| 21.09.1977 | Belfast | Windsor Park | 17 372 |
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North Ireland | 2:0(0:0) | Iceland | |
| Pat Jennings, Pat Rice, Jimmy Nicholl, George Best, Alan Hunter(c), David McCreery, Samuel McIllroy, Samuel Nelson, Martin O'Neill, Roland Chris McGrath, Trevor Anderson | Sigurður Dagsson, Viðar Halldórsson, Jón Gunnlaugsson, Marteinn Geirsson, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson(c), Janus Guðlaugsson, Guðgeir Leifsson, Ásgeir Elíasson, Árni Sveinsson, Atli Eðvaldsson, Matthías Hallgrímsson |
| Coach:Danny Blanchflower | Tony Knapp (ENG) |
| Scorers:62' Roland Chris McGrath, 79' Samuel McIllroy | |
| Substitutions: | 46' in Kristinn Björnsson out Ásgeir Elíasson, 65' in Ólafur Danivalsson out Matthías Hallgrímsson |
| Referee:Henning Lund-Sorensen (DAN) | Assistant referee:Torben Mansson (DEN), Holger Christensen (DEN) |
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