# 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4

Group 4 of the 1978 FIFA World Cup began on 3 June and ended on 11 June 1978. The group consisted of Iran, Netherlands, Peru, and Scotland.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |

## Matches
### Peru vs Scotland

| Peru | Scotland |
| GK | 21 | Ramón Quiroga |
| DF | 2 | Jaime Duarte |
| DF | 3 | Rodolfo Manzo |
| DF | 4 | Héctor Chumpitaz (c) |
| DF | 5 | Rubén Toribio Díaz |
| MF | 6 | José Velásquez | 19' |
| FW | 7 | Juan José Muñante |
| MF | 8 | César Cueto | | 82' |
| MF | 10 | Teófilo Cubillas |
| FW | 11 | Juan Carlos Oblitas |
| FW | 19 | Guillermo La Rosa | | 62' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Ottorino Sartor |
| MF | 9 | Percy Rojas | | 82' |
| DF | 14 | José Navarro |
| MF | 15 | Germán Leguía |
| FW | 20 | Hugo Sotil | | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcos Calderón ||
| GK | 1 | Alan Rough |
| DF | 4 | Martin Buchan |
| DF | 13 | Stuart Kennedy |
| DF | 14 | Tom Forsyth |
| DF | 22 | Kenny Burns |
| MF | 6 | Bruce Rioch (c) | 75' |
| MF | 7 | Don Masson | 75' |
| MF | 10 | Asa Hartford |
| MF | 11 | Willie Johnston |
| FW | 8 | Kenny Dalglish |
| FW | 9 | Joe Jordan |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 2 | Sandy Jardine |
| MF | 15 | Archie Gemmill | 75' |
| MF | 16 | Lou Macari | 75' |
| FW | 19 | John Robertson |
| GK | 20 | Bobby Clark |
| Manager: ||
| Ally MacLeod ||
* Assistant referees:
* Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
* Angel Franco Martinez (Spain)

### Netherlands vs Iran

| Netherlands | Iran |
| GK | 8 | Jan Jongbloed |
| DF | 5 | Ruud Krol (c) |
| DF | 11 | Willy van de Kerkhof |
| DF | 17 | Wim Rijsbergen |
| DF | 20 | Wim Suurbier |
| MF | 6 | Wim Jansen |
| MF | 9 | Arie Haan |
| MF | 10 | René van de Kerkhof | 70' |
| FW | 12 | Rob Rensenbrink |
| FW | 13 | Johan Neeskens |
| FW | 16 | Johnny Rep |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 18 | Dick Nanninga | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Ernst Happel ||
| GK | 1 | Nasser Hejazi |
| DF | 14 | Hassan Nazari |
| DF | 15 | Andranik Eskandarian | 78' |
| DF | 20 | Nasrollah Abdollahi |
| DF | 21 | Hossein Kazerani |
| MF | 6 | Hassan Nayebagha |
| MF | 7 | Ali Parvin (c) |
| MF | 8 | Ebrahim Ghasempour |
| MF | 9 | Mohammad Sadeghi |
| FW | 17 | Ghafour Jahani |
| FW | 18 | Hossein Faraki | | 50' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Hassan Rowshan | | 50' |
| Manager: ||
| Heshmat Mohajerani ||
* Assistant referees:
* Robert Wurtz (France)
* Miguel Comesana (Argentina)

### Scotland vs Iran

| Scotland | Iran |
| GK | 1 | Alan Rough |
| DF | 2 | Sandy Jardine |
| DF | 3 | Willie Donachie |
| DF | 4 | Martin Buchan | 56' |
| DF | 22 | Kenny Burns |
| MF | 8 | Kenny Dalglish | 74' |
| MF | 10 | Asa Hartford |
| MF | 15 | Archie Gemmill (c) |
| MF | 9 | Joe Jordan |
| FW | 16 | Lou Macari |
| FW | 19 | John Robertson |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | Tom Forsyth | 56' |
| FW | 21 | Joe Harper | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Ally MacLeod ||
| GK | 1 | Nasser Hejazi |
| DF | 2 | Iraj Danaeifard | | 89' |
| DF | 14 | Hassan Nazari |
| DF | 15 | Andranik Eskandarian | 49' |
| DF | 20 | Nasrollah Abdollahi |
| DF | 21 | Hossein Kazerani |
| MF | 7 | Ali Parvin (c) |
| MF | 8 | Ebrahim Ghasempour |
| MF | 9 | Mohammad Sadeghi |
| FW | 17 | Ghafour Jahani |
| FW | 18 | Hossein Faraki | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Hassan Rowshan | | 84' |
| MF | 6 | Hassan Nayebagha | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Heshmat Mohajerani ||
* Assistant referees:
* Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
* Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil)

