11/03/1978 Bermuda 1-4 New York Cosmos 12/03/1978 Niterói Brazil 7-0 Rio de Janeiro XI 19/03/1978 Goiânia Goiás XI 1-3 Brazil 19/03/1978 Japan 0-0 FK Amur (Blagov.) 21/03/1978 Japan 0-1 FK Amur (Blagov.) 22/03/1978 Curitiba Paraná XI 0-1 Brazil 26/03/1978 Japan 1-2 FK Amur (Blagov.) 29/03/1978 Caracas Deportivo Italia 1-2 China 10/04/1978 Jeddah Al-Ahli 1-6 Brazil 13/04/1978 Milan Internazionale FC 0-2 Brazil 15/04/1978 South Korea 4-1 South Korea B 16/04/1978 Caracas Portuguesa FC 2-0 Peru 18/04/1978 South Korea 3-1 South Korea Amat. 21/04/1978 Madrid Atlético Madrid 0-3 Brazil 25/04/1978 Bangkok Thailand 3-0 Persib King's 03/05/1978 Lefkosía Cyprus 0-0 London Greek XI 08/05/1978 RSC Anderlecht 2-1 Israel ??/05/1978 Corrientes Liga Correntina XI 1-2 Argentina 13/05/1978 Bahía Blanca Liga del Sur XI 0-7 Argentina 13/05/1978 Recife Brazil 0-0 Pernambuco XI 13/05/1978 Brugge Club Brugge KV 1-3 Netherlands 13/05/1978 South Korea 1-1 Bologna FC 15/05/1978 South Korea 1-0 Bologna FC 16/05/1978 Córdoba Córdoba XI 1-3 Argentina 16/05/1978 Paris Paris S-G FC XI 0-2 Netherlands Paris 16/05/1978 Paris Club Brugge KV 1-1 Iran Paris Brugge on corners 18/05/1978 Paris Paris S-G FC XI 3-0 Iran Paris 18/05/1978 Paris Netherlands 7-1 Club Brugge KV Paris 19/05/1978 Beijing China 0-2 WBA FC 20/05/1978 SE Palmeiras 1-0 South Korea Kirin 20/05/1978 Nanjing Jiangsu 3-3 Malta 21/05/1978 Japan 0-1 Coventry City FC Kirin 21/05/1978 1.FC Köln 5-1 Thailand Kirin 23/05/1978 B. Mönchengladbach 4-3 South Korea Kirin 24/05/1978 Zeist Netherlands 13-0 DHS (Schiedam) 24/05/1978 Nanjing Fujian 1-1 Malta 24/05/1978 Beijing China 1-0 Zacatepec 25/05/1978 Japan 1-1 1.FC Köln Kirin 25/05/1978 Coventry City FC 1-0 Thailand Kirin 25/05/1978 Japan League 0-3 South Korea Kirin 25/05/1978 Porto Alegre Gaúcha XI 2-2 Brazil 26/05/1978 Beijing Beijing 4-3 Ghana 27/05/1978 Hefei Anhui 1-2 Malta 27/05/1978 Buenos Aires Deportivo Italiano 0-1 Italy 30/05/1978 Shanghai Shanghai 1-1 Malta 31/05/1978 Mendoza CA Argentino XI 1-9 Netherlands 3 x 30' 02/06/1978 Beijing Tianjin 1-0 Malta 12/06/1978 Beijing China 1-1 Internazionale FC 17/06/1978 Guangzhou China 1-1 Internazionale FC 18/06/1978 Cuba 0-1 Dep. Saprissa 19/06/1978 Jakarta Indonesia 7-0 Indonesia B Jakarta 21/06/1978 Cuba 1-1 Dep. Saprissa 28/06/1978 Beijing Beijing 4-1 Hong Kong 29/06/1978 Beijing China 0-2 Sporting CP 30/06/1978 Beijing Tianjin 0-0 Hong Kong ??/??/1978 Getafe CF 3-2 Venezuela ??/??/1978 CD Lugo 2-3 Venezuela ??/??/1978 CA Orense 4-0 Venezuela ??/??/1978 CD Manchego 4-0 Venezuela 03/07/1978 Lanzhou Gansu 3-2 Niger 05/07/1978 Chengdu Sichuan 3-0 Hong Kong 05/07/1978 Honiara Sunrise FC 1-3 Papua New Guinea 08/07/1978 Honiara Rangers FC 3-0 Papua New Guinea 08/07/1978 Xi'an Shaanxi 4-1 Niger 09/07/1978 Guangzhou Guangdong 1-1 Hong Kong 11/07/1978 Xi'an Xinjiang 1-2 Niger 11/07/1978 Manzini Swaziland 3-3 Sports Ambassadors 13/07/1978 Manzini Swaziland 3-0 Sports Ambassadors 16/07/1978 Beijing Beijing Army Unit 0-0 Niger 19/07/1978 Mbabane Swaziland 9-0 Waterford Kamhlaba 26/07/1978 Bhunya Swaziland 4-0 Mpaka Fast Movers 27/07/1978 Moss Moss FK 2-7 USSR 30/07/1978 Mbabane Swaziland 1-3 Mbabane Swallows ??