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.

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.

UEFA Group 1

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

4 June 1980	Finland	0 – 2	Bulgaria	Helsinki, Finland
		Report	P. Markov 28' Kostadinov 81'	Stadium: Helsingin Olympiastadion Attendance: 7,805 Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

3 September 1980	Albania	2 – 0	Finland	Tirana, Albania
	Braho 2' Baçi 18'	Report		Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Emmanuel Platopoulos (Greece)

24 September 1980	Finland	0 – 2	Austria	Helsinki, Finland
		Report	Jara 13' Welzl 77'	Stadium: Helsingin Olympiastadion Attendance: 8,099 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

19 October 1980	Bulgaria	2 – 1	Albania	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Jeliazkov 14' Slavkov 51'	Report	Përnaska 69'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Talat Tokat (Turkey)

15 November 1980	Austria	5 – 0	Albania	Vienna, Austria
	Pezzey 20' Schachner 26', 35' Welzl 57' Krankl 85'	Report		Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Rudolf Renngli (Switzerland)

3 December 1980	Bulgaria	1 – 3	West Germany	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Yonchev 66'	Report	Kaltz 14', 36' (pen.) K.H. Rummenigge 54'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)

6 December 1980	Albania	0 – 1	Austria	Tirana, Albania
		Report	Welzl 38'	Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 16,000 Referee: László Pádár (Hungary)

1 April 1981	Albania	0 – 2	West Germany	Tirana, Albania
		Report	Schuster 9', 71'	Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 19,203 Referee: Antonín Vencl (Czechoslovakia)

29 April 1981	West Germany	2 – 0	Austria	Hamburg, West Germany
	Krauss 30' (o.g.) Fischer 36'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

13 May 1981	Bulgaria	4 – 0	Finland	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Slavkov 10', 53' Kostadinov 55' C. Tsvetkov 90'	Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Egon Šoštarić (Yugoslavia)

24 May 1981	Finland	0 – 4	West Germany	Lahti, Finland
		Report	Briegel 26' Fischer 37', 80' Kaltz 40'	Stadium: Keskusurheilukenttä Attendance: 10,030 Referee: John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)

28 May 1981	Austria	2 – 0	Bulgaria	Vienna, Austria
	Krankl 30' (pen.) Jara 88'	Report		Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

17 June 1981	Austria	5 – 1	Finland	Linz, Austria
	Prohaska 16', 18' Krankl 49' Welzl 56' Jurtin 65'	Report	Valvee 71'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

2 September 1981	Finland	2 – 1	Albania	Kotka, Finland
	Houtsonen 61' Kousa 85'	Report	Targaj 47' (pen.)	Stadium: Kotkan Urheilukeskus Attendance: 6,830 Referee: Ib Nielsen (Denmark)

23 September 1981	West Germany	7 – 1	Finland	Bochum, West Germany
	Fischer 11' K.H. Rummenigge 42', 60', 72' Breitner 54', 67' Dremmler 83'	Report	Turunen 41'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg)

14 October 1981	Albania	0 – 2	Bulgaria	Tirana, Albania
		Report	Slavkov 49' S. Mladenov 84'	Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa Attendance: 19,213 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

14 October 1981	Austria	1 – 3	West Germany	Vienna, Austria
	Schachner 15'	Report	Littbarski 17', 77' Magath 20'	Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

11 November 1981	Bulgaria	0 – 0	Austria	Sofia, Bulgaria
		Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

18 November 1981	West Germany	8 – 0	Albania	Dortmund, West Germany
	H.K. Rummenigge 5', 19', 43' Fischer 32', 72' Kaltz 36' Littbarski 52' Breitner 68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad (Norway)

22 November 1981	West Germany	4 – 0	Bulgaria	Düsseldorf, West Germany
	Fischer 4' K.H. Rummenigge 49', 83' Kaltz 62' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

West Germany and Austria qualified.

