1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
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

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England  4 – 0  Norway
McDermott   37', 78' (pen.)
Woodcock   69'
Mariner   85'
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Norway  1 – 1  Romania
Hareide   23' Report Iordănescu   10'

Romania  2 – 1  England
Răducanu   35'
Iordănescu   75' (pen.)
Report Woodcock   64'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Switzerland  1 – 2  Norway
Barberis   49' Report Hareide   5'
Mathisen   79'
Attendance: 14,000

England  2 – 1   Switzerland
Tanner   23' (o.g.)
Mariner   31'
Report Pfister   76'
Attendance: 70,000

Switzerland  2 – 2  Hungary
Sulser   32', 47' Report Bálint   45'
S. Müller   65' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ian Foote (Scotland)

England  0 – 0  Romania
Report
Attendance: 62,500

Hungary  1 – 0  Romania
Fazekas   18' Report
Attendance: 68,000

Norway  1 – 2  Hungary
Thoresen   57' Report L. Kiss   78', 79'

Switzerland  2 – 1  England
Scheiwiler   29'
Sulser   31'
Report McDermott   55'
Attendance: 38,000

Romania  1 – 0  Norway
Ţicleanu   67' Report
Attendance: 55,000

Hungary  1 – 3  England
Garaba   44' Report Brooking   19', 60'
Keegan   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

Norway  1 – 1   Switzerland
Davidsen   88' Report Barberis   62'
Attendance: 18,022

Norway  2 – 1  England
Lund   35'
Thoresen   41'
Report Robson   15'
Attendance: 23,500

Romania  0 – 0  Hungary
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Romania  1 – 2   Switzerland
Balaci   56' Report Zappa   68'
Lüthi   75'

Hungary  3 – 0   Switzerland
Nyilasi   23', 50'
Fazekas   59'
Report
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Talat Tokat (Turkey)

Hungary  4 – 1  Norway
Bálint   12'
L. Kiss   60', 85'
Fazekas   79'
Report Lund   35'
Attendance: 68,000

Switzerland  0 – 0  Romania
Report
Attendance: 27,112

England  1 – 0  Hungary
Mariner   16' Report
Attendance: 82,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
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