1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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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:
- 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.
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[edit] UEFA Group 1
June 4, 1980, Helsinki, Finland - 
Finland 0 - 2 Bulgaria 
September 3, 1980, Tirana, Albania - 
Albania 2 - 0 Finland
September 24, 1980, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 0 - 2 Austria 
October 19, 1980, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 2 - 1 Albania
November 15, 1980, Vienna, Austria - Austria 5 - 0 Albania
December 3, 1980, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 1 - 3 West Germany 
December 6, 1980, Tirana, Albania - Albania 0 - 1 Austria
April 1, 1981, Tirana, Albania - Albania 0 - 2 West Germany
April 29, 1981, Hamburg, Germany - West Germany 2 - 0 Austria
May 13, 1981, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 4 - 0 Finland
May 24, 1981, Lahti, Finland - Finland 0 - 4 West Germany
May 28, 1981, Vienna, Austria - Austria 2 - 0 Bulgaria
June 17, 1981, Linz, Austria - Austria 5 - 1 Finland
September 2, 1981, Kotka, Finland - Finland 2 - 1 Albania
September 23, 1981, Bochum, Germany - West Germany 7 - 1 Finland
October 14, 1981, Vienna, Austria - Austria 1 - 3 West Germany
October 14, 1981, Tirana, Albania - Albania 0 - 2 Bulgaria
November 11, 1981, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 0 - 0 Austria
November 18, 1981, Dortmund, Germany - West Germany 8 - 0 Albania
November 22, 1981, Düsseldorf, Germany - West Germany 4 - 0 Bulgaria
| 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.
[edit] UEFA Group 2
March 26, 1980, Nicosia, Cyprus - 
Cyprus 2 - 3 Republic of Ireland 
September 10, 1980, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Netherlands 
October 11, 1980, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 0 - 7 France 
October 15, 1980, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 Belgium .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small}
October 28, 1980, Paris, France - France 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland
November 19, 1980, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 1 - 0 Netherlands
November 19, 1980, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 6 - 0 Cyprus
December 21, 1980, Nicosia, Cyprus - Cyprus 0 - 2 Belgium
February 18, 1981, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 3 - 2 Cyprus
February 22, 1981, Groningen, Netherlands - Netherlands 3 - 0 Cyprus
March 25, 1981, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 1 - 0 France
March 25, 1981, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland
April 29, 1981, Paris, France - France 3 - 2 Belgium
April 29, 1981, Nicosia, Cyprus - Cyprus 0 - 1 Netherlands
September 9, 1981, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 2 - 2 Republic of Ireland
September 9, 1981, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 2 - 0 France
October 14, 1981, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 3 - 0 Belgium
October 14, 1981, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 3 - 2 France
November 18, 1981, Paris, France - France 2 - 0 Netherlands
December 5, 1981, Paris, France - France 4 - 0 Cyprus
| 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.
[edit] UEFA Group 3
June 2, 1980, Reykjavík, Iceland - 
Iceland 0 - 4 Wales 
September 3, 1980, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 1 - 2 USSR 
September 24, 1980, İzmir, Turkey - 
Turkey 1 - 3 Iceland
October 15, 1980, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 4 - 0 Turkey
October 15, 1980, Moscow, USSR - USSR 5 - 0 Iceland
November 19, 1980, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 1 - 0 Czechoslovakia 
December 3, 1980, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 Turkey
March 25, 1981, Ankara, Turkey - Turkey 0 - 1 Wales
April 15, 1981, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 0 - 3 Czechoslovakia
May 27, 1981, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Iceland
May 30, 1981, Wrexham, Wales - Wales 0 - 0 USSR
September 9, 1981, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 2 - 0 Turkey
September 9, 1981, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 Wales
September 23, 1981, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 1 - 1 Czechoslovakia
September 23, 1981, Moscow, USSR - USSR 4 - 0 Turkey
October 7, 1981, İzmir, Turkey - Turkey 0 - 3 USSR
October 14, 1981, Swansea, Wales - Wales 2 - 2 Iceland
October 28, 1981, Tbilisi, USSR - USSR 2 - 0 Czechoslovakia
November 18, 1981, Tbilisi, USSR - USSR 3 - 0 Wales
November 29, 1981, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 1 - 1 USSR
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR |
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 |
USSR and Czechoslovakia qualified.
