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[edit]
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 |
Matches[edit]
Malta ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Report | Streich ![]() |
Austria ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Schachner ![]() | Report |
Austria ![]() | 9 – 0 | ![]() |
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Krankl ![]() Stering ![]() Pirkner ![]() | Report |
East Germany ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Löwe ![]() | Report | Hattenberger ![]() |
East Germany ![]() | 9 – 0 | ![]() |
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Hoffman ![]() Schade ![]() Sparwasser ![]() Weber ![]() Streich ![]() | Report |
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.