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1977 World Men's Military Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySyria
CityDamascus
Dates23 June - 3 July
Teams8
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 played16
Goals scored38 (2.38 per match)
1975
1979

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

Qualification

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Qualification stage

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Group 1

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Played between  Iran,  West Germany and  Saudi Arabia

Group 2

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France 5 − 0 Morocco
..., Vire

France 2 − 1 Algeria

Netherlands 1 − 1 France
..., Leerdam

Algeria 0 − 1 France


Netherlands 0 − 0 Algeria

France 3 − 0 Netherlands

Morocco 2 − 0 France

Algeria 1 − 0 Netherlands
..., Algiers

Morocco ? − ? Netherlands

Algeria ? − ? Morocco

Morocco ? − ? Algeria
  •  France qualified for the final tournament

Group 3

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Greece 3 − 0 Sudan

Italy 2 − 1 Greece

Sudan 1 − 1 Greece

Greece 2 − 2 Italy

Italy ? − ? Sudan

Sudan ? − ? Italy
  •  Egypt withdrew
  •  Italy qualified for the final tournament

Group 4

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Played between  Cameroon,  Ghana,  Senegal and Zaire Zaire

  •  Cameroon qualified for the final tournament

Group 5

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Played between  Nigeria,  Gabon,  Congo and  Ivory Coast

  •  Nigeria qualified for the final tournament

Group 6

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Belgium 1 − 2 Kuwait

Kuwait 0 − 0 Belgium
  •  Jordan withdrew(?)
  •  Kuwait qualified for the final tournament

Group 7

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

  •  Iraq qualified for the final tournament

Qualified teams

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Final tournament

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Group stage

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Group A

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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
Nigeria 0 − 0 West Germany

Iraq 1 − 0 Nigeria
France 6 − 2 West Germany

Iraq 4 − 2 West Germany
France 2 − 2 Nigeria

Group B

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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
Syria 2 − 0 Cameroon

Kuwait 2 − 1 Syria
Italy 6 − 0 Cameroon

Kuwait 1 − 0 Cameroon
Italy 0 − 0 Syria

Knockout stage

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7th-place match

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5th-place match

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Syria 1 − 0 Nigeria

3rd-place match

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Italy 3 − 1
aet
 France

Final

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Iraq 0 − 0
5 − 4 pen
 Kuwait

Champion

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 1977 World Military Cup winners 

Iraq

Second title
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