1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
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A total of 109 teams entered the '''[[1982 FIFA World Cup]] [[FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]]''' rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups. {{fb|ESP}}, as the hosts, and {{fb|ARG}}, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition.
The 24 spots available in the 1982 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
* [[Europe]] ([[UEFA]]): ''14 places'', 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Spain, while the other 13 places were contested by 33 teams (including Israel).
* [[South America]] ([[CONMEBOL]]): ''4 places'', 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Argentina, while the other 3 places were contested by 9 teams.
* [[North America|North]], [[Central America]] and [[Caribbean]] ([[CONCACAF]]): ''2 places'', contested by 15 teams.
* [[Africa]] ([[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]): ''2 places'', contested by 29 teams.
* [[Asia]] ([[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]) and [[Oceania]] ([[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]): ''2 places'', contested by 21 teams.
A total of 103 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 306 qualifying matches were played, and 797 goals were scored (an average of 2.60 per match).
==Continental zones==
To see the dates and results of the qualification rounds for each continental zone, click on the following articles:
*[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|Europe (UEFA)]]
:Group 1 - '''West Germany''' and '''Austria''' qualified.
:Group 2 - '''Belgium''' and '''France''' qualified.
:Group 3 - '''USSR''' and '''Czechoslovakia''' qualified.
:Group 4 - '''Hungary''' and '''England''' qualified.
:Group 5 - '''Yugoslavia''' and '''Italy''' qualified.
:Group 6 - '''Scotland''' and '''Northern Ireland''' qualified.
:Group 7 - '''Poland''' qualified.
*[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|South America (CONMEBOL)]]
:Group 1 - '''Brazil''' qualified.
:Group 2 - '''Peru''' qualified.
:Group 3 - '''Chile''' qualified.
*[[1981 CONCACAF Championship|North America (CONCACAF)]]
:'''Honduras''' and '''El Salvador''' qualified.
*[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|Africa (CAF)]]
:'''Algeria''' and '''Cameroon''' qualified.
*[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|Asia (AFC) and Oceania (OFC)]]
:'''Kuwait''' and '''New Zealand''' qualified.
==Qualified teams==
[[Image:1982 world cup.png|thumb|500px|Qualifying countries]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=160|Team
!width=80|Finals Appearance
!width=50|Streak
!width=80|Last Appearance
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ALG}}
|1st||1||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ARG}} (c)
|8th||3||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|AUT}}
|5th||2||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BEL}}
|6th||1||[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
|12th||12||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CMR}}
|1st||1||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CHI}}
|6th||1||[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TCH}}
|7th||1||[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SLV}}
|2nd||1||[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ENG}}
|7th||1||[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|FRA}}
|8th||2||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|HON}}
|1st||1||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|HUN|1957}}
|8th||2||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ITA}}
|10th||6||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KUW}}
|1st||1||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NZL}}
|1st||1||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NIR}}
|2nd||1||[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PER}}
|4th||2||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POL}}
|5th||3||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SCO}}
|5th||3||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ESP}} (h)
|6th||2||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|URS}}
|5th||1||[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|FRG}}
|10th||8||[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|YUG}}
|7th||1||[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
|}
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
==Notes==
* The [[away goals rule]] was used for the first time as a tie-breaker for two-legged ties. Niger advanced twice due to this rule, eliminating Somalia and Togo.
* With the expansion of the final tournament, this marked the first time two teams from Africa and Asia qualified.
* New Zealand set numerous records on their first successful campaign. They played 15 qualifying matches and travelled 55,000 miles during qualification. Their 13-0 score against Fiji set a world cup record as did [[Steve Sumner]]'s six goals in that match. Also during qualifying goalkeeper [[Richard Wilson (footballer)|Richard Wilson]] went a world cup record 921 minutes without conceding a goal.
==External links==
*[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/pwc/q/1982.html FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1982 World Cup Qualification]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/82q.html RSSSF - 1982 World Cup Qualification]
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