| # | Group 1 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7:5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2. | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4. | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:10 | -5 | 2 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:7 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2. | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7:6 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9:12 | -3 | 3 | |
| 4. | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:6 | -2 | 1 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2. | Wales | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4. | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:8 | -7 | 1 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2. | SSSR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3. | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4. | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:7 | -5 | 1 |