International Season 1977/ 78, Part 5 (December 1977)

December

Italy qualified for the World Cup outright by defeating Luxembourg (3-0). Tunisia qualified for the World Cup for the fisrt time.

Date: December 3, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-UEFA-Group 2

Venue: Roma –Lo Stadio Olimpico

Attendance: 80,000

Italy 3-Luxembourg 0 (Roberto Bettega 4, Francesco Graziani 11, Franco Causio 56)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978

(Italy squad, December 3, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 3-Luxembourg 0)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978

(December 3, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 3-Luxembourg 0)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978

(December 3, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 3-Luxembourg 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1653, December 13, 1977

(December 3, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 3-Luxembourg 0)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Italy squad, December 3, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 3-Luxembourg 0)

Date: December 3, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Asia/Oceania-Secomd Round

Venue: Kuwait

Attendance:

Kuwait 1-Iran 2 (Al-Dukhail 14 / Behtash Fariba 48, Khabiri 59)

Date: December 4, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Asia/Oceania-Secomd Round

Venue: Seoul

Attendance:

South Korea 5-Hong Kong 2 (?????)

Date: December 11, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Africa-Fourth Round

Venue: Tunis 

Attendance:

Tunisia 4-Egypt 1 (Akid 15, Temime 43, Ben Aziza 64, Labidi 75 / Mokhtar 80)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978

(December 11, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Tunisia 4-Egypt 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978

(December 11, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Tunisia 4-Egypt 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978

(December 11, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Tunisia 4-Egypt 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 12, January 1978

(December 11, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Tunisia 4-Egypt 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 25, January 1978

(December 11, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Tunisia 4-Egypt 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 7, 1978

(December 11, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Tunisia 4-Egypt 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 7, 1978

(December 11, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Tunisia 4-Egypt 1)

Date: December 14, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Dortmund-Westfalenstadion

Attendance: 51,000

West Germany 1-Wales 1 (Klaus Fischer 46 / David Edward Jones 78)

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005

(December 14, 1977, West Germany 1-Wales 1)

Photo From: Fussball Woche, Issue 52, December 19, 1977

(December 14, 1977, West Germany 1-Wales 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(West Germany squad, December 14, 1977, West Germany 1-Wales 1)

Date: December 21, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Liège (Luik) - Stade de Sclessin (Stade Maurice Dufrasne) 

Attendance: 10,000

Belgium 0-Italy 1 (Giancarlo Antognoni 73)