| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2. | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 2 | |
| 4. | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:7 | -3 | 1 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2. | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4:3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4. | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:4 | -3 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | SSSR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:1 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2. | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 3. | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:9 | -7 | 2 | |
| 4. | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2. | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3. | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 | |
| 4. | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:5 | -4 | 1 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:1 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2. | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:7 | -5 | 2 | |
| 4. | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:3 | -2 | 1 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2. | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3. | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 3 | |
| 4. | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 2 | |
| # | Ranking of third-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 3 | ||
| 2. | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | 3 | ||
| 3. | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:4 | 2 | ||
| 4. | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:7 | 2 | ||
| 5. | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:9 | 2 | ||
| 6. | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | 1 |