1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 33 UEFA teams entered the competition. Moreover, Israel were also assigned to the European zone despite not being a UEFA member. The European zone was allocated 14 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Spain, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 13 spots open for competition between 33 teams.

The 33 teams were divided into 7 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:

Draw

The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 14 October 1979. During the draw teams were drawn from the 5 pots into the 7 groups. The seedings below were announced ten days before the draw.

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Pot E

 England
 Scotland
 Czechoslovakia
 Poland
 Italy
 Netherlands
 West Germany

 Yugoslavia
 France
 Austria
 Hungary
 Soviet Union
 Sweden

 East Germany
 Belgium
 Wales
 Portugal
  Switzerland
 Greece
 Bulgaria

 Romania
 Northern Ireland
 Turkey
 Denmark
 Finland
 Republic of Ireland

 Malta
 Albania
 Cyprus
 Luxembourg
 Iceland
 Norway
 Israel

UEFA Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  West Germany 168800333+30
2  Austria 118512166+10
3  Bulgaria 984131110+1
4  Albania 2810742218
5  Finland 2810742723

West Germany and Austria qualified.

UEFA Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Belgium 118512129+3
2  France 108503208+12
3  Republic of Ireland 1084221711+6
4  Netherlands 98413117+4
5  Cyprus 0800842925

Belgium and France qualified.

UEFA Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Soviet Union 148620202+18
2  Czechoslovakia 108422156+9
3  Wales 108422127+5
4  Iceland 68224102111
5  Turkey 0800812221

Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia qualified.

UEFA Group 4

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hungary 108422138+5
2  England 98413138+5
3  Romania 88242550
4   Switzerland 782339123
5  Norway 682248157

Hungary and England qualified.

UEFA Group 5

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Yugoslavia 138611227+15
2  Italy 128521125+7
3  Denmark 884041411+3
4  Greece 7831410133
5  Luxembourg 0800812322

Yugoslavia and Italy qualified.

UEFA Group 6

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Scotland 11843194+5
2  Northern Ireland 9833263+3
3  Sweden 88323781
4  Portugal 783148113
5  Israel 581346104

Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified.

UEFA Group 7

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Poland 84400122+10
2  East Germany 4420296+3
3  Malta 0400421513

Poland qualified.

See also

References

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