1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
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

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Malta  0 – 2
(77')[2]
  Poland
Report Smolarek   55'
Lipka   75'

Malta  1 – 2  East Germany
Fabri   11' Report Schnuphase   20' (pen.)
Häfner   44'
Attendance: 3,873

Poland  1 – 0  East Germany
Buncol   55' Report

East Germany  2 – 3  Poland
Schnuphase   53' (pen.)
Streich   66'
Report Szarmach   2'
Smolarek   5', 61'
Attendance: 65,000

East Germany  5 – 1  Malta
Krause   11'
Streich   35', 75'
Heun   71'
Holland   90' (o.g.)
Report Spitteri-Gonzi   41'

Poland  6 – 0  Malta
Iwan   6'
Smolarek   46', 64'
Majewski   48'
Dziekanowski   80'
Boniek   85'
Report
Attendance: 25,618
Referee: Bo Helen (Sweden)

Goalscorers

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5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
  2. ^ The match was interrupted in 77th minute due to stones thrown at the pitch; FIFA later gave this result to Poland.
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