Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1980 began on 12 June 1980, and ended on 18 June 1980. The pool was made up of Belgium, England, hosts Italy, and Spain. [1]
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Belgium | Group 2 winner | 19 December 1979 | 2nd | 1972 | Third place (1972) |
 England | Group 1 winner | 21 November 1979 | 2nd | 1968 | Third place (1968) |
 Italy | Host | 12 November 1977 | 2nd | 1968 | Winners (1968) |
 Spain | Group 3 winner | 9 December 1979 | 2nd | 1964 | Winners (1964) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Italy (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
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