Group 2 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone: Belgium, Republic of Ireland, France, Netherlands and Cyprus. 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
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium
|
11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
| 2 |  France
|
10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | +12 |
| 3 |  Republic of Ireland
|
10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 |
| 4 |  Netherlands
|
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| 5 |  Cyprus
|
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 29 | −25 |
Results
| Cyprus | 2 – 3 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
N. Pantziaras  29'Kaiafas 74' (pen.) |
Report | McGee 8', 38' Lawrenson 23' |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 – 1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Daly 78' Lawrenson 85' |
Report | Tahamata 57' |
| Cyprus | 0 – 7 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lacombe 4' Platini 14', 23'Larios 40' (pen.), 76' (pen.)Six 82'Zimako 87' |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 – 1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Grealish 42' |
Report | Cluytens 13' |
| France | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Platini 11' Zimako 77' |
Report |
| Belgium | 1 – 0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Vandenbergh 48' (pen.) |
Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 6 – 0 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Daly 10' (pen.), 23' Grealish 24'Robinson 28'Stapleton 46'Hughton 65' |
Report |
| Cyprus | 0 – 2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vandenbergh 30' Ceulemans 68' |
| Belgium | 3 – 2 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Plessers 12' Vandenbergh 17'Ceulemans 67' |
Report | Lysandrou 42' Vrachimis 60' |
| Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Hovenkamp 15' Schapendonk 48'Nanninga 58' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 1 – 0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Mühren 47' |
Report |
| Belgium | 1 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Ceulemans 88' |
Report |
| Cyprus | 0 – 1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Kooten 29' |
| France | 3 – 2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Soler 14', 31' Six 26' |
Report | Vandenbergh 5' Ceulemans 52' |
| Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Thijssen 11' Mühren 64' (pen.) |
Report | Robinson 40' Stapleton 71' |
| Belgium | 2 – 0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Czerniatynski 24' Vandenbergh 83' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Metgod 6' Van Kooten 26'Geels 54' |
Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 – 2 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Mahut 5' (o.g.) Stapleton 23'Robinson 39' |
Report | Bellone 9' Platini 83' |
| France | 2 – 0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Platini 52' Six 82' |
Report |
| France | 4 – 0 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Rocheteau 25' Lacombe 29', 82'Genghini 86' |
Report |
Notes
- Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
External links
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