1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
Appearance
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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
[edit]Malta ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Bericht | Krankl ![]() |
Referee: Seouidi (Tunisia)
Malta ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Bericht | Streich ![]() |
Referee: Delia Bruna (Switzerland)
Österreich ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Schachner ![]() |
Bericht |
Referee: Viktor Zharkov (Soviet Union)
Österreich ![]() | 9 – 0 | ![]() |
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Krankl ![]() Stering ![]() Pirkner ![]() |
Bericht |
Referee: Jarguz (Poland)
Österreich ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Kreuz ![]() |
Bericht | Hoffmann ![]() |
Referee: Reynolds (Wales)
East Germany ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Löwe ![]() |
Bericht | Hattenberger ![]() |
Referee: Foote (Scotland)
East Germany ![]() | 9 – 0 | ![]() |
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Hoffman ![]() Schade ![]() Sparwasser ![]() Weber ![]() Streich ![]() |
Bericht |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.