Netherlands v Iceland, 20 September 1978
| Score | 3-0 to Netherlands |
| Referee | Anders Mattsson |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 4 |
| Venue | Stadion De Goffert, Nijmegen |
| Attendance | 13,113 |
View Netherlands v Iceland head to head
Kick-off: 8:00pm local
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Netherlands
Manager: Jan Zwartkruis
Goals:
| Ruud Krol | 31 |
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| Ernie Brandts | 53 |
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| Rob Rensenbrink | penalty | 63 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Piet Schrijvers
Defender
Ernie Brandts
Defender
Ruud Krol
(captain)
Defender
Jan Poortvliet
Defender
Piet Wildschut
Midfielder
Arie Haan
Midfielder
Wim Jansen
Midfielder
Adri Koster
Midfielder
Dick Nanninga
Forward
Rob Rensenbrink
Forward
Willy van der Kerkhof
Substitutions:
| Jan Peters for Adri Koster | 75 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Midfielder
Jan Peters
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Iceland
Manager: Yuri Ilichev
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Thorsteinn Bjarnason
Goalkeeper
Atli Edvaldsson
Defender
Jóhannes Edvaldsson
Defender
(captain)
Jón Pétursson
Defender
Janus Gudlaugsson
Midfielder
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Midfielder
Árni Sveinsson
Midfielder
Karl Thordarson
Midfielder
Ingi-Björn Albertsson
Forward
Pétur Pétursson
Forward
Gudmundur Thorbjörnsson
Forward
Substitutions:
| Dýri Gudmundsson for Ingi-Björn Albertsson | 68 |
Cards:
| Árni Sveinsson | 42 | Y |
| Atli Edvaldsson | 63 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Dýri Gudmundsson