1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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Group 4 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone: [1] England, Hungary, Norway, Romania, and Switzerland. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 14 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots. England beat already-qualified Hungary in the final game to leapfrog Romania for the second qualifying place.

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Standings

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 108422138+5
2Flag of England.svg  England 98413138+5
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 88242550
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 78233912−3
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 68224815−7

Results

England  Flag of England.svg4 – 0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
McDermott Soccerball shade.svg37', 78' (pen.)
Woodcock Soccerball shade.svg69'
Mariner Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 48,246
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1 – 1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Hareide Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Iordănescu Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 22,350
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg2 – 1Flag of England.svg  England
Răducanu Soccerball shade.svg35'
Iordănescu Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)		 Report Woodcock Soccerball shade.svg64'
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1 – 2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Barberis Soccerball shade.svg49' Report Hareide Soccerball shade.svg5'
Mathisen Soccerball shade.svg79'
Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Dušan Krchňák (Czechoslovakia)
England  Flag of England.svg2 – 1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Tanner Soccerball shade.svg23' (o.g.)
Mariner Soccerball shade.svg31'		 Report Pfister Soccerball shade.svg76'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2 – 2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Sulser Soccerball shade.svg32', 47' Report Bálint Soccerball shade.svg45'
S. Müller Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)
Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ian Foote (Scotland)
England  Flag of England.svg0 – 0Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Fazekas Soccerball shade.svg18' Report
Népstadion , Budapest
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1 – 2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Thoresen Soccerball shade.svg57' Report L. Kiss Soccerball shade.svg78', 79'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Malcom Moffatt (Northern Ireland)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2 – 1Flag of England.svg  England
Scheiwiler Soccerball shade.svg29'
Sulser Soccerball shade.svg31'		 Report McDermott Soccerball shade.svg55'
St. Jakob Stadion, Basel
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg1 – 0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Ţicleanu Soccerball shade.svg67' Report
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Erkan Göksel (Turkey)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1 – 3Flag of England.svg  England
Garaba Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Brooking Soccerball shade.svg19', 60'
Keegan Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1 – 1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Davidsen Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Barberis Soccerball shade.svg62'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 18,022
Referee: Eduard Shklovsky (Soviet Union)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2 – 1Flag of England.svg  England
Lund Soccerball shade.svg35'
Thoresen Soccerball shade.svg41'		 Report Robson Soccerball shade.svg15'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Jerzy Kacprzak (Poland)

Lowly Norway's win was a major shock and prompted a rapturous English-language encomium from Norwegian radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien which became famous in Britain and Scandinavia. [2]

Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg 0 – 0 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg1 – 2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Balaci Soccerball shade.svg56' Report Zappa Soccerball shade.svg68'
Lüthi Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3 – 0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Nyilasi Soccerball shade.svg23', 50'
Fazekas Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Report
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Talat Tokat (Turkey)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4 – 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bálint Soccerball shade.svg12'
L. Kiss Soccerball shade.svg60', 85'
Fazekas Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report Lund Soccerball shade.svg35'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Egon Šoštarić (Yugoslavia)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0 – 0Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Report
Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 27,112
Referee: César Correia (Portugal)
England  Flag of England.svg1 – 0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Mariner Soccerball shade.svg16' Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

Notes

  1. ↑ Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
  2. ↑ Barker, Philip (8 September 2011). "The radio man who gave England's boys a hell of a beating". Sports Journalists' Association. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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