Group 6 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Bulgaria, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, and Portugal. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 9.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming the place in the finals.
Standings edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 |
| 2 |  Portugal
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 |  Northern Ireland
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Cyprus
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 2 |
Matches edit
| Portugal | 4–0 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
Humberto Coelho  7'Nené 17'Artur Jorge 46'Rui Jordão 81' |
Report |
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
| Cyprus | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chico Faria 36' |
Referee: Chevorc (Romania)
| Bulgaria | 3–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Bonev 18' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Kolev 53' |
Report |
Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany)
| Cyprus | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Antoniou 88' |
Report |
Referee: Bentu (Romania)
| Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Nyhus (Norway)
| Portugal | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Rui Jordão 34' |
Report | O'Kane 68' |
Referee: Ibanez (Spain)
Notes edit
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- ^ a b c All home matches of Northern Ireland were played in England due to The Troubles.