UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 2

Standings and results for Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying tournament.

Group 2 consisted of Austria, Belgium, Norway, Portugal and Scotland. Group winners were Belgium, who went undefeated in qualifying, edging past Austria.

Final table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium Austria Portugal Scotland Norway
1  Belgium 8 4 4 0 12 5 +7 12 Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
2  Austria 8 4 3 1 14 7 +7 11 0–0 — 1–2 3–2 4–0
3  Portugal 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 9 1–1 1–2 — 1–0 3–1
4  Scotland 8 3 1 4 15 13 +2 7 1–3 1–1 4–1 — 3–2
5  Norway 8 0 1 7 5 20 −15 1 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–4 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Norway 0 – 2 Austria
Pezzey 23'
Krankl 43'
Attendance: 13,075
Referee: Partridge (ENG)
Austria 3 – 2 Scotland
Pezzey 27'
Schachner 47'
Kreuz 63'		 McQueen 64'
Gray 78'
Attendance: 62,281
Referee: Michelotti (ITA)
Belgium 1 – 1 Norway
Cools 65' Økland 8'
Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Raus (YUG)
Portugal 1 – 1 Belgium
E. Gomes 31' Vercauteren 37'
Attendance: 14,401[1]
Referee: Konrath (FRA)
Scotland 3 – 2 Norway
Dalglish 30', 81'
Gemmill 87' (pen.)		 Aas 3'
Økland 64'
Attendance: 66,656[2]
Referee: Christov (TCH)
Austria 1 – 2 Portugal
Schachner 71' Nené 30'
Fonseca 90'
Attendance: 64,024
Referee: Rainea (ROU)
Portugal 1 – 0 Scotland
Fonseca 28'
Attendance: 49,153[3]
Belgium 1 – 1 Austria
Vandereycken 21' (pen.) Krankl 61'
Attendance: 6,264
Referee: Martinez (ESP)
Austria 0 – 0 Belgium
Attendance: 42,903
Referee: Ok (TUR)
Norway 0 – 1 Portugal
Alves 35'
Attendance: 9,876
Referee: Kirschen (GDR)
Norway 0 – 4 Scotland
Jordan 32'
Dalglish 39'
Robertson 43'
McQueen 54'
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Nielsen (DEN)
Austria 4 – 0 Norway
Jara 42'
Prohaska 46' (pen.)
Kreuz 75'
Krankl 86'
Attendance: 30,991
Referee: Fausek (TCH)
Norway 1 – 2 Belgium
Jacobsen 7' Janssens 31'
van der Elst 75'
Attendance: 11,255
Referee: Jarguz (POL)
Belgium 2 – 0 Portugal
van Moer 46'
van der Elst 56'
Attendance: 8,799
Referee: Eriksson (SWE)
Scotland 1 – 1 Austria
Gemmill 75' Krankl 11'
Attendance: 67,895
Referee: Palotai (HUN)
Portugal 3 – 1 Norway
Correia 37'
Nené 59', 71'		 Hammer 10'
Attendance: 34,394[4]
Referee: Lattanzi (ITA)
Belgium 2 – 0 Scotland
van der Elst 5'
Voordeckers 47'
Attendance: 14,289
Referee: Azim-Zade (URS)
Portugal 1 – 2 Austria
R. Gomes 42' Welzl 37'
Schachner 51'
Attendance: 52,815
Referee: Corver (NED)
Scotland 1 – 3 Belgium
Robertson 55' Vandenbergh 18'
van der Elst 23', 28'
Attendance: 36,804[5]
Referee: Aldinger (FRG)
Scotland 4 – 1 Portugal
Dalglish 7'
Gray 25'
Archibald 68'
Gemmill 83' (pen.)		 F. Gomes 75'
Attendance: 26,762[6]
Referee: Wurtz (FRA)

Goalscorers

There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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