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)

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

Qualification

Qualification stage

Group 1

Played between  Iran,  West Germany and  Saudi Arabia

Group 2

France 5 − 0 Morocco
..., Vire

France 2 − 1 Algeria

Netherlands 1 − 1 France
..., Leerdam

Algeria 0 − 1 France

France 3 − 0 Netherlands

Morocco 2 − 0 France
  •  France qualified for the final tournament

Group 3

Greece 2 − 2 Italy
  •  Italy qualified for the final tournament

Group 4

Played between  Cameroon,  Ghana,  Senegal and Zaire 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

Qualified teams

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 330062+46
 France 311185+13
 Nigeria 302112−12
 West Germany 301205−51
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 330041+36
 Italy 311161+53
 Syria 311132+13
 Cameroon 300309−90
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

7th-place match

West Germany 3 − 2 Cameroon

5th-place match

Syria 1 − 0 Nigeria

3rd-place match

Italy 3 − 1
aet
 France

Final

Iraq 0 − 0
5 − 4 pen
 Kuwait

Champion

 1977 World Military Cup winners 

Iraq

Second title
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