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1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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tourney_name	UEFA European Under-18 Championship
year	1978
size	250px
country	Poland
dates	5–14 May
num_teams	16
champion_other
count	4
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
prevseason	[1977](1977-uefa-european-under-18-championship)
nextseason	[1979](1979-uefa-european-under-18-championship)
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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.

Qualification

Group 1

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	2	1	1	6	2	+4	5
4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	5
4	1	0	3	5	11	–6	2

		1–0

Group 4

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	6
4	0	3	1	4	6	–2	3
4	0	3	1	3	5	–2	3

		0–0

Other groups

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

(received Bye for qualifying stage)
(host)

Squads

Main article: 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	5
3	1	1	1	1	1	0	3
3	1	0	2	5	5	0	2
3	0	2	1	3	5	–2	2

		1–0

Group B

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	6
3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	3
3	1	0	2	2	6	–4	2
3	0	1	2	3	8	–5	1

		2–1

Group C

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	3
2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
2	0	0	2	2	7	–5	0
Withdrew due to food poisoning

1After their first match was abandoned at 2-1, Belgium withdrew from the tournament. The team was suffering from food poisoning. Their results were annulled.

Group D

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
3	1	1	1	2	3	–1	3
3	0	2	1	3	4	–1	2

		1–1

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

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.

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