UEFA Group 2

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

26 March 1980	Cyprus	2 – 3	Republic of Ireland	Nicosia, Cyprus
	N. Pantiziaras 29' Kaiafas 74' (pen.)	Report	McGee 8', 38' Lawrenson 23'	Stadium: Makario Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Zvi Shahir (Israel)

10 September 1980	Republic of Ireland	2 – 1	Netherlands	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
	Daly 78' Lawrenson 85'	Report	Tahamata 57'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)

11 October 1980	Cyprus	0 – 7	France	Limassol, Cyprus
		Report	Lacombe 4' Platini 14', 23' Larios 40' (pen.), 76' (pen.) Six 82' Zimako 87'	Stadium: Tsirion Stadium Attendance: 15,0000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

15 October 1980	Republic of Ireland	1 – 1	Belgium	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
	Grealish 42'	Report	Cluytens 13'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg)

28 October 1980	France	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Paris, France
	Platini 11' Zimako 77'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)

19 November 1980	Belgium	1 – 0	Netherlands	Brussels, Belgium
	Vandenbergh 48' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du Heysel Referee: Elzar Azim-Zade (Soviet Union)

19 November 1980	Republic of Ireland	6 – 0	Cyprus	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
	Daly 10' (pen.), 23' Grealish 24' Robinson 28' Stapleton 46' Hughton 65'	Report		Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Eysteinn Gudmundsson (Iceland)

21 December 1980	Cyprus	0 – 2	Belgium	Nicosia, Cyprus
		Report	Vandenbergh 30' Ceulemans 68'	Stadium: Makarion Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland)

18 February 1981	Belgium	3 – 2	Cyprus	Brussels, Belgium
	Plessers 12' Vandenbergh 17' Ceulemans 67'	Report	Lysandrou 42' Vrachimis 60'	Stadium: Stade du Heysel Attendance: 17,445 Referee: Arto Ravander (Finland)

22 February 1981	Netherlands	3 – 0	Cyprus	Groningen, Netherlands
	Hovenkamp 15' Schapendonk 48' Nanninga 58'	Report		Stadium: Oosterpark Stadion Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Howard King (Wales)

25 March 1981	Netherlands	1 – 0	France	Rotterdam, Netherlands
	Mühren 47'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

25 March 1981	Belgium	1 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Brussels, Belgium
	Ceulemans 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Heysel Attendance: 37,978 Referee: Raúl Joaquim Fernandes Naza (Portugal)

29 April 1981	Cyprus	0 – 1	Netherlands	Nicosia, Cyprus
		Report	Van Kooten 29'	Stadium: Makario Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Ivan Yosifov (Bulgaria)

29 April 1981	France	3 – 2	Belgium	Paris, France
	Soler 14', 31' Six 26'	Report	Vandenbergh 5' Ceulemans 52'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,954 Referee: Victorino Arminio Sánchez (Spain)

9 September 1981	Netherlands	2 – 2	Republic of Ireland	Rotterdam, Netherlands
	Thijssen 11' Mühren 64' (pen.)	Report	Robinson 40' Stapleton 71'	Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)

9 September 1981	Belgium	2 – 0	France	Brussels, Belgium
	Czerniatynski 24' Vandenbergh 83'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Heysel Attendance: 52,525 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

14 October 1981	Netherlands	3 – 0	Belgium	Rotterdam, Netherlands
	Metgod 6' Van Kooten 26' Geels 54'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

14 October 1981	Republic of Ireland	3 – 2	France	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
	Mahut 3' (o.g.) Stapleton 23' Robinson 39'	Report	Bellone 9' Platini 83'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

18 November 1981	France	2 – 0	Netherlands	Paris, France
	Platini 52' Six 82'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,884 Referee: António José da Silva (Portugal)

5 December 1981	France	4 – 0	Cyprus	Paris, France
	Rocheteau 25' Lacombe 29', 82' Genghini 86'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,437 Referee: Edwin Borg (Malta)

Belgium and France qualified.

