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1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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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. England beat already-qualified Hungary in the final game to leapfrog Romania for the second qualifying place.

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'		 Report
Attendance: 48,246
Norway 1 – 1 Romania
Hareide 23' Report Iordănescu 10'
Attendance: 22,350
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'
Attendance: 23,000
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

Lowly Norway's win was a major shock and prompted a rapturous English-language encomium from Norwegian radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien which became famous in Britain and Scandinavia.[2]

Romania 0 – 0 Hungary
Report
Attendance: 70,000
Romania 1 – 2  Switzerland
Balaci 56' Report Zappa 68'
Lüthi 75'
Attendance: 55,000
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.
  2. ^ Barker, Philip (8 September 2011). "The radio man who gave England's boys a hell of a beating". Sports Journalists' Association. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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