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.
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| 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 |
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Results
More information Cyprus, 2 – 3 ...
| Cyprus | 2 – 3 | Republic of Ireland |
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N. Pantziaras  29'Kaiafas 74' (pen.) |
Report | McGee 8', 38' Lawrenson 23' |
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More information Republic of Ireland, 2 – 1 ...
| Republic of Ireland | 2 – 1 | Netherlands |
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| Daly 78' Lawrenson 85' |
Report | Tahamata 57' |
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More information Cyprus, 0 – 7 ...
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More information Republic of Ireland, 1 – 1 ...
| Republic of Ireland | 1 – 1 | Belgium |
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| Grealish 42' |
Report | Cluytens 13' |
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More information France, 2 – 0 ...
| France | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Platini 11' Zimako 77' |
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More information Republic of Ireland, 6 – 0 ...
| Republic of Ireland | 6 – 0 | Cyprus |
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| Daly 10' (pen.), 23' Grealish 24'Robinson 28'Stapleton 46'Hughton 65' |
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More information Belgium, 3 – 2 ...
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More information Netherlands, 3 – 0 ...
| Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Cyprus |
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| Hovenkamp 15' Schapendonk 48'Nanninga 58' |
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More information France, 3 – 2 ...
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More information Netherlands, 2 – 2 ...
| Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Thijssen 11' Mühren 64' (pen.) |
Report | Robinson 40' Stapleton 71' |
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More information Belgium, 2 – 0 ...
| Belgium | 2 – 0 | France |
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| Czerniatynski 24' Vandenbergh 83' |
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More information Netherlands, 3 – 0 ...
| Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Belgium |
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| Metgod 6' Van Kooten 26'Geels 54' |
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More information Republic of Ireland, 3 – 2 ...
| Republic of Ireland | 3 – 2 | France |
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| Mahut 5' (o.g.) Stapleton 23'Robinson 39' |
Report | Bellone 9' Platini 83' |
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More information France, 4 – 0 ...
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- Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.