Back تصفيات كأس العالم 1982 Arabic Kvalifikacije za Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu 1982. BS Kvalifikace na Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 1982 Czech Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1982/Qualifikation German Clasificación para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1982 Spanish Tours préliminaires à la Coupe du monde de football 1982 French מוקדמות מונדיאל 1982 HE 1982-es labdarúgó-világbajnokság-selejtező Hungarian Qualificazioni al campionato mondiale di calcio 1982 Italian 1982 FIFAワールドカップ・予選 Japanese
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 March 1980 – 10 January 1982 |
| Teams | 109 (from 6 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 797 (2.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gary Cole  Steve Sumner Brian Turner  Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (9 goals each) |
A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, which began with the preliminary qualification draw on 14 October 1979 at Zürich, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups. Spain, as the hosts, and Argentina, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition.
The 24 spots available in the 1982 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
- Europe (UEFA): 14 places, one to automatic qualifier Spain, while the other 13 places were contested by 33 teams (including Israel).
- South America (CONMEBOL): 4 places, one to automatic qualifier Argentina, while the other 3 places were contested by 9 teams.
- North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2 places, contested by 15 teams.
- Africa (CAF): 2 places, contested by 29 teams.
- Asia and Oceania (AFC and OFC): 2 places, contested by 21 teams.
A total of 103 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 306 qualifying matches were played, and 797 goals were scored (an average of 2.60 per match).