1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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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.

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Standings

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 84400122+10
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4420296+3
3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 04004215−13

Results

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0 – 2
(77') [2] 		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report Smolarek Soccerball shade.svg55'
Lipka Soccerball shade.svg75'
Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 5,565
Referee: Dušan Maksimović (Yugoslavia)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1 – 2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Fabri Soccerball shade.svg11' Report Schnuphase Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Häfner Soccerball shade.svg44'
Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Peter Reeves (England)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1 – 0Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Buncol Soccerball shade.svg55' Report
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 73,600
Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg2 – 3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Schnuphase Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.)
Streich Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Szarmach Soccerball shade.svg2'
Smolarek Soccerball shade.svg5', 61'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg5 – 1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Krause Soccerball shade.svg11'
Streich Soccerball shade.svg35', 75'
Heun Soccerball shade.svg71'
Holland Soccerball shade.svg90' (o.g.)		 Report Spitteri-Gonzi Soccerball shade.svg41'
Ernst Abbe Sportfeld, Jena
Attendance: 1,908
Referee: Frederic McKnight (Northern Ireland)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6 – 0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Iwan Soccerball shade.svg6'
Smolarek Soccerball shade.svg46', 64'
Majewski Soccerball shade.svg48'
Dziekanowski Soccerball shade.svg80'
Boniek Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
Attendance: 25,618
Referee: Bo Helen (Sweden)

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  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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