1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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

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 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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