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 two of the 9,5 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 |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| 3 |  Norway |
4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 |
| 4 |  Iceland |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | −27 |
| 18 May 1972 | Belgium |
4 – 0 | Iceland |
Liege, Belgium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Van Himst  12'Polleunis 34', 57'Gunnarsson 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark) |
| 22 May 1972 | Iceland |
0 – 4 | Belgium |
Bruges, Belgium[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Janssens 28' Lambert 30' (pen.), 49' (pen.)Dockx 60' |
Referee: Byrne (Republic of Ireland) |
| 3 August 1972 | Norway |
4 – 1 | Iceland |
Stavanger, Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuglset 55' (pen.) Lund 57'Hestad 83'Johansen 87' |
Report | Óskarsson 90' |
Referee: Riedel (East Germany) |
| 4 October 1972 | Norway |
0 – 2 | Belgium |
Oslo, Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Dolmans 58' (pen.) Lambert 60' |
Referee: Mullan (Scotland) |
| 1 November 1972 | Netherlands |
9 – 0 | Norway |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neeskens 31', 51', 63' Cruijff 55', 82'De Jong 70'Brokamp 76', 87'Keizer 80' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Eksztajn (Poland) |
| 2 August 1973 | Iceland |
0 – 4 | Norway |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Sunde 40' Johansen 55', 87'Pettersen 80' |
Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden) |
| 22 August 1973 | Netherlands |
5 – 0 | Iceland |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Hanegem 6' Cruijff 8', 57'Haan 17'Brokamp 29' |
Report | Referee: Coiling (Luxembourg) |
| 29 August 1973 | Iceland |
1 – 8 | Netherlands |
Deventer, Netherlands[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Geirsson 44' |
Report | Brokamp 15', 75' Cruijff 21', 28'Neeskens 24'Van der Kerkhof 46'Schneider 48' (pen.)Van Hanegem 71' |
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
| 12 September 1973 | Norway |
1 – 2 | Netherlands |
Oslo, Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hestad 77' |
Report | Cruijff 7' Hullshoff 87' |
Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland) |
| 31 October 1973 | Belgium |
2 – 0 | Norway |
Brussels, Belgium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolmans 32' (pen.) Lambert 85' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia) |
| 18 November 1973 | Netherlands |
0 – 0 | Belgium |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union) |
Notes
- ↑ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- ↑ This match was played in Belgium rather than Iceland.
- ↑ This match was played in Netherlands rather than Iceland.
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