1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

Football tournament qualification stage Group 3 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions. 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 main WDL Group 3 Q 2 AUT AUT GDR GDR TUR TUR MLT MLT 4 2 0 14 2 3 3 0 15 4 2 1 3 9 5 0 0 6 0 27 #ccffcc A complete Matches 31 October 1976 TUR Report 4 – 0 MLT Mehmet 22Cemil 54 57 75 Izmir, Turkey Jursa (Czechoslovakia) 17 November 1976 GDR Report 1 – 1 TUR Kotte 3 pen. Cemil 31 pen. Dresden, East Germany Partridge (England) 5 December 1976 MLT Report 0 – 1 AUT Krankl 57 Valletta, Malta Seouidi (Tunisia) 2 April 1977 MLT Report 0 – 1 GDR Streich 55 Valletta, Malta Delia Bruna (Switzerland) 17 April 1977 AUT Report 1 – 0 TUR Schachner 43 Vienna, Austria Viktor Zharkov (Soviet Union) 30 April 1977 AUT Report 9 – 0 MLT Krankl 9 12 18 20 53 66Stering 30 69Pirkner 65 Salzburg, Austria Jarguz (Poland) 24 September 1977 AUT Report 1 – 1 GDR Kreuz 9 Hoffmann 40 Vienna, Austria Reynolds (Wales) 12 October 1977 GDR Report 1 – 1 AUT Löwe 50 Hattenberger 43 Leipzig, East Germany Foote (Scotland) 29 October 1977 GDR Report 9 – 0 MLT Hoffman 2 44 84Schade 38Sparwasser 52Weber 56Streich 63 pen. 79 82 Babelsberg, East Germany Namdar (Iran) 30 October 1977 TUR Report 0 – 1 AUT Prohaska 72 Izmir, Turkey Gordon (Scotland) 16 November 1977 TUR Report 1 – 2 GDR Volkan 81 Schade 30Hoffmann 62 Izmir, Turkey Michelotti (Italy) 27 November 1977 MLT Report 0 – 3 TUR Sedat 21 48Cemil 36 Gżira, Malta Larache (Morocco) Notes External links Group 3 Detailed Results at RSSSF 3 Category:1976–77 in Austrian football Category:Austria at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Category:1976–77 in East German football Category:1977–78 in East German football Category:1976–77 in Maltese football Category:1977–78 in Maltese football Category:1976–77 in Turkish football Category:1977–78 in Turkish football