[edit] UEFA Group 4
September 10, 1980, London, England - 
England 4 - 0 Norway 
September 24, 1980, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 1 Romania .svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small}
October 15, 1980, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 2 - 1 England
October 29, 1980, Bern, Switzerland - 
Switzerland 1 - 2 Norway
November 19, 1980, London, England - England 2 - 1 Switzerland
April 28, 1981, Lucerne, Switzerland - Switzerland 2 - 2 Hungary .png/22px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1957-1989).png){kind=small}
April 29, 1981, London, England - England 0 - 0 Romania
May 13, 1981, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 1 - 0 Romania
May 20, 1981, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 2 Hungary
May 30, 1981, Basel, Switzerland - Switzerland 2 - 1 England
June 3, 1981, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 1 - 0 Norway
June 6, 1981, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 1 - 3 England
June 17, 1981, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 1 Switzerland
September 9, 1981, Oslo, Norway - Norway 2 - 1 England
September 23, 1981, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 0 - 0 Hungary
October 10, 1981, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 1 - 2 Switzerland
October 14, 1981, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 3 - 0 Switzerland
October 31, 1981, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 4 - 1 Norway
November 11, 1981, Bern, Switzerland - Switzerland 0 - 0 Romania
November 18, 1981, London, England - England 1 - 0 Hungary
| 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.
[edit] UEFA Group 5
September 10, 1980, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - 
Luxembourg 0 - 5 Yugoslavia 
September 27, 1980, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 2 - 1 Denmark 
October 11, 1980, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 0 - 2 Italy 
October 15, 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 0 - 1 Greece 
November 1, 1980, Rome, Italy - Italy 2 - 0 Denmark
November 15, 1980, Turin, Italy - Italy 2 - 0 Yugoslavia
November 19, 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 4 - 0 Luxembourg
December 6, 1980, Athens, Greece - Greece 0 - 2 Italy
January 28, 1981, Thessaloniki, Greece - Greece 2 - 0 Luxembourg
March 11, 1981, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 0 - 2 Greece
April 29, 1981, Split, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 5 - 1 Greece
May 1, 1981, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 1 - 2 Denmark
June 3, 1981, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 3 - 1 Italy
September 9, 1981, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 1 - 2 Yugoslavia
October 14, 1981, Thessaloniki, Greece - Greece 2 - 3 Denmark
October 17, 1981, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 1 - 1 Italy
November 14, 1981, Turin, Italy - Italy 1 - 1 Greece
November 21, 1981, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 5 - 0 Luxembourg
November 29, 1981, Athens, Greece - Greece 1 - 2 Yugoslavia
December 5, 1981, Naples, Italy - Italy 1 - 0 Luxembourg
| 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.
[edit] UEFA Group 6
March 26, 1980, Ramat Gan, Israel - 
Israel 0 - 0 Northern Ireland 
June 18, 1980, Stockholm, Sweden - 
Sweden 1 - 1 Israel
September 10, 1980, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 0 - 1 Scotland 
October 15, 1980, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Sweden
October 15, 1980, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 0 - 0 Portugal 
November 12, 1980, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 0 - 0 Sweden
November 19, 1980, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 1 - 0 Northern Ireland
December 17, 1980, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 3 - 0 Israel
February 25, 1981, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 0 - 1 Scotland
March 25, 1981, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 1 - 1 Northern Ireland
April 28, 1981, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 3 - 1 Israel
April 29, 1981, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Portugal
June 3, 1981, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 1 - 0 Northern Ireland
June 24, 1981, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 3 - 0 Portugal
September 9, 1981, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 2 - 0 Sweden
October 14, 1981, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 1 - 2 Sweden
October 14, 1981, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 0 - 0 Scotland
October 28, 1981, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 4 - 1 Portugal
November 18, 1981, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Israel
November 18, 1981, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 2 - 1 Scotland
| 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.
[edit] UEFA Group 7
December 7, 1980, Valletta, Malta - 
Malta 0 - 2 Poland 
- The match was abandoned by riots at 0-2, and the result was verified by FIFA.
April 4, 1981, Valletta, Malta - Malta 1 - 2 East Germany 
May 2, 1981, Chorzow, Poland - Poland 1 - 0 East Germany
October 10, 1981, Leipzig, Germany - East Germany 2 - 3 Poland
November 11, 1981, Jena, Germany - East Germany 5 - 1 Malta
November 15, 1981, Wrocław, Poland - Poland 6 - 0 Malta
| 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.
