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.

Standings[edit]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands 6 4 2 0 24 2 +22 10
2  Belgium 6 4 2 0 12 0 +12 10
3  Norway 6 2 0 4 9 16 −7 4
4  Iceland 6 0 0 6 2 29 −27 0

Matches[edit]

Belgium 4–0 Iceland
Van Himst 12'
Polleunis 34', 57'
Gunnarsson 89' (o.g.)
Report
Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark)

Iceland 0–4 Belgium
Report Janssens 28'
Lambert 30' (pen.), 49' (pen.)
Dockx 60'
Referee: Byrne (Republic of Ireland)

Norway 4–1 Iceland
Fuglset 55' (pen.)
Lund 57'
Hestad 83'
Johansen 87'
Report Óskarsson 90'
Referee: Riedel (East Germany)

Norway 0–2 Belgium
Report Dolmans 58' (pen.)
Lambert 60'
Referee: Mullan (Scotland)

Netherlands 9–0 Norway
Neeskens 31', 51', 63'
Cruyff 55', 82'
De Jong 70'
Brokamp 76', 87'
Keizer 80' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Eksztajn (Poland)

Belgium 0–0 Netherlands
Report
Referee: Walker (England)

Iceland 0–4 Norway
Report Sunde 40'
Johansen 55', 87'
Pettersen 80'
Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)

Netherlands 5–0 Iceland
Van Hanegem 6'
Cruyff 8', 57'
Haan 17'
Brokamp 29'
Report
Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg)

Iceland 1–8 Netherlands
E. Geirsson 44' Report Brokamp 15', 75'
Cruyff 21', 28'
Neeskens 24'
Van der Kerkhof 46'
Schneider 48' (pen.)
Van Hanegem 71'
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)

Norway 1–2 Netherlands
Hestad 77' Report Cruyff 7'
Hullshoff 87'
Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland)

Belgium 2–0 Norway
Dolmans 32' (pen.)
Lambert 85' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Netherlands 0–0 Belgium
Report
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
  2. ^ This match was played in Belgium rather than Iceland.
  3. ^ This match was played in Netherlands rather than Iceland.

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