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 . 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 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:
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, only the group winner of this group would qualify.
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Summary

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7












Groups

Group 1

RankTeam
1168800333+30
2118512166+10
3984131110+1
428107422−18
528107427−23

West Germany and Austria qualified.

Group 2

RankTeam
1118512129+3
2108503208+12
31084221711+6
498413117+4
508008429−25

Belgium and France qualified.

Group 3

RankTeam
1148620202+18
2108422156+9
3108422127+5
4682241021−11
508008122−21

Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia qualified.

Group 4

RankTeam
1108422138+5
298413138+5
388242550
478233912−3
568224815−7

Hungary and England qualified.

Group 5

RankTeam
1138611227+15
2128521125+7
3884041411+3
4783141013−3
508008123−22

Yugoslavia and Italy qualified.

Group 6

RankTeam
111843194+5
29833263+3
38832378−1
478314811−3
558134610−4

Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified.

Group 7

RankTeam
184400122+10
24420296+3
304004215−13

Poland qualified.

Goalscorers

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;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;1 own goal