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, 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. , 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:
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West Germany and Austria qualified.
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Belgium and France qualified.
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Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia qualified.
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Hungary and England qualified.
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Yugoslavia and Italy qualified.
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Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified.
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Poland qualified.
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
rounds for the European zone (UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups...
.
A total of 33 UEFA teams entered the competition. Moreover, 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. , 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.
UEFA Group 1
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | −18 | |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | −23 |
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West Germany and Austria qualified.
UEFA Group 2
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 29 | −25 |
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Belgium and France qualified.
UEFA Group 3
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | |
| 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 22 | −21 |
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Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia qualified.
UEFA Group 4
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | |
| 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 |
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Hungary and England qualified.
UEFA Group 5
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | −22 |
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Yugoslavia and Italy qualified.
UEFA Group 6
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| 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |
| 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 |
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Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified.
UEFA Group 7
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| 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 |
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Poland qualified.
See also
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