/08/1978 Île des Pins 2-3 Tahiti 02/08/1978 Bhunya Swaziland 2-1 SCOT 02/08/1978 Bhunya Swaziland 3-2 Black Aces 03/08/1978 Beijing China 1-0 FCM Galaţi 05/08/1978 Mbabane Swaziland 3-3 Green Sea Bombers 06/08/1978 Mhlambanyathi Swaziland 9-1 Mhlamba. Red Roses 06/08/1978 Mbabane Swaziland 3-1 Mbab. Highlanders 15/08/1978 Beijing August 1st 4-1 Sao Tome/Principe 19/08/1978 Shanghai Shanghai 7-3 Sao Tome/Principe 20/08/1978 Rio de Janeiro Bangu AC 3-0 Kuwait 22/08/1978 Ji'nan Shandong 5-2 Sao Tome/Principe 25/08/1978 Shijiazhuang Hebei 0-1 Sao Tome/Principe 25/08/1978 South Korea 0-1 South Korea XI 26/08/1978 Beijing Congo 3-1 Happy Valley Beijing 26/08/1978 Maseru Maseru United 3-2 Swaziland Match abandoned in 2nd half 27/08/1978 South Korea 5-0 South Korea B 28/08/1978 Beijing China 2-0 Happy Valley Beijing 28/08/1978 Beijing FK Borac Čačak 3-3 Congo Beijing 28/08/1978 Taiyuan Shanxi 4-1 Sao Tome/Principe 30/08/1978 Beijing Beijing 0-2 Congo Beijing 30/08/1978 Beijing China 1-0 FK Borac Čačak Beijing 30/08/1978 East Rutherford New York Cosmos 2-2 World XI 30/08/1978 Taiyuan Inner Mongolia 0-2 Sao Tome/Principe 01/09/1978 Beijing China 4-0 Beijing Beijing ??/09/1978 Olym. Marseille 0-1 USA ??/09/1978 Borussia Dortmund ?-? USA Borussia Dortmund won ??/09/1978 Koninklijke 1-1 USA 05/09/1978 La Habana Cuba 1-1 Chicago Sting 07/09/1978 Shanghai Shanghai 2-2 Congo 09/09/1978 Seoul South Korea 3-2 Washington Dip. Pres. Park's 10/09/1978 Milano FC Internazionale 6-2 China 11/09/1978 Busan Washington Dip. 3-2 Bahrain Pres. Park's 11/09/1978 Daegu Paas 2-1 New Zealand Pres. Park's 12/09/1978 Jeonju São Paulo U21 2-0 Thailand Pres. Park's 13/09/1978 Daegu Washington Dip. 2-0 Malaysia Pres. Park's 13/09/1978 Busan FAR Rabat 3-0 New Zealand Pres. Park's 13/09/1978 Bologna Bologna FC 2-1 China 14/09/1978 Gwangju São Paulo U21 3-0 Indonesia Pres. Park's 15/09/1978 Seoul New Zealand 3-0 Ein. Frankfurt U21 Pres. Park's 16/09/1978 Mantova AC Mantova 0-3 China 19/09/1978 South Korea 1-0 South Korea B Pres. Park's 19/09/1978 Beijing Tianjin 5-1 Laos 20/09/1978 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-0 Saar 21/09/1978 Seoul South Korea 6-2 Washington Dip. Pres. Park's 22/09/1978 Chengdu Sichuan 1-1 Laos 23/09/1978 Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV 2-1 China 25/09/1978 Kunming Yunnan 2-0 Laos 27/09/1978 Kunming Kunming Army Unit 5-1 Laos 27/09/1978 Japan 4-0 Beijing 27/09/1978 Kuala Lumpur Selangor 2-1 New Zealand 01/10/1978 Nanning Guangxi 4-0 Laos 01/10/1978 Wien Wr Sportclub-Post 0-2 China 03/10/1978 Japan 3-1 Beijing 04/10/1978 Amstetten Austrian Army 1-4 China 08/10/1978 Stockerau SV Heid Stockerau 0-3 China 09/10/1978 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur 10/10/1978 Auckland Auckland U19 9-1 Tonga 14/10/1978 Auckland Franklin 7-3 Tonga 19/10/1978 Reggio Emilia Italian Army 2-2 China 21/10/1978 South Korea 1-1 Sporting Cristal 23/10/1978 South Korea 0-0 Sporting Cristal 25/10/1978 Roma AS Roma 0-2 China 26/10/1978 South Korea 3-1 Sporting Cristal 12/11/1978 Barbados 0-2 Guangdong 14/11/1978 Barbados 0-0 Guangdong 15/11/1978 Kuwait 1-0 Liaoning 17/11/1978 Kuwait 4-0 Liaoning 19/11/1978 Linden Guyana 0-4 Guangdong 22/11/1978 Georgetown Caribbean XI 0-1 Guangdong 25/11/1978 Liberia 1-1 Tianjin 26/11/1978 Paramaribo Surinam 1-3 Guangdong 29/11/1978 Paramaribo Caribbean XI 5-1 Guangdong 29/11/1978 Shanghai Shanghai 1-0 Kuwait 01/12/1978 Port of Spain Caribbean XI 1-2 Guangdong 02/12/1978 B.S. Begawan Brunei 0-0 Sarawak Borneo 03/12/1978 B.S. Begawan Brunei 0-0 Sabah Borneo 03/12/1978 Wuhan Hubei 2-2 Kuwait 03/12/1978 Trinidad/Tobago 1-0 Guangdong 05/12/1978 Mauritania 1-2 Shandong 06/12/1978 Lefkosía Cyprus 0-0 Liaoning 07/12/1978 Guangzhou Guangzhou A.U. 0-1 Kuwait 16/12/1978 Chad 2-0 Tianjin 19/12/1978 Chad 3-0 Tianjin