UEFA Euro qualification 1978

Netherlands 3–0 Iceland

Wednesday 20 Sep 1978 · Nijmegen, Netherlands

Netherlands3–0Iceland

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Krol Brandts Rensenbrink

31′1–0Ruud Krol Netherlands
53′2–0Ernie Brandts Netherlands
63′3–0Rob Rensenbrink Netherlands · penalty

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Netherlands: 1951 → 1952
Iceland: 1350 → 1349

Expected score for Netherlands: 98.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 13, 1973–2024.

Netherlands wins: 10
Draws: 1
Iceland wins: 2

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

2–3 v Scotland 11 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
5–1 v Austria 14 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
2–2 v Germany 18 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
2–1 v Italy 21 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–3 v Argentina 25 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

After

3–1 v Switzerland 11 Oct 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
3–0 v German DR 15 Nov 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
1–3 v Germany 20 Dec 1978 · Friendly
0–3 v Italy 24 Feb 1979 · Friendly
3–0 v Switzerland 28 Mar 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979

Iceland

Before

0–4 v Belgium 3 Sep 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–2 v Northern Ireland 21 Sep 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–0 v Denmark 28 Jun 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v United States 3 Sep 1978 · Friendly
0–2 v Poland 6 Sep 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978

After

1–3 v German DR 4 Oct 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
0–2 v Switzerland 22 May 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
1–3 v Germany 26 May 1979 · Friendly
1–2 v Switzerland 9 Jun 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
0–4 v Netherlands 5 Sep 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979

Road through the tournament

Netherlands

3–0 v Iceland 20 Sep 1978
3–1 v Switzerland 11 Oct 1978
3–0 v German DR 15 Nov 1978

Iceland

0–2 v Poland 6 Sep 1978
0–3 v Netherlands 20 Sep 1978
1–3 v German DR 4 Oct 1978

Every Netherlands v Iceland match13

From Netherlands's side.


10 Jun 2024	Iceland	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
3 Sep 2015	Iceland	0–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2015	—
13 Oct 2014	Iceland	0–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2014	—
6 Jun 2009	Iceland	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
11 Oct 2008	Iceland	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
7 Sep 1983	Iceland	3–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—
1 Sep 1982	Iceland	1–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1982	—
5 Sep 1979	Iceland	4–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
20 Sep 1978	Iceland	3–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1978	—
31 Aug 1977	Iceland	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
8 Sep 1976	Iceland	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1976	—
29 Aug 1973	Iceland	8–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	—
22 Aug 1973	Iceland	5–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	—

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