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:[1] Austria, East Germany, Malta, and Turkey. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 8,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.

Standings[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Austria 10 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12
2  East Germany 9 6 3 3 0 15 4 +11
3  Turkey 5 6 2 1 3 9 5 +4
4  Malta 0 6 0 0 6 0 27 −27
31 October 1976 Turkey  4 – 0  Malta Izmir, Turkey
22'
Cemil 54', 57', 75'		 Report Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)
17 November 1976 East Germany  1 – 1  Turkey Dresden, East Germany
Kotte 3' (pen.) Report Cemil 31' (pen.) Referee: Partridge (England)
5 December 1976 Malta  0 – 1  Austria Valletta, Malta
Report Krankl 57' Referee: Seouidi (Tunisia)
2 April 1977 Malta  0 – 1  East Germany Valletta, Malta
Report Streich 55' Referee: Delia Bruna (Switzerland)
17 April 1977 Austria  1 – 0  Turkey Vienna, Austria
Schachner 43' Report Referee: (Soviet Union)
30 April 1977 Austria  9 – 0  Malta Salzburg, Austria
Krankl 9', 12', 18', 20', 53', 66'
Stering 30', 69'
Pirkner 65'		 Report Referee: Jarguz (Poland)
24 September 1977 Austria  1 – 1  East Germany Vienna, Austria
Kreuz 9' Report Hoffmann 40' Referee: Reynolds (Wales)
12 October 1977 East Germany  1 – 1  Austria Leipzig, East Germany
Löwe 50' Report Hattenberger 43' Referee: Foote (Scotland)
29 October 1977 East Germany  9 – 0  Malta Babelsberg, East Germany
Hoffman 2', 44', 84'
Schade 38'
Sparwasser 52'
Weber 56'
Streich 63' (pen.), 79', 82'		 Report Referee: Namdar (Iran)
30 October 1977 Turkey  0 – 1  Austria Izmir, Turkey
Report Prohaska 72' Referee: Gordon (Scotland)
16 November 1977 Turkey  1 – 2  East Germany Izmir, Turkey
81' Report Schade 30'
Hoffmann 62'		 Referee: Michelotti (Italy)
27 November 1977 Malta  0 – 3  Turkey Gżira, Malta
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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