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.

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Teams33 (from 1 confederation, and 1 unaffiliated team)
1978
1986

A total of 32 UEFA teams entered the qualifying 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:

  • Groups 1 to 6 had 5 teams each. The group winners and runners-up would qualify.
  • Group 7 had 3 teams. The group winner would qualify.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying groups took place in the Zürichhorn Casino in Zürich, Switzerland on 14 October 1979. During the draw procedure, the 33 entrants were drawn into the 7 qualifying groups from the five pots of seeds, which had been announced ten days prior. As Group 7 only featured 3 teams (one team from Pot A, one team from Pot C and one team from Pot E), only the group winner of this group would qualify.

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

Summary

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  The 7 group winners and the 6 runners-up from groups 1–6 qualified directly for the 1982 FIFA World Cup
  All other teams were eliminated
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7
 
West Germany
 
Belgium
 
Soviet Union
 
Hungary
 
Yugoslavia
 
Scotland
 
Poland
 
Austria
 
France
 
Czechoslovakia
 
England
 
Italy
 
Northern Ireland
 
East Germany
 
Bulgaria
 
Albania
 
Finland
 
Republic of Ireland
 
Netherlands
 
Cyprus
 
Wales
 
Iceland
 
Turkey
 
Romania
 
Switzerland
 
Norway
 
Denmark
 
Greece
 
Luxembourg
 
Sweden
 
Portugal
 
Israel
 
Malta

Groups

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Group 1

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   West Germany 16 8 8 0 0 33 3 +30
2   Austria 11 8 5 1 2 16 6 +10
3   Bulgaria 9 8 4 1 3 11 10 +1
4   Albania 2 8 1 0 7 4 22 −18
5   Finland 2 8 1 0 7 4 27 −23

West Germany and Austria qualified.

Group 2

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Belgium 11 8 5 1 2 12 9 +3
2   France 10 8 5 0 3 20 8 +12
3   Republic of Ireland 10 8 4 2 2 17 11 +6
4   Netherlands 9 8 4 1 3 11 7 +4
5   Cyprus 0 8 0 0 8 4 29 −25

Belgium and France qualified.

Group 3

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Soviet Union 14 8 6 2 0 20 2 +18
2   Czechoslovakia 10 8 4 2 2 15 6 +9
3   Wales 10 8 4 2 2 12 7 +5
4   Iceland 6 8 2 2 4 10 21 −11
5   Turkey 0 8 0 0 8 1 22 −21

Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia qualified.

Group 4

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Hungary 10 8 4 2 2 13 8 +5
2   England 9 8 4 1 3 13 8 +5
3   Romania 8 8 2 4 2 5 5 0
4    Switzerland 7 8 2 3 3 9 12 −3
5   Norway 6 8 2 2 4 8 15 −7

Hungary and England qualified.

Group 5

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Yugoslavia 13 8 6 1 1 22 7 +15
2   Italy 12 8 5 2 1 12 5 +7
3   Denmark 8 8 4 0 4 14 11 +3
4   Greece 7 8 3 1 4 10 13 −3
5   Luxembourg 0 8 0 0 8 1 23 −22

Yugoslavia and Italy qualified.

Group 6

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Scotland 11 8 4 3 1 9 4 +5
2   Northern Ireland 9 8 3 3 2 6 3 +3
3   Sweden 8 8 3 2 3 7 8 −1
4   Portugal 7 8 3 1 4 8 11 −3
5   Israel 5 8 1 3 4 6 10 −4

Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified.

Group 7

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Poland 8 4 4 0 0 12 2 +10
2   East Germany 4 4 2 0 2 9 6 +3
3   Malta 0 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13

Poland qualified.

Goalscorers

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9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

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References

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