Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Northern Ireland |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | Albania |
| 7 | Luxembourg |
| 8 | Netherlands |
| 9 | Austria |
| 10 | EIRE |
| 11 | Bulgaria |
| 12 | France |
| 13 | USSR |
| 14 | Italy |
| 15 | DDR |
| 16 | Hungary |
DDR WC Qualifiers 1981
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 7 |
04/04/1981 | Malta |
1 2 |
DDR |
W |
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| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 7 |
02/05/1981 | Poland |
1 0 |
DDR |
L |
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| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 7 |
10/10/1981 | DDR |
2 3 |
Poland |
L |
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| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 7 |
11/11/1981 | DDR |
5 1 |
Malta |
W |
