- 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. fb|ESP, 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
June 4 ,1980 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 0 - 2 fb-rt|BUL|1971September 3 ,1980 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB|1946 2 - 0 fb-rt|FINSeptember 24 ,1980 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 0 - 2 fb-rt|AUTOctober 19 ,1980 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 2 - 1 fb-rt|ALB|1946November 15 ,1980 ,Vienna ,Austria - fb|AUT 5 - 0 fb-rt|ALB|1946December 3 ,1980 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 1 - 3 fb-rt|FRGDecember 6 ,1980 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB|1946 0 - 1 fb-rt|AUTApril 1 ,1981 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB|1946 0 - 2 fb-rt|FRGApril 29 ,1981 ,Hamburg ,Germany - fb|FRG 2 - 0 fb-rt|AUTMay 13 ,1981 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 4 - 0 fb-rt|FINMay 24 ,1981 ,Lahti ,Finland - fb|FIN 0 - 4 fb|FRGMay 28 ,1981 ,Vienna ,Austria - fb|AUT 2 - 0 fb-rt|BUL|1971June 17 ,1981 ,Linz ,Austria - fb|AUT 5 - 1 fb-rt|FINSeptember 2 ,1981 ,Kotka ,Finland - fb|FIN 2 - 1 fb-rt|ALB|1946September 23 ,1981 ,Bochum ,Germany - fb|FRG 7 - 1 fb-rt|FINOctober 14 ,1981 ,Vienna ,Austria - fb|AUT 1 - 3 fb-rt|FRGOctober 14 ,1981 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB|1946 0 - 2 fb-rt|BUL|1971November 11 ,1981 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 0 - 0 fb-rt|AUTNovember 18 ,1981 ,Dortmund ,Germany - fb|FRG 8 - 0 fb-rt|ALB|1946November 22 ,1981 ,Düsseldorf ,Germany - fb|FRG 4 - 0 fb-rt|BUL|1971USSR and Czechoslovakia qualified.
UEFA Group 4
September 10 ,1980 ,London ,England - fb|ENG 4 - 0 fb-rt|NORSeptember 24 ,1980 ,Oslo ,Norway - fb|NOR 1 - 1 fb-rt|ROU|1965October 15 ,1980 ,Bucharest ,Romania - fb|ROU|1965 2 - 1 fb-rt|ENGOctober 29 ,1980 ,Bern ,Switzerland - fb|SUI 1 - 2 fb-rt|NORNovember 19 ,1980 ,London ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 1 fb-rt|SUIApril 28 ,1981 ,Lucerne ,Switzerland - fb|SUI 2 - 2 fb-rt|HUN|1957April 29 ,1981 ,London ,England - fb|ENG 0 - 0 fb-rt|ROU|1965May 13 ,1981 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 1 - 0 fb-rt|ROU|1965May 20 ,1981 ,Oslo ,Norway - fb|NOR 1 - 2 fb-rt|HUN|1957May 30 ,1981 ,Basel ,Switzerland - fb|SUI 2 - 1 fb-rt|ENGJune 3 ,1981 ,Bucharest ,Romania - fb|ROU|1965 1 - 0 fb-rt|NORJune 6 ,1981 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 1 - 3 fb-rt|ENGJune 17 ,1981 ,Oslo ,Norway - fb|NOR 1 - 1 fb-rt|SUISeptember 9 ,1981 ,Oslo ,Norway - fb|NOR 2 - 1 fb-rt|ENGSeptember 23 ,1981 ,Bucharest ,Romania - fb|ROU|1965 0 - 0 fb-rt|HUN|1957October 10 ,1981 ,Bucharest ,Romania - fb|ROU|1965 1 - 2 fb-rt|SUIOctober 14 ,1981 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 3 - 0 fb-rt|SUIOctober 31 ,1981 ,Budapest ,Hungary - fb|HUN|1957 4 - 1 fb-rt|NORNovember 11 ,1981 ,Bern ,Switzerland - fb|SUI 0 - 0 fb-rt|ROU|1965November 18 ,1981 ,London ,England - fb|ENG 1 - 0 fb-rt|HUN|1957Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified.
UEFA Group 7
December 7 ,1980 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 2 fb-rt|POL:The match was abandoned by riots at 0-2, and the result was verified by FIFA.April 4 ,1981 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 1 - 2 fb-rt|GDRMay 2 ,1981 ,Chorzow ,Poland - fb|POL 1 - 0 fb-rt|GDROctober 10 ,1981 ,Leipzig ,Germany - fb|GDR 2 - 3 fb-rt|POLNovember 11 ,1981 ,Jena ,Germany - fb|GDR 5 - 1 fb-rt|MLTNovember 15 ,1981 ,Wrocław ,Poland - fb|POL 6 - 0 fb-rt|MLTPoland qualified.
ee also
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1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
*1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
*1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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