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 |  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.