1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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
1  Poland 84400122+10
2  East Germany 4420296+3
3  Malta 0400421513

Results

7 December 1980
Malta  0 2
(77')[2]
 Poland
Report Smolarek  55'
Lipka  75'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta
Attendance: 5,555
Referee: Dušan Maksimović (Yugoslavia)

4 April 1981
Malta  1 2  East Germany
Fabri  11' Report Schnuphase  20' (pen.)
Häfner  44'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Peter Reeves (England)

2 May 1981
Poland  1 0  East Germany
Buncol  55' Report

10 October 1981
East Germany  2 3  Poland
Schnuphase  53' (pen.)
Streich  66'
Report Szarmach  2'
Smolarek  5', 61'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)

11 November 1981
East Germany  5 1  Malta
Krause  11'
Streich  35', 75'
Heun  71'
Holland  90' (o.g.)
Report Spitteri-Gonzi  41'
Ernst Abbe Sportfeld, Jena
Attendance: 1,908
Referee: Frederic McKnight (Northern Ireland)

15 November 1981
Poland  6 0  Malta
Iwan  6'
Smolarek  46', 64'
Majewski  48'
Dziekanowski  80'
Boniek  85'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
Attendance: 25,618
Referee: Bo Helen (Sweden)

Notes

  1. Only 34 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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