Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Cyprus, Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Poland
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 11 |
| 2 | 
Portugal
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | 
Denmark
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | 
Cyprus
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
|
Cyprus | 1 – 5 |
Denmark |
|---|---|---|
Michael  10' |
Report |
Simonsen 14' Tune-Hansen 19'Rasmussen 21'Bastrup 51', 76' |
|
Denmark | 5 – 0 |
Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
|
B. Nielsen 54' H.M. Jensen 60' (
pen.), 64'Røntved 68' (
pen.)Kristensen 75' |
Report |
|
Poland | 5 – 0 |
Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
|
Deyna 24' (
pen.), 40' Szarmach 25'Boniek 58'Terlecki 76' |
Report |
|
Portugal | 1 – 0 |
Denmark |
|---|---|---|
|
M. Fernandes 69' |
Report |
|
Denmark | 2 – 4 |
Portugal |
|---|---|---|
|
Røntved 45' (
pen.) A. Hansen 88' |
Report |
Jordão 15' Nené 35'M. Fernandes 61'Machado 79' |
|
Poland | 1 – 1 |
Portugal |
|---|---|---|
|
Deyna 36' |
Report |
M. Fernandes 61' |
|
Portugal | 4 – 0 |
Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
|
Seninho 11' Chalana 35'Vital 58'M. Fernandes 71' |
Report |
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
The Goals given to Henning Munk Jensen in the 5-0 defeat of Cyprus were in fact scored my Henning Jensen a different player.
Group 1 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Cyprus, Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Poland
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 11 |
| 2 |
Portugal
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 |
Denmark
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 |
Cyprus
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
|
Cyprus | 1 – 5 |
Denmark |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael 10' |
Report |
Simonsen 14' Tune-Hansen 19'Rasmussen 21'Bastrup 51', 76' |
|
Denmark | 5 – 0 |
Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
|
B. Nielsen 54' H.M. Jensen 60' (
pen.), 64'Røntved 68' (
pen.)Kristensen 75' |
Report |
|
Poland | 5 – 0 |
Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
|
Deyna 24' (
pen.), 40' Szarmach 25'Boniek 58'Terlecki 76' |
Report |
|
Portugal | 1 – 0 |
Denmark |
|---|---|---|
|
M. Fernandes 69' |
Report |
|
Denmark | 2 – 4 |
Portugal |
|---|---|---|
|
Røntved 45' (
pen.) A. Hansen 88' |
Report |
Jordão 15' Nené 35'M. Fernandes 61'Machado 79' |
|
Poland | 1 – 1 |
Portugal |
|---|---|---|
|
Deyna 36' |
Report |
M. Fernandes 61' |
|
Portugal | 4 – 0 |
Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
|
Seninho 11' Chalana 35'Vital 58'M. Fernandes 71' |
Report |
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
The Goals given to Henning Munk Jensen in the 5-0 defeat of Cyprus were in fact scored my Henning Jensen a different player.