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 one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Austria
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
| 2 | 
East Germany
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| 3 | 
Turkey
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 |
| 4 | 
Malta
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Matches
|
Malta | 0 – 1 |
East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Streich  55' |
Referee: Delia Bruna (
Switzerland)
|
Austria | 1 – 0 |
Turkey |
|---|---|---|
|
Schachner 43' |
Report |
Referee:
Viktor Zharkov (
Soviet Union)
|
Austria | 9 – 0 |
Malta |
|---|---|---|
|
Krankl 9', 12', 18', 20', 53', 66' Stering 30', 69'Pirkner 65' |
Report |
Referee: Jarguz (
Poland)
|
East Germany | 1 – 1 |
Austria |
|---|---|---|
|
Löwe 50' |
Report |
Hattenberger 43' |
Referee: Foote (
Scotland)
|
East Germany | 9 – 0 |
Malta |
|---|---|---|
|
Hoffman 2', 44', 84' Schade 38'Sparwasser 52'Weber 56'Streich 63' (
pen.), 79', 82' |
Report |
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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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 one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
| 2 |
East Germany
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| 3 |
Turkey
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 |
| 4 |
Malta
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Matches
|
Malta | 0 – 1 |
East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Streich 55' |
Referee: Delia Bruna (
Switzerland)
|
Austria | 1 – 0 |
Turkey |
|---|---|---|
|
Schachner 43' |
Report |
Referee:
Viktor Zharkov (
Soviet Union)
|
Austria | 9 – 0 |
Malta |
|---|---|---|
|
Krankl 9', 12', 18', 20', 53', 66' Stering 30', 69'Pirkner 65' |
Report |
Referee: Jarguz (
Poland)
|
East Germany | 1 – 1 |
Austria |
|---|---|---|
|
Löwe 50' |
Report |
Hattenberger 43' |
Referee: Foote (
Scotland)
|
East Germany | 9 – 0 |
Malta |
|---|---|---|
|
Hoffman 2', 44', 84' Schade 38'Sparwasser 52'Weber 56'Streich 63' (
pen.), 79', 82' |
Report |
Notes
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions.