1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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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.

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Standings

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 118512129+3
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 108503208+12
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1084221711+6
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 98413117+4
5Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0800842925

Results

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg2 3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
N. Pantziaras Soccerball shade.svg29'
Kaiafas Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
Report McGee Soccerball shade.svg8', 38'
Lawrenson Soccerball shade.svg23'
Makario Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Zvi Shahir (Israel)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Daly Soccerball shade.svg78'
Lawrenson Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Tahamata Soccerball shade.svg57'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 25,782
Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0 7Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report Lacombe Soccerball shade.svg4'
Platini Soccerball shade.svg14', 23'
Larios Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Six Soccerball shade.svg82'
Zimako Soccerball shade.svg87'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1 1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Grealish Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Cluytens Soccerball shade.svg13'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 36,524
Referee: Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg)

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2 0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Platini Soccerball shade.svg11'
Zimako Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 44,800
Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1 0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Vandenbergh Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.) Report
Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Attendance: 57,665
Referee: Eldar Azimzade (Soviet Union)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg6 0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Daly Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.), 23'
Grealish Soccerball shade.svg24'
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg28'
Stapleton Soccerball shade.svg46'
Hughton Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 24,351
Referee: Eysteinn Gudmundsson (Iceland)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0 2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Vandenbergh Soccerball shade.svg30'
Ceulemans Soccerball shade.svg68'
Makario Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3 2Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Plessers Soccerball shade.svg12'
Vandenbergh Soccerball shade.svg17'
Ceulemans Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Lysandrou Soccerball shade.svg42'
Vrachimis Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Attendance: 17,445
Referee: Arto Ravander (Finland)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3 0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Hovenkamp Soccerball shade.svg15'
Schapendonk Soccerball shade.svg48'
Nanninga Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report
Oosterpark Stadion, Groningen
Attendance: 12,972
Referee: Howard King (Wales)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1 0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Mühren Soccerball shade.svg47' Report
Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)


Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report Van Kooten Soccerball shade.svg29'
Makario Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ivan Yosifov (Bulgaria)

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg3 2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Soler Soccerball shade.svg14', 31'
Six Soccerball shade.svg26'
Report Vandenbergh Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ceulemans Soccerball shade.svg52'

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2 2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Thijssen Soccerball shade.svg11'
Mühren Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Report Robinson Soccerball shade.svg40'
Stapleton Soccerball shade.svg71'

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2 0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Czerniatynski Soccerball shade.svg24'
Vandenbergh Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report
Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Attendance: 52,525
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3 0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Metgod Soccerball shade.svg6'
Van Kooten Soccerball shade.svg26'
Geels Soccerball shade.svg54'
Report
Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3 2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Mahut Soccerball shade.svg5' (o.g.)
Stapleton Soccerball shade.svg23'
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report Bellone Soccerball shade.svg9'
Platini Soccerball shade.svg83'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2 0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Platini Soccerball shade.svg52'
Six Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 46,348
Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg4 0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Rocheteau Soccerball shade.svg25'
Lacombe Soccerball shade.svg29', 82'
Genghini Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
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.

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