1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

Group 2 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Belgium, Republic of Ireland, France, Netherlands and Cyprus. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 14 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.

Standings

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

Results

Cyprus 2 – 3 Republic of Ireland
N. Pantziaras 29'
Kaiafas 74' (pen.)		 Report McGee 8', 38'
Lawrenson 23'
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Zvi Shahir (Israel)
Republic of Ireland 2 – 1 Netherlands
Daly 78'
Lawrenson 85'		 Report Tahamata 57'
Attendance: 25,782
Cyprus 0 – 7 France
Report Lacombe 4'
Platini 14', 23'
Larios 40' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Six 82'
Zimako 87'
Attendance: 9,500
Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Belgium
Grealish 42' Report Cluytens 13'
Attendance: 36,524
France 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Platini 11'
Zimako 77'		 Report
Attendance: 44,800
Belgium 1 – 0 Netherlands
Vandenbergh 48' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 57,665
Republic of Ireland 6 – 0 Cyprus
Daly 10' (pen.), 23'
Grealish 24'
Robinson 28'
Stapleton 46'
Hughton 65'		 Report
Attendance: 24,351
Cyprus 0 – 2 Belgium
Report Vandenbergh 30'
Ceulemans 68'
Attendance: 6,000
Belgium 3 – 2 Cyprus
Plessers 12'
Vandenbergh 17'
Ceulemans 67'		 Report Lysandrou 42'
Vrachimis 60'
Attendance: 17,445
Referee: Arto Ravander (Finland)
Netherlands 3 – 0 Cyprus
Hovenkamp 15'
Schapendonk 48'
Nanninga 58'		 Report
Attendance: 12,972
Referee: Howard King (Wales)
Netherlands 1 – 0 France
Mühren 47' Report
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Cyprus 0 – 1 Netherlands
Report Van Kooten 29'
Attendance: 7,500
France 3 – 2 Belgium
Soler 14', 31'
Six 26'		 Report Vandenbergh 5'
Ceulemans 52'
Attendance: 46,194
Belgium 2 – 0 France
Czerniatynski 24'
Vandenbergh 83'		 Report
Attendance: 52,525
Netherlands 3 – 0 Belgium
Metgod 6'
Van Kooten 26'
Geels 54'		 Report
Attendance: 56,000
Republic of Ireland 3 – 2 France
Mahut 5' (o.g.)
Stapleton 23'
Robinson 39'		 Report Bellone 9'
Platini 83'
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
France 2 – 0 Netherlands
Platini 52'
Six 82'		 Report
Attendance: 46,348
France 4 – 0 Cyprus
Rocheteau 25'
Lacombe 29', 82'
Genghini 86'		 Report
Attendance: 43,437
Referee: Edwin Borg (Malta)

Notes

  1. ^ Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.