### Netherlands vs Peru

| Netherlands | Peru |
| GK | 8 | Jan Jongbloed |
| DF | 2 | Jan Poortvliet |
| DF | 5 | Ruud Krol (c) |
| DF | 17 | Wim Rijsbergen |
| DF | 20 | Wim Suurbier |
| MF | 6 | Wim Jansen |
| MF | 9 | Arie Haan |
| MF | 10 | René van de Kerkhof | 25' | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Willy van de Kerkhof |
| FW | 12 | Rob Rensenbrink |
| FW | 13 | Johan Neeskens | | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 16 | Johnny Rep | | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Dick Nanninga | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Ernst Happel ||
| GK | 21 | Ramón Quiroga |
| DF | 2 | Jaime Duarte |
| DF | 3 | Rodolfo Manzo |
| DF | 4 | Héctor Chumpitaz (c) |
| DF | 5 | Rubén Toribio Díaz |
| MF | 6 | José Velásquez |
| MF | 8 | César Cueto |
| MF | 10 | Teófilo Cubillas |
| FW | 7 | Juan José Muñante | 65' |
| FW | 11 | Juan Carlos Oblitas |
| FW | 19 | Guillermo La Rosa | | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Hugo Sotil | | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcos Calderón ||
* Assistant referees:
* Norberto Coerezza (Argentina)
* Anatoly Ivanov (Soviet Union)

### Peru vs Iran

| Peru | Iran |
| GK | 21 | Ramón Quiroga |
| DF | 2 | Jaime Duarte |
| DF | 3 | Rodolfo Manzo | 67' |
| DF | 4 | Héctor Chumpitaz (c) |
| DF | 5 | Rubén Toribio Díaz |
| MF | 6 | José Velásquez |
| MF | 8 | César Cueto |
| MF | 10 | Teófilo Cubillas |
| FW | 7 | Juan José Muñante |
| FW | 11 | Juan Carlos Oblitas |
| FW | 19 | Guillermo La Rosa | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 20 | Hugo Sotil | 60' |
| FW | 15 | Germán Leguía | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcos Calderón ||
| GK | 1 | Nasser Hejazi |
| DF | 2 | Iraj Danaeifard |
| DF | 5 | Javad Allahverdi |
| DF | 14 | Hassan Nazari | 60' |
| DF | 20 | Nasrollah Abdollahi |
| DF | 21 | Hossein Kazerani |
| MF | 7 | Ali Parvin (c) |
| MF | 8 | Ebrahim Ghasempour |
| MF | 9 | Mohammad Sadeghi |
| FW | 10 | Hassan Rowshan | | 66' |
| FW | 18 | Hossein Faraki | | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Ghafour Jahani | | 51' |
| FW | 3 | Behtash Fariba | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Heshmat Mohajerani ||
* Assistant referees:
* Dušan Maksimović (Yugoslavia)
* Werner Winsemann (Canada)

### Scotland vs Netherlands

| Scotland | Netherlands |
| GK | 1 | Alan Rough |
| DF | 3 | Willie Donachie |
| DF | 4 | Martin Buchan |
| DF | 13 | Stuart Kennedy |
| DF | 14 | Tom Forsyth |
| MF | 6 | Bruce Rioch (c) |
| MF | 8 | Kenny Dalglish |
| MF | 10 | Asa Hartford |
| MF | 15 | Archie Gemmill | 35' |
| MF | 18 | Graeme Souness |
| FW | 9 | Joe Jordan |
| Manager: ||
| Ally MacLeod ||
| GK | 8 | Jan Jongbloed |
| DF | 2 | Jan Poortvliet |
| DF | 5 | Ruud Krol (c) |
| DF | 17 | Wim Rijsbergen | 45' |
| DF | 20 | Wim Suurbier |
| MF | 6 | Wim Jansen |
| MF | 10 | René van de Kerkhof |
| MF | 11 | Willy van de Kerkhof |
| FW | 12 | Rob Rensenbrink |
| FW | 13 | Johan Neeskens | 10' |
| FW | 16 | Johnny Rep |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Johan Boskamp | 10' |
| DF | 7 | Piet Wildschut | 45' |
| Manager: ||
| Ernst Happel ||
* Assistant referees:
* Károly Palotai (Hungary)
* Hedi Seoudi (Tunisia)