Group 5 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. Denmark
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,
Greece
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,
Italy
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,
Luxembourg
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, and
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
. 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 5 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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5
1980 in Danish football
1981 in Danish football
1980–81 in Greek football
1981–82 in Greek football
1980–81 in Italian football
1981–82 in Italian football
1980–81 in Luxembourgian football
1981–82 in Luxembourgian football
1980–81 in Yugoslav football
1981–82 in Yugoslav football