UEFA Group 3

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

2 June 1980	Iceland	0 – 4	Wales	Reykjavik, Iceland
		Report	Walsh 45', 75' Giles 53' Flynn 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 10,254 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

3 September 1980	Iceland	1 – 2	Soviet Union	Reykjavik, Iceland
	Sveinsson 75'	Report	Gavrilov 35' Andreyev 80'	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Oliver Donnelly (Northern Ireland)

24 September 1980	Turkey	1 – 3	Iceland	Izmir, Turkey
	Fatih 72' (pen.)	Report	Gudlaugsson 12' A. Gudmundsson 62' T. Þórðarson 80'	Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu Attendance: 18,506 Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

15 October 1980	Soviet Union	5 – 0	Iceland	Moscow, Soviet Union
	Andreev 9', 78' Oganesian 39', 58' Bezsonov 84'	Report		Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Aleksandr Suchanek (Poland)

15 October 1980	Wales	4 – 0	Turkey	Cardiff, Wales
	Flynn 19' L. James 37' (pen.), 85' Walsh 79'	Report		Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,770 Referee: Torben Månsson (Denmark)

19 November 1980	Wales	1 – 0	Czechoslovakia	Cardiff, Wales
	Giles 10'	Report		Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,175 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

3 December 1980	Czechoslovakia	2 – 0	Turkey	Prague, Czechoslovakia
	Nehoda 13', 15'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

25 March 1981	Turkey	0 – 1	Wales	Ankara, Turkey
		Report	Harris 67'	Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadyumu Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sándor Kúti (Hungary)

15 April 1981	Turkey	0 – 3	Czechoslovakia	Istanbul, Turkey
		Report	Janečka 58' Kozák 70' Vízek 81'	Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)

27 May 1981	Czechoslovakia	6 – 1	Iceland	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
	Vízek 35' Panenka 44' (pen.) Nehoda 72' Bjarnason 78' (o.g.) Kozák 79' Janečka 87'	Report	Bergs 60'	Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 21,756 Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Greece)

30 May 1981	Wales	0 – 0	Soviet Union	Wrexham, Wales
		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 29,366 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

9 September 1981	Iceland	2 – 0	Turkey	Reykjavik, Iceland
	L. Guðmundsson 21' A. Eðvaldsson 65'	Report		Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 4,292 Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland)

9 September 1981	Czechoslovakia	2 – 0	Wales	Prague, Czechoslovakia
	D. Davies 24' (o.g.) Lička 67'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)

23 September 1981	Soviet Union	4 – 0	Turkey	Moscow, Soviet Union
	Chivadze 4' Demianenko 20' Blokhin 26' Shengelia 49'	Report		Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Damir Matovinović (Yugoslavia)

23 September 1981	Iceland	1 – 1	Czechoslovakia	Reykjavik, Iceland
	Ormslev 6'	Report	Kozák 77'	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 7,343 Referee: Kenneth Hope (Scotland)

7 October 1981	Turkey	0 – 3	Soviet Union	Izmir, Turkey
		Report	Shengelia 17' Blokhin 38', 54'	Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu Attendance: 62,125 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

14 October 1981	Wales	2 – 2	Iceland	Swansea, Wales
	R. James 25' Curtis 54'	Report	Á. Sigurvinsson 47', 61'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 19,783 Referee: Arto Ravander (Finland)

28 October 1981	Soviet Union	2 – 0	Czechoslovakia	Tbilisi, Soviet Union
	Shengelia 28', 46'	Report		Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

18 November 1981	Soviet Union	3 – 0	Wales	Tbilisi, Soviet Union
	Daraselia 13' Blokhin 18' Gavrilov 64'	Report		Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

29 November 1981	Czechoslovakia	1 – 1	Soviet Union	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
	Vojaček 34'	Report	Blokhin 14'	Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Clive White (England)

Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia qualified.

