Qualifying Groups

Italy qualified as hosts.
Group winners qualify for finals

Group 1

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1978

24 May

Denmark

Rep of Ireland

3-3

1978

20 Sept

Denmark

England

3-4

1978

20 Sept

Rep of Ireland

N Ireland

0-0

1978

11 Oct

Denmark

Bulgaria

2-2

1978

25 Oct

Rep of Ireland

England

1-1

1978

25 Oct

N Ireland

Denmark

2-1

1978

29 Nov

Bulgaria

N Ireland

0-2

1979

7 Feb

England

N Ireland

4-0

1979

2 May

Rep of Ireland

Denmark

2-0

1979

2 May

N Ireland

Bulgaria

2-0

1979

19 May

Bulgaria

Rep of Ireland

1-0

1979

6 June

Bulgaria

England

0-3

1979

6 June

Denmark

 Ireland

4-0

1979

12 Sept

England

Denmark

1-0

1979

17 Oct

Rep of Ireland

Bulgaria

3-0

1979

17 Oct

N Ireland

England

1-5

1979

31 Oct

Bulgaria

Denmark

3-0

1979

21 Nov

N Ireland

Rep of Ireland

1-0

1979

22 Nov

England

Bulgaria

2-0

1980

6 Feb

England

Rep of Ireland

2-0

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

England

8

7

1

0

22

5

15

Nothern Ireland

8

4

1

3

8

14

9

Rep of Ireland

8

2

3

3

9

8

7

Bulgaria

8

2

1

5

6

14

5

Denmark

8

1

2

5

13

17

4


Group 2

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1978

30 Aug

Norway

Austria

0-2

1978

20 Sept

Austria

Scotland

3-2

1978

20 Sept

Belgium

Norway

1-1

1978

11 Oct

Portugal

Belgium

1-1

1978

25 Oct

Scotland

Norway

3-2

1978

15 Nov

Austria

Portugal

1-2

1979

29 Nov

Portugal

Scotland

1-0

1979

28 Mar

Belgium

Austria

1-1

1979

2 May

Austria

Belgium

0-0

1979

9 May

Norway

Portugal

0-1

1979

7 June

Norway

Scotland

0-4

1979

29 Aug

Austria

Norway

4-0

1979

12 Sept

Norway

Belgium

1-2

1979

17 Oct

Belgium

Portugal

2-0

1979

17 Oct

Scotland

Austria

1-1

1979

1 Nov

Portugal

Norway

3-1

1979

21 Nov

Belgium

Scotland

2-0

1979

21 Nov

Portugal

Austria

1-2

1979

19 Dec

Scotland

Belgium

1-3

1979

26 Mar

Scotland

Portugal

4-1

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Belgium

8

4

4

0

12

5

12

Austria

8

4

3

1

14

7

11

Portugal

8

4

1

3

10

11

9

Scotland

8

3

1

4

15

13

7

Norway

8

0

1

7

5

20

1


Group 3

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1978

4 Oct

Yugoslavia

Spain

1-2

1978

25 oct

Romania

Yugoslavia

3-2

1978

15 Nov

Spain

Romania

1-0

1978

13 Dec

Spain

Cyprus

5-0

1979

1 Apr

Cyprus

Yugoslavia

0-3

1979

4 Apr

Romania

Spain

2-2

1979

13 May

Cyprus

Romania

1-1

1979

10 Oct

Spain

Yugoslavia

0-1

1979

31 Oct

Yugoslavia

Romania

2-1

1979

14 Nov

Yugoslavia

Cyprus

5-0

1979

18 Nov

Romania

Cyprus

2-0

1980

9 Dec

Cyprus

Spain

1-3

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Spain

6

4

1

1

13

5

9

Yugoslavia

6

4

0

2

14

6

8

Romania

6

2

2

2

9

8

6

Cyprus

6

0

1

5

2

19

1


Group 4

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1978

6 Sept

Iceland

Poland

0-2

1978

20 Sept

Holland

Iceland

3-0

