1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
Group 3 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Austria, East Germany, Malta, and Turkey. These four 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 | Austria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
2 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
3 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 |
4 | Malta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
Turkey | 4 – 0 | Malta |
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Mehmet 22' Cemil 54', 57', 75' | Report |
Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)
East Germany | 1 – 1 | Turkey |
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Kotte 3' (pen.) | Report | Cemil 31' (pen.) |
Referee: Partridge (England)
Malta | 0 – 1 | East Germany |
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Report | Streich 55' |
Referee: Delia Bruna (Switzerland)
Austria | 1 – 0 | Turkey |
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Schachner 43' | Report |
Referee: Viktor Zharkov (Soviet Union)
Austria | 9 – 0 | Malta |
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Krankl 9', 12', 18', 20', 53', 66' Stering 30', 69' Pirkner 65' | Report |
Referee: Jarguz (Poland)
Austria | 1 – 1 | East Germany |
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Kreuz 9' | Report | Hoffmann 40' |
Referee: Reynolds (Wales)
East Germany | 1 – 1 | Austria |
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Löwe 50' | Report | Hattenberger 43' |
Referee: Foote (Scotland)
East Germany | 9 – 0 | Malta |
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Hoffman 2', 44', 84' Schade 38' Sparwasser 52' Weber 56' Streich 63' (pen.), 79', 82' | Report |
Turkey | 1 – 2 | East Germany |
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Volkan 81' | Report | Schade 30' Hoffmann 62' |
Referee: Michelotti (Italy)
Notes
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.
External links
- Group 3 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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