| # | Group 1 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | England | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22:5 | 17 | 15 | |
| 2. | Northern Ireland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8:14 | -6 | 9 | |
| 3. | Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9:8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4. | Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6:14 | -8 | 5 | |
| 5. | Denmark | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13:17 | -4 | 4 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Belgium | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12:5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2. | Austria | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14:7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3. | Portugal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10:11 | -1 | 9 | |
| 4. | Scotland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15:13 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5. | Norway | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5:20 | -15 | 1 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Spain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13:5 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2. | Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14:6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3. | Romania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9:8 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4. | Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2:19 | -17 | 1 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20:6 | 14 | 13 | |
| 2. | Poland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13:4 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3. | German Democratic Republic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18:11 | 7 | 11 | |
| 4. | Switzerland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7:18 | -11 | 4 | |
| 5. | Iceland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2:21 | -19 | 0 | |
| # | Group 5 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17:4 | 13 | 10 | |
| 2. | France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13:7 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3. | Sweden | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9:13 | -4 | 4 | |
| 4. | Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2:17 | -15 | 1 | |
| # | Group 6 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Greece | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13:7 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2. | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3. | Finland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10:15 | -5 | 6 | |
| 4. | SSSR | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7:8 | -1 | 5 | |
| # | Group 7 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17:1 | 16 | 10 | |
| 2. | Turkey | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3. | Wales | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11:8 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4. | Malta | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2:21 | -19 | 1 |