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 |
Albania WC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 1 |
03/09/1980 | Albania |
2 0 |
Finland |
W |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 1 |
19/10/1980 | Bulgaria |
2 1 |
Albania |
L |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 1 |
15/11/1980 | Austria |
5 0 |
Albania |
L |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 1 |
06/12/1980 | Albania |
0 1 |
Austria |
L |
