1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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Group 3 consisted of four of the 32 teams entered into the European zone: [1] Belgium, Iceland, Netherlands, and Norway. These four teams competed on a home-and-away basis for one of the 9.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming the place in the finals.

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Standings

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6420242+2210
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6420120+1210
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6204916−74
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 6006229−270

Matches

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg4–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Van Himst Soccerball shade.svg12'
Polleunis Soccerball shade.svg34', 57'
Gunnarsson Soccerball shade.svg89' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Janssens Soccerball shade.svg28'
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.), 49' (pen.)
Dockx Soccerball shade.svg60'
Referee: Byrne (Republic of Ireland)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Fuglset Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
Lund Soccerball shade.svg57'
Hestad Soccerball shade.svg83'
Johansen Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Óskarsson Soccerball shade.svg90'
Referee: Riedel (East Germany)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Dolmans Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg60'
Referee: Mullan (Scotland)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg9–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Neeskens Soccerball shade.svg31', 51', 63'
Cruyff Soccerball shade.svg55', 82'
De Jong Soccerball shade.svg70'
Brokamp Soccerball shade.svg76', 87'
Keizer Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Eksztajn (Poland)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Referee: Walker (England)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report Sunde Soccerball shade.svg40'
Johansen Soccerball shade.svg55', 87'
Pettersen Soccerball shade.svg80'
Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Van Hanegem Soccerball shade.svg6'
Cruyff Soccerball shade.svg8', 57'
Haan Soccerball shade.svg17'
Brokamp Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Report
Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
E. Geirsson Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Brokamp Soccerball shade.svg15', 75'
Cruyff Soccerball shade.svg21', 28'
Neeskens Soccerball shade.svg24'
Van der Kerkhof Soccerball shade.svg46'
Schneider Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)
Van Hanegem Soccerball shade.svg71'
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Hestad Soccerball shade.svg77' Report Cruyff Soccerball shade.svg7'
Hulshoff Soccerball shade.svg87'
Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Dolmans Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen.)
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)

Notes

  1. ↑ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
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