Group 1

Played between  Iran,  West Germany and  Saudi Arabia

•  West Germany qualified for the final tournament

Group 2

February 18, 1976

France	5 − 0	Morocco

..., Vire

March 3, 1976

France	2 − 1	Algeria

..., Châteauroux

April 28, 1976

Netherlands	1 − 1	France

..., Leerdam

May 18, 1976

Algeria	0 − 1	France

Stade 19 Juin 1965, Oran

January 26, 1977

France	3 − 0	Netherlands

..., Châteauroux

March 16, 1977

Morocco	2 − 0	France

Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat

•  France qualified for the final tournament

Group 3

November 24, 1976

Greece	2 − 2	Italy

..., Saloniki

•  Italy qualified for the final tournament

Group 4

Played between  Cameroon,  Ghana,  Senegal and Zaire

•  Cameroon qualified for the final tournament

Group 5

Played between  Nigeria,  Gabon,  Congo and  Ivory Coast

•  Nigeria qualified for the final tournament

Group 6

Played between  Kuwait,  Belgium and  Jordan

•  Kuwait qualified for the final tournament

Group 7

Played between  Iraq,  Bahrain,  North Yemen and  United Arab Emirates

•  Iraq qualified for the final tournament

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	6
France	3	1	1	1	8	5	+1	3
Nigeria	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
West Germany	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1

Iraq	1 − 0	France

..., Damascus

Nigeria	0 − 0	West Germany

..., Damascus

Iraq	1 − 0	Nigeria

..., Damascus

France	6 − 2	West Germany

..., Damascus

Iraq	4 − 2	West Germany

..., Damascus

France	2 − 2	Nigeria

..., Damascus

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	6
Italy	3	1	1	1	6	1	+5	3
Syria	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	3
Cameroon	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Kuwait	1 − 0	Italy

..., Damascus

Syria	2 − 0	Cameroon

..., Damascus

Kuwait	2 − 1	Syria

..., Damascus

Italy	6 − 0	Cameroon

..., Damascus

Kuwait	1 − 0	Cameroon

..., Damascus

Italy	0 − 0	Syria

..., Damascus

7th-place match

West Germany	3 − 2	Cameroon

..., Damascus

5th-place match

Syria	1 − 0	Nigeria

..., Damascus

3rd-place match

Italy	3 − 1 aet	France

..., Damascus

Final

July 3, 1977

Iraq	0 − 0 5 − 4 pen	Kuwait

..., Damascus