Group D was one of four groups of national teams competing in the second stage of the

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. The group's three matches were staged at the Estadio Vicente Calderón in

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. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 2 runners-up

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, Group 5 winners

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and Group 4 runners-up

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. France topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals.

Qualified teams

The winner of Group 5 and the runners-up of Group 2 and 4 qualified for Group D of the second round.

Standings

Matches

Austria vs France

Austria vs Northern Ireland

France vs Northern Ireland

References

External links

1982 FIFA World Cup archive

Spain 1982 FIFA Technical Report: Statistical Details of the Matches pp. 146-149
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