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 |
Sweden EC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 5 |
01/09/1978 | France |
2 2 |
Sweden |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 5 |
04/10/1978 | Sweden |
1 3 |
Czechoslovakia |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 5 |
07/06/1979 | Sweden |
3 0 |
Luxembourg |
W |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 5 |
05/09/1979 | Sweden |
1 3 |
France |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 5 |
10/10/1979 | Czechoslovakia |
4 1 |
Sweden |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 5 |
23/10/1979 | Luxembourg |
1 1 |
Sweden |
D |
Sweden WC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
18/06/1980 | Sweden |
1 1 |
Israel |
D |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
10/09/1980 | Sweden |
0 1 |
Scotland |
L |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
15/10/1980 | Northern Ireland |
3 0 |
Sweden |
L |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
12/11/1980 | Israel |
0 0 |
Sweden |
D |
