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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 |
2 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
3 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
4 | Iceland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 |
5 September 1976 | Iceland | 0 – 1 | Belgium | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Report | Van Der Elst 73' | Referee: Carpenter (Republic of Ireland) |
8 September 1976 | Iceland | 0 – 1 | Netherlands | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Report | Geels 42' | Referee: Mulhall (Republic of Ireland) |
13 October 1976 | Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Northern Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Krol 64' Cruyff 66' | Report | McGrath 4' Spence 88' | Referee: Martinez (Spain) |
10 November 1976 | Belgium | 2 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Liege, Belgium |
Van Gool 29' Lambert 52' | Report | Referee: Prokop (East Germany) |
26 March 1977 | Belgium | 0 – 2 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
Report | Rep 19' Cruyff 65' | Referee: Gonella (Italy) |
11 June 1977 | Iceland | 1 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Albertsson 33' | Report | Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
31 August 1977 | Netherlands | 4 – 1 | Iceland | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
Van Hanegem 15' Geels 18', 89' (pen.) Rep 35' | Report | Sigurvinsson 68' | Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
3 September 1977 | Belgium | 4 – 0 | Iceland | Brussels, Belgium |
Van Binst 15' Martens 20' Courant 60' Lambert 65' | Report | Referee: Thime (Norway) |
21 September 1977 | Northern Ireland | 2 – 0 | Iceland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
McGrath 67' McIlroy 76' | Report | Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
12 October 1977 | Northern Ireland | 0 – 1 | Netherlands | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Report | W. van de Kerkhof 76' | Referee: Garrido (Portugal) |
26 October 1977 | Netherlands | 1 – 0 | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
R. van de Kerkhof 4' | Report | Referee: Partridge (England) |
16 November 1977 | Northern Ireland | 3 – 0 | Belgium | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Armstrong 42', 74' McGrath 58' | Report | Referee: Konrath (France) |
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