1978

4 Oct

East Germany

Iceland

3-1

1978

11 Oct

Switzerland

Holland

1-3

1978

15 Nov

Holland

East Germany

3-0

1978

15 Nov

Poland

Switzerland

2-0

1979

28 Mar

Holland

Switzerland

3-0

1979

18 Apr

East Germany

Poland

2-1

1979

2 May

Poland

Holland

2-0

1979

5 May

Switzerland

East Germany

0-2

1979

22 May

Switzerland

Iceland

2-0

1979

9 June

Iceland

Switzerland

1-2

1979

5 Sept

Iceland

Holland

0-4

1979

12 Sept

Iceland

East Germany

0-3

1979

12 Sept

Switzerland

Poland

0-2

1979

26 Sept

Poland

East Germany

1-1

1979

10 Oct

Poland

Iceland

2-0

1979

13 Oct

East Germany

Switzerland

5-2

1979

17 Oct

Holland

Poland

1-1

1979

21 Nov

East Germany

Holland

2-3

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Holland

8

6

1

1

20

6

13

Poland

8

5

2

1

13

4

12

East Germany

8

5

1

2

18

11

11

Switzerland

8

2

0

6

7

18

4

Iceland

8

0

0

8

2

21

0


Group 5

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1978

1 Sept

France

Sweden

2-2

1978

4 Oct

Sweden

Czechoslovakia

1-3

1978

7 Oct

Luxembourg

France

1-3

1979

25 Feb

France

Luxembourg

3-0

1979

4 Apr

Czechoslovakia

France

2-0

1979

1 May

Luxembourg

Czechoslovakia

0-3

1979

7 June

Sweden

Luxembourg

3-0

1979

5 Sept

Sweden

France

1-3

1979

10 Oct

Czechoslovakia

Sweden

4-1

1979

23 Oct

Luxembourg

Sweden

1-1

1979

17 Nov

France

Czechoslovakia

2-1

1979

24 Nov

Czechoslovakia

Luxembourg

4-0

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Czechoslovakia

6

5

0

1

17

4

10

France

6

4

1

1

13

7

9

Sweden

6

1

2

3

9

13

4

Luxembourg

6

0

1

5

2

17

1


Group 6

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1978

24 May

Finland

Greece

3-0

1978

20 Sept

Finland

Hungary

2-1

1978

20 Sept

USSR

Greece

2-0

1978

11 Oct

Greece

Finland

8-1

1978

11 Oct

Hungary

USSR

2-0

1978

29 Oct

Greece

Hungary

4-1

1979

2 May

Hungary

Greece

0-0

1979

19 May

USSR

Hungary

2-2

1979

4 July

Finland

USSR

1-1

1979

12 Sept

Greece

USSR

1-0

1979

17 Oct

Hungary

Finland

3-1

1979

31 Oct

USSR

Finland

2-2

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Greece

6

3

1

2

13

7

7

Hungary

6

2

2

2

9

9

6

Finland

6

2

2

2

10

15

6

USSR

6

1

3

2

7

8

5


Group 7

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1978

25 Oct

Wales

Malta

7-0

1978

29 Nov

Wales

Turkey

1-0

1979

25 Feb

Malta

West Germany

0-0

1979

18 Mar

Turkey

Malta

2-1

1979

1 Apr

Turkey

West Germany

0-0

1979

2 May

Wales

West Germany

0-2

1979

2 June

Malta

Wales

0-2

1979

17 Oct

West Germany

Wales

5-1

1979

28 Oct

Malta

Turkey

1-2

1979

21 Nov

Turkey

Wales

1-0

1979

22 Dec

West Germany

Turkey

2-0

1980

27 Feb

West Germany

Malta

8-0

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

West Germany

6

4

2

0

17

1

10

Turkey

6

3

1

2

5

5

7

Wales

6

3

0

3

3

11

6

Malta

6

0

1

5

2

21

1