1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 consisted of three of the 34 teams entered into the European zone: 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
|
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
| Malta | 0 – 2 (77') | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smolarek  55'Lipka 75' |
| Malta | 1 – 2 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Fabri 11' |
Report | Schnuphase 20' (pen.) Häfner 44' |
| Poland | 1 – 0 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Buncol 55' |
Report |
| East Germany | 2 – 3 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Schnuphase 53' (pen.) Streich 66' |
Report | Szarmach 2' Smolarek 5', 61' |
| 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 |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Reinhard Häfner
- Jürgen Heun
- Andreas Krause
- Emanuel Fabri
- Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi
- Zbigniew Boniek
- Andrzej Buncol
- Dariusz Dziekanowski
- Andrzej Iwan
- Leszek Lipka
- Stefan Majewski
- Andrzej Szarmach
- 1 own goal
- John Holland (playing against East Germany)
Notes
- Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- The match was interrupted in 77th minute due to stones thrown at the pitch; FIFA later gave this result to Poland.
External links
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