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.
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
Cyprus | 2 – 3 | Republic of Ireland |
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N. Pantziaras 29' Kaiafas 74' (pen.) | Report | McGee 8', 38' Lawrenson 23' |
Republic of Ireland | 2 – 1 | Netherlands |
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Daly 78' Lawrenson 85' | Report | Tahamata 57' |
Cyprus | 0 – 7 | France |
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Report | Lacombe 4' Platini 14', 23' Larios 40' (pen.), 76' (pen.) Six 82' Zimako 87' |
Republic of Ireland | 1 – 1 | Belgium |
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Grealish 42' | Report | Cluytens 13' |
France | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Platini 11' Zimako 77' | Report |
Belgium | 1 – 0 | Netherlands |
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Vandenbergh 48' (pen.) | Report |
Republic of Ireland | 6 – 0 | Cyprus |
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Daly 10' (pen.), 23' Grealish 24' Robinson 28' Stapleton 46' Hughton 65' | Report |
Cyprus | 0 – 2 | Belgium |
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Report | Vandenbergh 30' Ceulemans 68' |
Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Cyprus |
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Hovenkamp 15' Schapendonk 48' Nanninga 58' | Report |
Netherlands | 1 – 0 | France |
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Mühren 47' | Report |
Belgium | 1 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Ceulemans 88' | Report |
Cyprus | 0 – 1 | Netherlands |
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Report | Van Kooten 29' |
Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Republic of Ireland |
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Thijssen 11' Mühren 64' (pen.) | Report | Robinson 40' Stapleton 71' |
Belgium | 2 – 0 | France |
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Czerniatynski 24' Vandenbergh 83' | Report |
Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Belgium |
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Metgod 6' Van Kooten 26' Geels 54' | Report |
Republic of Ireland | 3 – 2 | France |
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Mahut 5' (o.g.) Stapleton 23' Robinson 39' | Report | Bellone 9' Platini 83' |
France | 2 – 0 | Netherlands |
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Platini 52' Six 82' | Report |
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