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

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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

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

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

Notes

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  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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