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.
^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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Group 3 Detailed Results at RSSSF
January 01, 1970
1974, fifa, world, qualification, uefa, group, group, consisted, four, teams, entered, into, european, zone, belgium, iceland, netherlands, norway, these, four, teams, competed, home, away, basis, spots, final, tournament, allocated, european, zone, with, grou. 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 Contents 1 Standings 2 Matches 3 Notes 4 External linksStandings editRank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 nbsp Netherlands 6 4 2 0 24 2 22 10 2 nbsp Belgium 6 4 2 0 12 0 12 10 3 nbsp Norway 6 2 0 4 9 16 7 4 4 nbsp Iceland 6 0 0 6 2 29 27 0Matches edit18 May 1972Belgium nbsp 4 0 nbsp IcelandVan Himst nbsp 12 Polleunis nbsp 34 57 Gunnarsson nbsp 89 o g ReportReferee Rasmussen Denmark 22 May 1972Iceland nbsp 0 4 nbsp BelgiumReport Janssens nbsp 28 Lambert nbsp 30 pen 49 pen Dockx nbsp 60 Referee Byrne Republic of Ireland 3 August 1972Norway nbsp 4 1 nbsp IcelandFuglset nbsp 55 pen Lund nbsp 57 Hestad nbsp 83 Johansen nbsp 87 Report oskarsson nbsp 90 Referee Riedel East Germany 4 October 1972Norway nbsp 0 2 nbsp BelgiumReport Dolmans nbsp 58 pen Lambert nbsp 60 Referee Mullan Scotland 1 November 1972Netherlands nbsp 9 0 nbsp NorwayNeeskens nbsp 31 51 63 Cruyff nbsp 55 82 De Jong nbsp 70 Brokamp nbsp 76 87 Keizer nbsp 80 pen ReportReferee Eksztajn Poland 19 November 1972Belgium nbsp 0 0 nbsp NetherlandsReportReferee Walker England 2 August 1973Iceland nbsp 0 4 nbsp NorwayReport Sunde nbsp 40 Johansen nbsp 55 87 Pettersen nbsp 80 Referee Dahlberg Sweden 22 August 1973Netherlands nbsp 5 0 nbsp IcelandVan Hanegem nbsp 6 Cruyff nbsp 8 57 Haan nbsp 17 Brokamp nbsp 29 ReportReferee Coiling Luxembourg 29 August 1973Iceland nbsp 1 8 nbsp NetherlandsE Geirsson nbsp 44 Report Brokamp nbsp 15 75 Cruyff nbsp 21 28 Neeskens nbsp 24 Van der Kerkhof nbsp 46 Schneider nbsp 48 pen Van Hanegem nbsp 71 Referee Hirviniemi Finland 12 September 1973Norway nbsp 1 2 nbsp NetherlandsHestad nbsp 77 Report Cruyff nbsp 7 Hullshoff nbsp 87 Referee Wright Northern Ireland 31 October 1973Belgium nbsp 2 0 nbsp NorwayDolmans nbsp 32 pen Lambert nbsp 85 pen ReportReferee Jursa Czechoslovakia 18 November 1973Netherlands nbsp 0 0 nbsp BelgiumReportReferee Kazakov Soviet Union Notes edit 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 External links editGroup 3 Detailed Results at RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 amp oldid 1137733991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