UEFA Group 4

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

10 September 1980	England	4 – 0	Norway	London, England
	McDermott 37' 75' Woodcock 66' Mariner 85'	Report		Referee: Van Langenhove (Belgium)

24 September 1980	Norway	1 – 1	Romania	Oslo, Norway
	Hareide 21'	Report	Iordanescu 13'	Referee: Kirschen (East Germany)

15 October 1980	Romania	2 – 1	England	Bucharest, Romania
	Raducanu 34' Iodanescu 78' (pen.)	Report	Woodcock 64'	Referee: U. Eriksson (Sweden)

29 October 1980	Switzerland	1 – 2	Norway	Bern, Switzerland
	Barberis 49'	Report	Hareide 5' Mathisen 79'	Referee: Krchnak (Czechoslovakia)

19 November 1980	England	2 – 1	Switzerland	London, England
	o.g. Tanner 22' Mariner 36'	Report	Pfister 76'	Referee: Keizer (Netherlands)

28 April 1981	Switzerland	2 – 2	Hungary	Lucerne, Switzerland
	Sulser 32', 47'	Report	Balint 45' S. Müller 65' (pen.)	Referee: Foote (Scotland)

29 April 1981	England	0 – 0	Romania	London, England
		Report		Referee: Aldinger (West Germany)

13 May 1981	Hungary	1 – 0	Romania	Budapest, Hungary
	Fazekas	Report		Referee: Ponnet (Belgium)

20 May 1981	Norway	1 – 2	Hungary	Oslo, Norway
	Thoresen	Report	L. Kiss	Referee: Moffatt (Northern Ireland)

30 May 1981	Switzerland	2 – 1	England	Basel, Switzerland
	Schweiwilder 27' Sulser 29'	Report	McDermott 54'	Referee: Prokop (East Germany)

3 June 1981	Romania	1 – 0	Norway	Bucharest, Romania
	Ticleanu 67'	Report		Referee: Roksel (Turkey)

6 June 1981	Hungary	1 – 3	England	Budapest, Hungary
	Caraba 44'	Report	Brooking 18', 59' Keegan 72' (pen.)	Referee: Casarin (Italy)

17 June 1981	Norway	1 – 1	Switzerland	Oslo, Norway
	Davidsen 88'	Report	Barberis 55'	Referee: Shklovsky (Soviet Union)

9 September 1981	Norway	2 – 1	England	Oslo, Norway
	Albertsen 35' Thoresen 41'	Report	Robson 15'	Referee: Kacprzak (Poland)

23 September 1981	Romania	0 – 0	Hungary	Bucharest, Romania
		Report		Referee: Linemayr (Austria)

10 October 1981	Romania	1 – 2	Switzerland	Bucharest, Romania
	Balaci 56'	Report	Zappa 69' Lüthi 76'	Referee: Barnaresco (Italy)

14 October 1981	Hungary	3 – 0	Switzerland	Budapest, Hungary
	Nyilasi 17', 49' Fazekas 59'	Report		Referee: Tokat (Turkey)

31 October 1981	Hungary	4 – 1	Norway	Budapest, Hungary
	Fazekas 7' Balint 11' L. Kiss 60', 84'	Report	Lund 35'	Referee: Sostarić (Yugoslavia)

11 November 1981	Switzerland	0 – 0	Romania	Bern, Switzerland
		Report		Referee: COrreia (Portugal)

18 November 1981	England	1 – 0	Hungary	London, England
	Mariner 14'	Report		Referee: Konrath (France)

Hungary and England qualified.

UEFA Group 5

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

10 September 1980	Luxembourg	0 – 5	Yugoslavia	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
		Report	Zl. Vujović Buljan Petrović Sušić	Referee: Latzin (Austria)

27 September 1980	Yugoslavia	2 – 1	Denmark	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
	Pantelić 18' (pen.) Zo. Vujović 37'	Report	Arnesen 5' (pen.)	Referee: Garrido (Portugal)

11 October 1980	Luxembourg	0 – 2	Italy	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
		Report	Collovati 33' Bettega 77'	Referee: Weerink (Netherlands)

