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 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 |
Mehmet  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) |
| 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: Viktor Zharkov (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) |
| 16 November 1977 | Turkey | 1 – 2 | East Germany | Izmir, Turkey |
| Volkan 81' |
Report | Schade 30' Hoffmann 62' |
Referee: Michelotti (Italy) |
Notes
- 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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