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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.

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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