1977 Aardrijk Voetbal Beker World Cup

The Aardrijk Voetbal Beker 1977 World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams that took place in the summer of 1977 in the Netherlands. It was the 11th World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every three years. It was the fourth cup to feature 64 participants. It was the first World Cup to be held in the Netherlands, and the 5th in Europe. The tournament phase involved 64 teams in two groups and knockout round. All participating countries had to qualify, with 1 automatically qualified host, 8 South American countries, 8 North American countries, 24 European countries, 10 Asian countries, 10 African countries, and 2 Oceanic countries. The changes in federation numbers were the 64th slot being an inter-continental round robin playoff between the runners-up in Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.