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