Group 4 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone:[1] England, Hungary, Norway, Romania, and Switzerland. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 14 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
Standings
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Hungary | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
2 | England | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
3 | Romania | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
4 | Switzerland | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
5 | Norway | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 |
Results
editNorway | 1 – 1 | Romania |
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Hareide 23' | Report | Iordănescu 10' |
Switzerland | 2 – 1 | England |
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Scheiwiler 29' Sulser 31' |
Report | McDermott 55' |
Norway | 1 – 1 | Switzerland |
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Davidsen 88' | Report | Barberis 62' |
Hungary | 3 – 0 | Switzerland |
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Nyilasi 23', 50' Fazekas 59' |
Report |
Switzerland | 0 – 0 | Romania |
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Report |
Notes
edit- ^ Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.