Group 5 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[lower-alpha 1] Bulgaria, France, and Republic of Ireland. These three 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.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Source:
Matches
France | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Platini 47' Bathenay 88' |
Report |
Referee: Maksimovic (Yugoslavia)
Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Panov 14' Zhelyazkov 76' |
Report | Givens 47' |
Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)
Notes
- ↑ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
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