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