Group 1 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, and West Germany. 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.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany
|
16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | +30 |
| 2 |  Austria
|
11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria
|
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| 4 |  Albania
|
2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | −18 |
| 5 |  Finland
|
2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | −23 |
Results
| Finland | 0–2 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | P. Markov  28'Kostadinov 81' |
| Albania | 2–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Braho 2' Baçi 18' |
Report |
| Finland | 0–2 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jara 13' Welzl 77' |
| Bulgaria | 2–1 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelyazkov 14' Slavkov 51' |
Report | Përnaska 69' |
| Austria | 5–0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Pezzey 20' Schachner 26', 35'Welzl 57'Krankl 85' |
Report |
| Bulgaria | 1–3 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Yonchev 66' |
Report | Kaltz 14', 36' (pen.) K.H. Rummenigge 54' |
| Albania | 0–1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Welzl 38' |
| Albania | 0–2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Schuster 9', 71' |
| West Germany | 2–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Krauss 30' (o.g.) Fischer 36' |
Report |
| Bulgaria | 4–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Slavkov 10', 53' Kostadinov 55'Tsvetkov 90' |
Report |
| Finland | 0–4 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Briegel 26' Fischer 37', 80'Kaltz 40' |
| Austria | 2–0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Krankl 30' (pen.) Jara 88' |
Report |
| Austria | 5–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Prohaska 16', 18' Krankl 49'Welzl 56'Jurtin 65' |
Report | Valvee 71' |
| Finland | 2–1 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Houtsonen 61' Kousa 85' |
Report | Targaj 47' (pen.) |
| West Germany | 7–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Fischer 11' K.H. Rummenigge 42', 60', 72'Breitner 54', 67'Dremmler 83' |
Report | Turunen 41' |
| Albania | 0–2 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Slavkov 49' Mladenov 84' |
| Austria | 1–3 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Schachner 15' |
Report | Littbarski 17', 77' Magath 20' |
| Bulgaria | 0–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| West Germany | 8–0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| K.H. Rummenigge 5', 19', 43' Fischer 32', 72'Kaltz 36'Littbarski 52'Breitner 68' (pen.) |
Report |
| West Germany | 4–0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Fischer 4' K.H. Rummenigge 49', 83'Kaltz 62' (pen.) |
Report |
Notes
- Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
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