1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone:Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament:

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qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.

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and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. 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 that spot.

Standings

Results

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Goalscorers

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Benny Tabak Benny Tabak ( he, בני טבק; born 7 June 1956) is an Israeli coach and former footballer who is now coaching Hapoel Herzliya. Personal life His father was Israeli Olympic runner David Tabak. He is Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִי� ...

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;2 goals * Gidi Damti * Gerry Armstrong *

Humberto Coelho Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho (born 20 April 1950) is a Portuguese retired Association football, footballer and Manager (association football), manager. In a career mainly associated with S.L. Benfica, Benfica, the Defender (association footba ...

* Manuel Fernandes ;1 goal *

Moshe Sinai Moshe Sinai ( he, משה סיני; born 22 February 1961) is a former professional footballer who works as the director of football for Hapoel Tel Aviv. Honours Hapoel Tel Aviv *Liga Leumit: 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88 *Israel State Cup: ...

* Noel Brotherston * Billy Hamilton *

Sammy McIlroy Samuel Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston North End and the Northern Ireland natio ...

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Joe Jordan Joseph Jordan (born 15 December 1951) is a Scottish football player, coach and manager. He is currently a first-team coach at AFC Bournemouth. A former striker, he played for Leeds United, Manchester United, and Milan, among others at club ...

* David Provan *

Gordon Strachan Gordon David Strachan ( born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish former football coach and player. He played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. He has since managed Cove ...

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Hasse Borg Hasse Kristian Borg (born 4 August 1953) is a Swedish former football defender who represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He played for Örebro SK, Eintracht Braunschweig and Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as ...

* Bo Börjesson *

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* Tony Persson * Sten-Ove Ramberg * Jan Svensson ;1 own goal * Gabriel Mendes (playing against

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Notes

External links

Group 6 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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