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1978 UEFA European Under 18 Championship

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Host country
  
Poland

Teams
  
16

Third place
  
Poland

Dates
  
5 May - 14 May

Runners-up
  
Yugoslavia

Champions
  
Soviet Union (4th title)

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1978 Final Tournament was held in Poland. It also served as the European qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Contents

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

  •  Belgium
  •  England
  •  West Germany
  •  Greece
  •  Hungary
  •  Iceland
  •  Italy
  •  Netherlands
  •  Norway (received Bye for qualifying stage)
  •  Poland (host)
  •  Portugal
  •  Scotland
  •  Soviet Union
  •  Spain
  •  Turkey
  •  Yugoslavia

    • Qualification to World Youth Championship

    The six best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on goal difference). For an unknown reason, semifinalists Scotland did not participate.

  •  Hungary
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Soviet Union
  •  Spain
  •  Yugoslavia

    • References

    1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Wikipedia
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