1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
Appearance
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 consisted of three of the 34 teams entered into the European zone:[1] East Germany, Malta, and Poland. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 14 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming that spot.
Standings
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Poland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
2 | East Germany | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
3 | Malta | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 |
Results
Malta | 1 – 2 | East Germany |
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Fabri 11' | Report | Schnuphase 20' (pen.) Häfner 44' |
Poland | 1 – 0 | East Germany |
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Buncol 55' | Report |
East Germany | 2 – 3 | Poland |
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Schnuphase 53' (pen.) Streich 66' |
Report | Szarmach 2' Smolarek 5', 61' |
East Germany | 5 – 1 | Malta |
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Krause 11' Streich 35', 75' Heun 71' Holland 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Spitteri-Gonzi 41' |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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Notes
- ^ Only 34 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- ^ The match was interrupted in 77th minute due to stones thrown at the pitch; FIFA later gave this result to Poland.