Wikipedian hubGroup 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 one of the 8.5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The spot would be assigned to the group's winner.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 |
| 2 |  Belgium
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Northern Ireland
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Iceland
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 |
| Iceland | 0 – 1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Der Elst  73' |
| Iceland | 0 – 1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Geels 42' |
| Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Krol 64' Cruyff 66' |
Report | McGrath 4' Spence 88' |
| Belgium | 2 – 0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Van Gool 29' Lambert 52' |
Report |
| Iceland | 1 – 0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Albertsson 33' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 4 – 1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Van Hanegem 15' Geels 18', 89' (pen.)Rep 35' |
Report | Sigurvinsson 68' |
| Northern Ireland | 2 – 0 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| McGrath 67' McIlroy 76' |
Report |
| Northern Ireland | 0 – 1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | W. van de Kerkhof 76' |
| Netherlands | 1 – 0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| R. van de Kerkhof 4' |
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