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 6105212−102
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
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)
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
Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
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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