Group 4 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone:
[Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: ]Spain
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qualified for the World Cup automatically as host. England
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Hungary
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Norway
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Romania
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. 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
Results
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Notes
External links
Group 4 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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4
1980–81 in English football
1981–82 in English football
1980–81 in Hungarian football
1981–82 in Hungarian football
1980 in Norwegian football
1981 in Norwegian football
1980–81 in Romanian football
1981–82 in Romanian football
1980–81 in Swiss football
1981–82 in Swiss football