FIFA World Cup qualification

1982: 249 of 249 matches played, 677 goals

Group stage

12 groups

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	8	5	1	2	+3	11
2	France	8	5	0	3	+12	10
3	Republic of Ireland	8	4	2	2	+6	10
4	Netherlands	8	4	1	3	+4	9
5	Cyprus	8	0	0	8	−25	0

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Scotland	8	4	3	1	+5	11
2	Northern Ireland	8	3	3	2	+3	9
3	Sweden	8	3	2	3	−1	8
4	Portugal	8	3	1	4	−3	7
5	Israel	8	1	3	4	−4	5

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Russia	8	6	2	0	+18	14
2	Czechoslovakia	8	4	2	2	+9	10
3	Wales	8	4	2	2	+5	10
4	Iceland	8	2	2	4	−11	6
5	Turkey	8	0	0	8	−21	0

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Germany	8	8	0	0	+30	16
2	Austria	8	5	1	2	+10	11
3	Bulgaria	8	4	1	3	+1	9
4	Albania	8	1	0	7	−18	2
5	Finland	8	1	0	7	−23	2

Group 5

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Romania	4	2	2	0	+2	6
2	England	4	1	1	2	+2	3
3	Norway	4	1	1	2	−4	3

Group 6

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Yugoslavia	8	6	1	1	+15	13
2	Italy	8	5	2	1	+7	12
3	Denmark	8	4	0	4	+3	8
4	Greece	8	3	1	4	−3	7
5	Luxembourg	8	0	0	8	−22	0

Group 7

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Poland	4	4	0	+10	8
2	German DR	4	2	2	+3	4
3	Malta	4	0	4	−13	0

Group 8

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	4	4	0	+9	8
2	Bolivia	4	1	3	−1	2
3	Venezuela	4	1	3	−8	2

Group 9

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Saudi Arabia	4	4	0	+5	8
2	Iraq	4	3	1	+3	6
3	Qatar	4	2	2	+2	4
4	Bahrain	4	1	3	−5	2
5	Syria	4	0	4	−5	0

Group 10

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Kuwait	3	3	0	0	+12	6
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	+3	4
3	Malaysia	3	0	1	2	−5	1
4	Thailand	3	0	1	2	−10	1

Group 11

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Chile	4	3	1	0	+6	7
2	Ecuador	4	1	1	2	−3	3
3	Paraguay	4	1	0	3	−3	2

Group 12

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Peru	4	2	2	0	+3	6
2	Uruguay	4	1	2	1	0	4
3	Colombia	4	0	2	2	−3	2

Groups numbered by the date of their first match: the official letters are not in our data. 2 points a win, then goal difference and goals scored; head-to-head rules and deductions are not applied.

Other matches

0 still to play

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