1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
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.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Cyprus |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 29 | −25 |
Results
26 March 1980 |
| Cyprus |
2 – 3 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
N. Pantiziaras  29'Kaiafas 74' (pen.) |
Report | McGee 8', 38' Lawrenson 23' |
11 October 1980 |
| Cyprus |
0 – 7 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lacombe 4' Platini 14', 23'Larios 40' (pen.), 76' (pen.)Six 82'Zimako 87' |
19 November 1980 |
| Republic of Ireland |
6 – 0 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Daly 10' (pen.), 23' Grealish 24'Robinson 28'Stapleton 46'Hughton 65' |
Report |
18 February 1981 |
| Belgium |
3 – 2 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Plessers 12' Vandenbergh 17'Ceulemans 67' |
Report | Lysandrou 42' Vrachimis 60' |
9 September 1981 |
| Netherlands |
2 – 2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Thijssen 11' Mühren 64' (pen.) |
Report | Robinson 40' Stapleton 71' |
14 October 1981 |
| Republic of Ireland |
3 – 2 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Mahut 3' (o.g.) Stapleton 23'Robinson 39' |
Report | Bellone 9' Platini 83' |
Notes
- ↑ Only 34 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
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