15 October 1980	Denmark	0 – 1	Greece	Copenhagen, Denmark
		Report	Kouis 50'	Referee: Farrell (Republic of Ireland)

1 November 1980	Italy	2 – 0	Denmark	Rome, Italy
	Graziani 5', 50'	Report		Referee: Lacarne (Algeria)

15 November 1980	Italy	2 – 0	Yugoslavia	Turin, Italy
	Cabrini 40' (pen.) Conti 75'	Report		Referee: Klein (Israel)

19 November 1980	Denmark	4 – 0	Luxembourg	Copenhagen, Denmark
	Arnesen Elkjaer Simonsen	Report		Referee: White (England)

6 December 1980	Greece	0 – 2	Italy	Athens, Greece
		Report	Antognioni 11' Scirea 81'	Referee: Vautrot (France)

28 January 1981	Greece	2 – 0	Luxembourg	Thessaloniki, Greece
	Kouis 8' Kostikos 33'	Report		Referee: Dudin (Bulgaria)

11 March 1981	Luxembourg	0 – 2	Greece	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
		Report	Kouis 31' Mavros 54' (pen.)	Referee: Scherz (Switzerland)

29 April 1981	Yugoslavia	5 – 1	Greece	Split, SFR Yugoslavia
	Šljivo 7' Halilhodžić 23' Pantelić 42' (pen.) Zl. Vujović 50', 56'	Report	Kostikos 76' (pen.)	Referee: Butenko (Soviet Union)

1 May 1981	Luxembourg	1 – 2	Denmark	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
	Nurenberg 37'	Report	Elkjaer 46' Arnesen 62'	Referee: Delsemme (Belgium)

3 June 1981	Denmark	3 – 1	Italy	Copenhagen, Denmark
	Roentved 59' Arnesen 61' Bastrup 87'	Report	Graziani 69'	Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)

9 September 1981	Denmark	1 – 2	Yugoslavia	Copenhagen, Denmark
	Elkjaer 62'	Report	Zl. Vujović 48' Petrović 63'	Referee: Kirschen (East Germany)

14 October 1981	Greece	2 – 3	Denmark	Thessaloniki, Greece
	Anastopoulos 60' Kouis 84'	Report	Lerby 8' Arnesen 28' Elkjaer 65'	Referee: Bucek (Austria)

17 October 1981	Yugoslavia	1 – 1	Italy	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
	Zl. Vujović 9'	Report	Bettega 33'	Referee: Eschweiler (West Germany)

14 November 1981	Italy	1 – 1	Greece	Turin, Italy
	Conti 61'	Report	Kouis 87'	Referee: Rainea (Romania)

21 November 1981	Yugoslavia	5 – 0	Luxembourg	Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
	Halilhodžić 1', 45' Šurjak 65' Pašić 73' Zl. Vujović 75'	Report		Referee: Scerri (Malta)

29 November 1981	Greece	1 – 2	Yugoslavia	Athens, Greece
	Marvos 5'	Report	Šurjak 22' Jerković 39'	Referee: Courtney (England)

5 December 1981	Italy	1 – 0	Luxembourg	Naples, Italy
	Collovati 6'	Report		Referee: Tsonchev (Bulgaria)

Yugoslavia and Italy qualified.

UEFA Group 6

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

26 March 1980	Israel	0 – 0	Northern Ireland	Ramat Gan, Israel
		Report		Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Glavina (Yugoslavia)

18 June 1980	Sweden	1 – 1	Israel	Stockholm, Sweden
	Ramberg	Report	Damti 80'	Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)

10 September 1980	Sweden	0 – 1	Scotland	Stockholm, Sweden
		Report	Strachan	Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)

15 October 1980	Northern Ireland	3 – 0	Sweden	Belfast, Northern Ireland
	Brotherston 24' McIlroy 28' J. Nicholl 37'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Ponnet (Belgium)

15 October 1980	Scotland	0 – 0	Portugal	Glasgow, Scotland
		Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Redelfs (West Germany)

