Qualifying Round Group 1
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Northern Ireland |
| 3 | EIRE |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Denmark |
Qualifying Round Group 3
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Romania |
| 4 | Cyprus |
Qualifying Round Group 4
| 1 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Poland |
| 3 | DDR |
| 4 | Suisse |
| 5 | Iceland |
Qualifying Round Group 5
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Sweden |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
Portugal EC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
11/10/1978 | Portugal |
1 1 |
Belgique |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
15/11/1978 | Austria |
1 2 |
Portugal |
W |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
29/11/1978 | Portugal |
1 0 |
Scotland |
W |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
09/05/1979 | Norway |
0 1 |
Portugal |
W |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
17/10/1979 | Belgique |
2 0 |
Portugal |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
01/11/1979 | Portugal |
3 1 |
Norway |
W |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
21/11/1979 | Portugal |
1 2 |
Austria |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
26/03/1980 | Scotland |
4 1 |
Portugal |
L |
Portugal WC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
15/10/1980 | Scotland |
0 0 |
Portugal |
D |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
19/11/1980 | Portugal |
1 0 |
Northern Ireland |
W |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
17/12/1980 | Portugal |
3 0 |
Israel |
W |
