1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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

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

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

  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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