<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> England also did not qualify for the fourth World Cup which took place in South America . This time, England were denied by Italy, who had scored three more goals than England after both teams finished on the same points . Goals scored dictated who qualified after the head - to - head record between the two sides finished the same, following a 2--0 home win for each team . The lower - ranked teams in the group were Finland and Luxembourg, but the size of the wins against them proved to be decisive . Nevertheless, Ron Greenwood was given a second chance in charge of England, after taking the role in 1977 . </P> <P> 1982 saw the first time where the European Qualifying Rounds were divided into groups of five teams, where the top two teams qualify for the World Cup . Greenwood used his second chance and took England to Spain by finishing second behind Hungary and above Romania, Switzerland and Norway . </P>

Who knocked england out of 1978 world cup