1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 2414762 225477356 2008-07-13T22:11:00Z SieBot 4005189 robot Modifying: [[fr:Tours préliminaires à la Coupe du monde de football 1982]] 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] {{fb start}} {{FIFA World Cup qualification}} {{fb end}} [[Category:1982 FIFA World Cup qualification| ]] [[Category:1982 FIFA World Cup|Qualification]] [[Category:FIFA World Cup qualification]] [[de:Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1982/Qualifikation]] [[fr:Tours préliminaires à la Coupe du monde de football 1982]] [[nl:WK voetbal 1982 (kwalificatie)]]