Group 4 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone: [1] England, Hungary, Norway, Romania, and Switzerland. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 14 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Hungary
|
10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| 2 | 
England
|
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| 3 | 
Romania
|
8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 
Switzerland
|
7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
| 5 | 
Norway
|
6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 |
|
Norway | 1 – 1 |
Romania |
|---|---|---|
Hareide  23' |
Report |
Iordănescu 10' |
|
Switzerland | 2 – 2 |
Hungary |
|---|---|---|
|
Sulser 32', 47' |
Report |
Bálint 45' S. Müller 65' (
pen.) |
|
Switzerland | 2 – 1 |
England |
|---|---|---|
|
Scheiwiler 29' Sulser 31' |
Report |
McDermott 55' |
|
Norway | 1 – 1 |
Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
|
Davidsen 88' |
Report |
Barberis 62' |
|
Hungary | 3 – 0 |
Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
|
Nyilasi 23', 50' Fazekas 59' |
Report |
|
Switzerland | 0 – 0 |
Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
- ^ Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
Categories:
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1980–81 in English football
- 1981–82 in English football
- 1980–81 in Hungarian football
- 1981–82 in Hungarian football
- 1980 in Norwegian football
- 1981 in Norwegian football
- 1980–81 in Romanian football
- 1981–82 in Romanian football
- 1980–81 in Swiss football
- 1981–82 in Swiss football
Group 4 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone: [1] England, Hungary, Norway, Romania, and Switzerland. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 14 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hungary
|
10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| 2 |
England
|
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| 3 |
Romania
|
8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 |
Switzerland
|
7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
| 5 |
Norway
|
6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 |
|
Norway | 1 – 1 |
Romania |
|---|---|---|
|
Hareide 23' |
Report |
Iordănescu 10' |
|
Switzerland | 2 – 2 |
Hungary |
|---|---|---|
|
Sulser 32', 47' |
Report |
Bálint 45' S. Müller 65' (
pen.) |
|
Switzerland | 2 – 1 |
England |
|---|---|---|
|
Scheiwiler 29' Sulser 31' |
Report |
McDermott 55' |
|
Norway | 1 – 1 |
Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
|
Davidsen 88' |
Report |
Barberis 62' |
|
Hungary | 3 – 0 |
Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
|
Nyilasi 23', 50' Fazekas 59' |
Report |
|
Switzerland | 0 – 0 |
Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
- ^ Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
Categories:
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1980–81 in English football
- 1981–82 in English football
- 1980–81 in Hungarian football
- 1981–82 in Hungarian football
- 1980 in Norwegian football
- 1981 in Norwegian football
- 1980–81 in Romanian football
- 1981–82 in Romanian football
- 1980–81 in Swiss football
- 1981–82 in Swiss football