UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 7

Standings and results for Group 7 of the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Group 7 consisted of West Germany, Wales, Turkey and Malta. West Germany easily won the group, outrunning Turkey by three points.

Final table

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  West Germany 6 4 2 0 17 1 +16 10  Turkey 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 7  Wales 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 6  Malta 6 0 1 5 2 21 −19 1

Malta  – 1–2 0–2 0–0 Turkey  2–1 – 1–0 0–0 Wales  7–0 1–0 – 0–2 West Germany  8–0 2–0 5–1 –

Results

Wales  v  Malta

25 October 1978

Wales	7 – 0	Malta
O'Sullivan  18' Edwards  20',  45',  48',  51' Thomas  71' Flynn  82'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 11,475 Referee: Magnus V. Pétursson (ISL)

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Wales  v  Turkey

29 November 1978

Wales	1 – 0	Turkey
Deacy  70'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 11,794 Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (POL)

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Malta  v  West Germany

25 February 1979

Malta	0 – 0	West Germany

Empire Stadium, Gżira Attendance: 8,450 Referee: Vojtech Christov (TCH)

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Turkey  v  Malta

18 March 1979

Turkey	2 – 1	Malta
Özden  34' Terim  54'		Spiteri-Gonzi  52'

Alsancak Stadium, Izmir Attendance: 34,154 Referee: Tome Manojlovski (YUG)

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Turkey  v  West Germany

1 April 1979

Turkey	0 – 0	West Germany

Alsancak Stadium, Izmir Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Miroslav Stupar (URS)

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Wales  v  West Germany

2 May 1979

Wales	0 – 2	West Germany
		Zimmermann  30' Fischer  52'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 26,900 Referee: Alberto Michelotti (ITA)

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Malta  v  Wales

2 June 1979

Malta	0 – 2	Wales
		Nicholas  15' Flynn  51'

Empire Stadium, Gżira Attendance: 8,358 Referee: Nikolaos Lagoyannis (GRE)

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West Germany  v  Wales

17 October 1979

West Germany	5 – 1	Wales
Fischer  21',  38' Kaltz  32' Rummenigge  42' Förster  83'		Curtis  84'

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Johannes N.I. Keizer (NED)

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Malta  v  Turkey

28 October 1979

Malta	1 – 2	Turkey
Farrugia  62'		Özden  20' Denizli  25'

Empire Stadium, Gżira Attendance: 1,976 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (ITA)

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Turkey  v  Wales

21 November 1979

Turkey	1 – 0	Wales
Önal  80'

Alsancak Stadium, Izmir Attendance: 30,650 Referee: Constantin Ghita (ROU)

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West Germany  v  Turkey

22 December 1979

West Germany	2 – 0	Turkey
Fischer  15' Zimmermann  89'

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli (SUI)

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West Germany  v  Malta

27 February 1980

West Germany	8 – 0	Malta
Allofs  11',  55' Bonhof  19' (pen.) Fischer  40',  90' Holland  61' (og.) Kelsch  70' Rummenigge  74'

Weserstadion, Bremen Attendance: 33,278 Referee: Norbert Rolles (LUX)

References

• Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958–1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.