UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 2

Standings and results for Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying tournament.

Group 2 consisted of Austria, Belgium, Norway, Portugal and Scotland. Group winners were Belgium, who went undefeated in qualifying, edging past Austria.

Final table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Belgium 8 4 4 0 12 5 +7 12 Qualify for final tournament 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
2   Austria 8 4 3 1 14 7 +7 11 0–0 1–2 3–2 4–0
3   Portugal 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 9 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–1
4   Scotland 8 3 1 4 15 13 +2 7 1–3 1–1 4–1 3–2
5   Norway 8 0 1 7 5 20 −15 1 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results edit

Norway  0 – 2  Austria
Pezzey   23'
Krankl   43'
Attendance: 13,075
Referee: Partridge (ENG)

Austria  3 – 2  Scotland
Pezzey   27'
Schachner   47'
Kreuz   63'
McQueen   64'
Gray   78'
Attendance: 62,281
Referee: Michelotti (ITA)

Belgium  1 – 1  Norway
Cools   65' Økland   8'
Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Raus (YUG)

Portugal  1 – 1  Belgium
E. Gomes   31' Vercauteren   37'
Attendance: 14,401[1]
Referee: Konrath (FRA)

Scotland  3 – 2  Norway
Dalglish   30', 81'
Gemmill   87' (pen.)
Aas   3'
Økland   64'
Attendance: 66,656[2]
Referee: Christov (TCH)

Austria  1 – 2  Portugal
Schachner   71' Nené   30'
Fonseca   90'
Attendance: 64,024
Referee: Rainea (ROU)

Portugal  1 – 0  Scotland
Fonseca   28'
Attendance: 49,153[3]

Belgium  1 – 1  Austria
Vandereycken   21' (pen.) Krankl   61'

Austria  0 – 0  Belgium
Attendance: 42,903
Referee: Ok (TUR)

Norway  0 – 1  Portugal
Alves   35'
Attendance: 9,876
Referee: Kirschen (GDR)

Norway  0 – 4  Scotland
Jordan   32'
Dalglish   39'
Robertson   43'
McQueen   54'
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Nielsen (DEN)

Austria  4 – 0  Norway
Jara   42'
Prohaska   46' (pen.)
Kreuz   75'
Krankl   86'
Attendance: 30,991
Referee: Fausek (TCH)

Norway  1 – 2  Belgium
Jacobsen   7' Janssens   31'
van der Elst   75'
Attendance: 11,255
Referee: Jarguz (POL)

Belgium  2 – 0  Portugal
van Moer   46'
van der Elst   56'
Attendance: 8,799
Referee: Eriksson (SWE)

Scotland  1 – 1  Austria
Gemmill   75' Krankl   11'
Attendance: 67,895
Referee: Palotai (HUN)

Portugal  3 – 1  Norway
Correia   37'
Nené   59', 71'
Hammer   10'
Attendance: 34,394[4]
Referee: Lattanzi (ITA)

Belgium  2 – 0  Scotland
van der Elst   5'
Voordeckers   47'
Attendance: 14,289
Referee: Azim-Zade (URS)

Portugal  1 – 2  Austria
R. Gomes   42' Welzl   37'
Schachner   51'
Attendance: 52,815
Referee: Corver (NED)

Scotland  1 – 3  Belgium
Robertson   55' Vandenbergh   18'
van der Elst   23', 28'
Attendance: 36,804[5]
Referee: Aldinger (FRG)

Scotland  4 – 1  Portugal
Dalglish   7'
Gray   25'
Archibald   68'
Gemmill   83' (pen.)
F. Gomes   75'
Attendance: 26,762[6]
Referee: Wurtz (FRA)

Goalscorers edit

There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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  2. ^ "Scotland v Norway, 25 October 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Portugal v Scotland, 29 November 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Portugal v Norway, 1 November 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Scotland v Belgium, 19 December 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Scotland v Portugal, 26 March 1980" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.