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 32 UEFA teams entered the qualifying 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:
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 (one team from Pot A, one team from Pot C and one team from Pot E), only the group winner of this group would qualify.
England Scotland Czechoslovakia Poland Italy Netherlands West Germany
Yugoslavia France Austria Hungary Soviet Union Sweden
East Germany Belgium Wales Portugal Switzerland Greece Bulgaria
Romania Northern Ireland Turkey Denmark Finland Republic of Ireland
Malta Albania Cyprus Luxembourg Iceland Norway Israel
West Germany and Austria qualified.
Belgium and France qualified.
Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia qualified.
Hungary and England qualified.
Yugoslavia and Italy qualified.
Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified.
Poland qualified.
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