1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

Group 7 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:^[1] Czechoslovakia, Scotland, and Wales. These three 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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Scotland	4	3	1	6	3	+3	6
2	Czechoslovakia	4	2	2	4	6	−2	4
3	Wales	4	1	3	3	4	−1	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

13 October 1976

Czechoslovakia	2–0	Scotland
Panenka 48' Petráš 50'	Report

Sparta Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Referee: Michelotti (Italy)

17 November 1976

Scotland	1–0	Wales
Evans 15' (o.g.)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Referee: Biwersi (West Germany)

30 March 1977

Wales	3–0	Czechoslovakia
L. James 27', 65' Deacy 65'	Report

Referee: Garrido (Portugal)

21 September 1977

Scotland	3–1	Czechoslovakia
Jordan 19' Hartford 35' Dalglish 54'	Report	Gajdůšek 82'

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Referee: Rion (Belgium)

12 October 1977

Wales	0–2	Scotland
	Report	Masson 78' (pen.) Dalglish 85'

Anfield, Liverpool, England^[2]

Referee: Wurtz (France)

16 November 1977

Czechoslovakia	1–0	Wales
Nehoda 12'	Report

Referee: Prokop (East Germany)

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 Football Association of Wales decided to play this match on neutral ground due to capacity limits at Cardiff's Ninian Park and Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.