1977 World Men's Military Cup

1977 World Men's Military Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Syria
City	Damascus
Dates	23 June - 3 July
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (4th title)
Runners-up	Kuwait
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	38 (2.38 per match)
← 1975 1979 →

The 1977 World Military Championship was a football tournament which took place in Damascus, capital of Syria.

Played between  Iran,  West Germany and  Saudi Arabia

•  West Germany qualified for the final tournament

18 February 1976

France	5 − 0	Morocco

..., Vire

3 March 1976

France	2 − 1	Algeria

..., Châteauroux

28 April 1976

Netherlands	1 − 1	France

..., Leerdam

18 May 1976

Algeria	0 − 1	France

Stade 19 Juin 1965, Oran

19 May 1976

Netherlands	3 − 1	Morocco

Sportpark Olympia, Waalwijk

22 December 1976

Netherlands	0 − 0	Algeria

NAC Stadion, Breda

26 January 1977

France	3 − 0	Netherlands

..., Châteauroux

16 March 1977

Morocco	2 − 0	France

Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat

18 May 1977

Algeria	1 − 0	Netherlands

..., Algiers

Morocco	? − ?	Netherlands

Algeria	? − ?	Morocco

Morocco	? − ?	Algeria

•  France qualified for the final tournament

12 February 1976

Greece	3 − 0	Sudan

Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

18 March 1976

Italy	2 − 1	Greece

Stadio Libero Liberati, Terni

13 May 1976

Sudan	1 − 1	Greece

..., Khartoum

24 November 1976

Greece	2 − 2	Italy

Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

Italy	? − ?	Sudan

Sudan	? − ?	Italy

•  Egypt withdrew
•  Italy qualified for the final tournament

Played between  Cameroon,  Ghana,  Senegal and Zaire

•  Cameroon qualified for the final tournament

Played between  Nigeria,  Gabon,  Congo and  Ivory Coast

•  Nigeria qualified for the final tournament

15 December 1976

Belgium	1 − 2	Kuwait

Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels

13 January 1977

Kuwait	0 − 0	Belgium

..., Kuwait City

•  Jordan withdrew(?)
•  Kuwait qualified for the final tournament

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

•  Iraq qualified for the final tournament

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

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

West Germany	3 − 2	Cameroon

..., Damascus

Syria	1 − 0	Nigeria

..., Damascus

Italy	3 − 1 aet	France

..., Damascus

July 3, 1977

Iraq	0 − 0 5 − 4 pen	Kuwait

..., Damascus

1977 World Military Cup winners
Iraq Second title

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