1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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Group 4 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Belgium, Iceland, Netherlands, and Northern Ireland. 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.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6510113+811
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 630376+16
3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 621376+15
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 6105212102
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0 1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Van Der Elst Soccerball shade.svg73'
Referee: Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report Geels Soccerball shade.svg42'
Referee: Mulhall (Republic of Ireland)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2 2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Krol Soccerball shade.svg64'
Cruyff Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report McGrath Soccerball shade.svg4'
Spence Soccerball shade.svg88'
Referee: Martinez (Spain)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2 0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Van Gool Soccerball shade.svg29'
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report
Referee: Prokop (East Germany)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0 2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report Rep Soccerball shade.svg19'
Cruyff Soccerball shade.svg65'
Referee: Gonella (Italy)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1 0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Albertsson Soccerball shade.svg33' Report

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4 1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Van Hanegem Soccerball shade.svg15'
Geels Soccerball shade.svg18', 89' (pen.)
Rep Soccerball shade.svg35'
Report Sigurvinsson Soccerball shade.svg68'
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg4 0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Van Binst Soccerball shade.svg15'
Martens Soccerball shade.svg20'
Courant Soccerball shade.svg60'
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report
Referee: Thime (Norway)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg2 0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
McGrath Soccerball shade.svg67'
McIlroy Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report W. van de Kerkhof Soccerball shade.svg76'
Referee: Garrido (Portugal)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1 0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
R. van de Kerkhof Soccerball shade.svg4' Report
Referee: Partridge (England)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg3 0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Armstrong Soccerball shade.svg42', 74'
McGrath Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report
Referee: Konrath (France)

Notes

  1. 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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