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1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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Group 3 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: 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
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
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Matches

Turkey 4 – 0 Malta
Mehmet 22'
Cemil 54', 57', 75'		 Report
Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)
East Germany 1 – 1 Turkey
Kotte 3' (pen.) Report Cemil 31' (pen.)
Referee: Partridge (England)
Malta 0 – 1 Austria
Report Krankl 57'
Referee: Seouidi (Tunisia)
Malta 0 – 1 East Germany
Report Streich 55'
Referee: Delia Bruna (Switzerland)
Austria 1 – 0 Turkey
Schachner 43' Report
Referee: Viktor Zharkov (Soviet Union)
Austria 9 – 0 Malta
Krankl 9', 12', 18', 20', 53', 66'
Stering 30', 69'
Pirkner 65'		 Report
Referee: Jarguz (Poland)
Austria 1 – 1 East Germany
Kreuz 9' Report Hoffmann 40'
Referee: Reynolds (Wales)
East Germany 1 – 1 Austria
Löwe 50' Report Hattenberger 43'
Referee: Foote (Scotland)
East Germany 9 – 0 Malta
Hoffman 2', 44', 84'
Schade 38'
Sparwasser 52'
Weber 56'
Streich 63' (pen.), 79', 82'		 Report
Referee: Namdar (Iran)
Turkey 0 – 1 Austria
Report Prohaska 72'
Referee: Gordon (Scotland)
Turkey 1 – 2 East Germany
Volkan 81' Report Schade 30'
Hoffmann 62'
Referee: Michelotti (Italy)
Malta 0 – 3 Turkey
Report Sedat 21', 48'
Cemil 36'
Referee: Larache (Morocco)

Notes

  1. Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.

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