12 November 1980	Israel	0 – 0	Sweden	Ramat Gan, Israel
		Report		Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Courtney (England)

19 November 1980	Portugal	1 – 0	Northern Ireland	Lisbon, Portugal
	Jordao	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Konrath (France)

17 December 1980	Portugal	3 – 0	Israel	Lisbon, Portugal
	Coelho 33', 72' Jordao 36'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Barbaresco (Italy)

25 February 1981	Israel	0 – 1	Scotland	Ramat Gan, Israel
		Report	Dalglish 54'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Anderco (Romania)

25 March 1981	Scotland	1 – 1	Northern Ireland	Glasgow, Scotland
	Wark 75'	Report	Hamilton 70'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Scheurell (East Germany)

28 April 1981	Scotland	3 – 1	Israel	Glasgow, Scotland
	Robertson 21' (pen.), 30' (pen.) Provan 54'	Report	Sinai 56'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Haraldsson (Iceland)

29 April 1981	Northern Ireland	1 – 0	Portugal	Belfast, Northern Ireland
	Armstrong 74'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Thime (Norway)

3 June 1981	Sweden	1 – 0	Northern Ireland	Stockholm, Sweden
	Borg 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Referee: Bergamo (Italy)

24 June 1981	Sweden	3 – 0	Portugal	Stockholm, Sweden
	Börjesson 40' Hysen 61' J. Svensson 73'	Report		Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Referee: Milchenko (Soviet Union)

9 September 1981	Scotland	2 – 0	Sweden	Glasgow, Scotland
	Jordan 20' Robertson 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Daina (Switzerland)

14 October 1981	Northern Ireland	0 – 0	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Butenko (Soviet Union)

14 October 1981	Portugal	1 – 2	Sweden	Lisbon, Portugal
	Pietra 65'	Report	Larsson 38' Persson 89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Bridges (Wales)

28 October 1981	Israel	4 – 1	Portugal	Ramat Gan, Israel
	Tabak 6', 18', 30' Damti 14'	Report	Jordao 8'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Afxentiou (Cyprus)

18 November 1981	Northern Ireland	1 – 0	Israel	Belfast, Northern Ireland
	Armstrong 27'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Guruceta Muro (Spain)

18 November 1981	Portugal	2 – 1	Scotland	Lisbon, Portugal
	M. Fernandes 33', 56'	Report	Sturrock 9'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Corver (Netherlands)

Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified.

UEFA Group 7

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

7 December 1980	Malta	0 – 2 (77')^[1]	Poland	Valletta, Malta
		Report	Smolarek 55' Lipka 75'	Referee: Maksimović (Yugoslavia)

4 April 1981	Malta	1 – 2	East Germany	Valletta, Malta
	Fabri 11'	Report	Schnuphase 20' (pen.) Häfner 44'	Referee: Reeves (England)

2 May 1981	Poland	1 – 0	East Germany	Chorzów, Poland
	Buncol 55'	Report		Referee: Christov (Czechoslovakia)

10 October 1981	East Germany	2 – 3	Poland	Leipzig, East Germany
	Schnuphase 53' (pen.) Streich 66'	Report	Szarmach 2' Smolarek 5', 61'	Referee: Lamo Castillo (Spain)

11 November 1981	East Germany	5 – 1	Malta	Jena, East Germany
	Krause 11' Streich 35', 75' Heun 71' Holland 90' (o.g.)	Report	Spitteri-Gonzi 41'	Referee: McKnight (Northern Ireland)

15 November 1981	Poland	6 – 0	Malta	Wrocław, Poland
	Iwan 6' Smolarek 46', 64' Majewski 48' Dziekanowski 80' Boniek 85'	Report		Referee: Helen (Sweden)

Poland qualified.

References

^ The match was interrupted in 77th minute due to stones thrown at the pitch; FIFA later gave this result to Poland.

[1] The match was interrupted in 77th minute due to stones thrown at the pitch; FIFA later gave this result to Poland.

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