| Finals | | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 01.10 |  Poland | 2-1 |  Ireland | 1-0 | | 3-4 | 01.10 |  Soviet Union | 4-3 |  Belgium | | | 5-6 | 30.09 |  Canada | 2-1 |  Italy | | | 7-8 | 30.09 |  France | 3-1 |  Japan | | | 9-10 | 11. | Kenya | 2-1 |  Ghana | | | 11-12 | 12. |  Nigeria | 1-0 |  Mexico | | | 1/2 | 29.09 | Poland | 2-1 | Belgium | 1-0 | | 1/2 | 29.09 | Ireland | 2-1 | Soviet Union | | | 5-8 | 28.09 | Canada | 2-1 | Japan | | | 5-8 | 28.09 | Italy | 2-1 | France | | | 9-12 | --.09 | Ghana | 4-0 | Mexico | | | 9-12 | --.09 | Kenya | 1-0 | Nigeria | |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Poland | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15: | 7 | | 2. Ireland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18: | 10 | | 3. Soviet Union | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16: | 13 | | 4. Belgium | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17: | 13 | | eliminated in Groups round. | | 5. Canada | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10: | 8 | | 6. Italy | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10: | 8 | | 7. France | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13: | 12 | | 8. Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11: | 17 | | 9. Kenya | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9: | 13 | | 10.Ghana | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13: | 13 | | 11.Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6: | 10 | | 12.Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2: | 16 |
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| First 6 qualified to World Cup Men 1978. | | Italy replaced Soviet Union ??. |
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| First 2 to Semi-Finals>. Rest to classifcation. |
| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Poland | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11: | 5 | | 2. Soviet Union | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11: | 8 | | 3. France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9: | 9 | | 4. Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6: | 6 | | 5. Ghana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8: | 11 | | 6. Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6: | 12 |
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| Team | Pola | Sovi | Fran | Cana | Ghan | Keny | | Poland | --- | 2:2 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 3:0 | 2:1 | | Soviet Union | | --- | 3:2 | 1:0 | 3:2 | 2:2 | | France | | | --- | 2:0 | | 2:1 | | Canada | | | | --- | 2:0 | 3:1 | | Ghana | | | 3:2 | | --- | 3:1 | | Kenya | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 22.09 | Poland | 2-1 | Canada | 1-1 | | 22.09 | Soviet Union | 2-2 | Kenya | | | 23.09 | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Ghana | | | 23.09 | Ghana | 3-2 | France | | | 24.09 | Poland | 2-1 | Kenya | 1-0 | | 24.09 | France | 2-0 | Canada | | | 25.09 | Canada | 3-1 | Kenya | | | 25.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Ghana | 2-0 | | 26.09 | Canada | 2-0 | Ghana | | | 26.09 | Poland | 2-2 | Soviet Union | 2-1 | | 27.09 | Soviet Union | 1-0 | Canada | | | 27.09 | Poland | 2-1 | France | 1-0 | | | Soviet Union | 3-2 | France | | | | Ghana | 3-1 | Kenya | | | | France | 2-1 | Kenya | |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Ireland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15: | 7 | | 2. Belgium | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13: | 7 | | 3. Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9: | 12 | | 4. Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7: | 5 | | 5. Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5: | 9 | | 6. Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2: | 11 |
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| Team | Irel | Belg | Japa | Ital | Nige | Mexi | | Ireland | --- | 3:3 | 6:2 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 3:0 | | Belgium | | --- | 2:1 | 1:1 | 3:2 | 4:0 | | Japan | | | --- | 3:2 | 1:0 | 2:2 | | Italy | | | | --- | 3:0 | 1:0 | | Nigeria | | | | | --- | 1:0 | | Mexico | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 23.03 | Belgium | 2-1 | Japan | | | 23.03 | Ireland | 3-0 | Mexico | | | | Ireland | 3-3 | Belgium | | | | Ireland | 6-2 | Japan | | | | Ireland | 1-0 | Italy | | | | Ireland | 2-2 | Nigeria | | | | Belgium | 1-1 | Italy | | | | Belgium | 3-2 | Nigeria | | | | Belgium | 4-0 | Mexico | | | | Japan | 3-2 | Italy | | | | Japan | 1-0 | Nigeria | | | | Japan | 2-2 | Mexico | | | | Italy | 3-0 | Nigeria | | | | Italy | 1-0 | Mexico | | | | Nigeria | 1-0 | Mexico | |
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| Selection of the teams | | The teams were selected in meeting in Brussels from 10th to 12 of March 1977. | | 24 teams made applications. |
| Italy - Host | | Poland 10th from World Men 1975. | | Ghana 12th from World Men 1975. | | Europe 4 quotas: Soviet Union, France, Belgium and Ireland. | | Africa 2 quotas: Kenya and Ghana. | | Americas 2 quotas: Canada and Mexico. | | Asia 1 quota: Japan |
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| Others teams from Europe with aplications: Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, Finland and Yugoslavia. |
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