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