1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
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 two of the 8,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 3 |  Northern Ireland |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 4 |  Iceland |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| 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' Cruijff 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' Cruijff 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) |
Notes
- ↑ 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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