Unofficial ranking WORLD CUP-1982 (Spain)
| # | Team | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy ★★★★ | UEFA | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 000 |
| 2 |  Germany ★★★★ | UEFA | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 950 |
| 3 |  Poland | UEFA | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 900 |
| 4 |  France ★★ | UEFA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 850 |
| 6 |  England ★ | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 780 |
| 7 |  USSR | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 760 |
| 8 |  Austria | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 740 |
| 9 |  N. Ireland | UEFA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 | 4 690 |
| 10 |  Belgium | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | 4 670 |
| 12 |  Spain ★★ | UEFA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 4 630 |
| 14 |  Hungary | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 590 |
| 15 |  Scotland | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 570 |
| 16 | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 550 | |
| 19 |  Czech Republic | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 4 460 |