UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The qualifying round for the 1972 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through, to the final tournament.
Contents
Qualified nations
Country | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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Belgium | Quarter-finals winner | 1st | 13 May 1972 | 0 (debut) |
Soviet Union | Quarter-finals winner | 4th | 13 May 1972 | 3 (1960, 1964, 1968) |
West Germany | Quarter-finals winner | 1st | 13 May 1972 | 0 (debut) |
Hungary | Quarter-finals winner | 2nd | 17 May 1972 | 1 (1964) |
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year
First round
Group 1
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September 22, 1971
18:30 |
Finland | 0–4 | Romania |
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Iordănescu 25' Lupescu 37' Dembrovschi 55' Lucescu 64' (pen.) |
Group 2
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(*)NOTE: The second goal is also reported as an own goal by Jacques Novi.
Group 3
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April 21, 1971
19:45 |
Switzerland | 5–0 | Malta |
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Blättler 14' Künzli 17' Quentin 26' Citherlet 28' Müller 30' |
(*)NOTE: The fourth goal is also reported at 59'.
May 12, 1971
20:00 |
Switzerland | 1–0 | Greece |
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Odermatt 73' |
Wankdorf Stadion, Bern
Attendance: 32,770 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Wales) /injured 29'/ from 29' Thomas Henry Reynolds (Wales) |
October 13, 1971
20:00 |
Switzerland | 2–3 | England |
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Jeandupeux 10' Künzli 44' |
Hurst 1' Chivers 12' Weibel 78' (o.g.) |
Group 4
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November 15, 1970
15:00 |
Cyprus | 1–3 | Soviet Union |
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Charalambous 42' | Kolotov 10' Yevriuzhikin 16' Shevchenko 50' |
June 7, 1971
19:30 |
Soviet Union | 6–1 | Cyprus |
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Fedotov 4', 86' Yevryuzhikhin 23', 38' Kolotov 59' Banishevski 85' |
S.Michael 75' |
November 24, 1971
20:00 |
Spain 23x15px | 7–0 | Cyprus |
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Pirri 8', 47' (pen.) Quino 15', 23' Aguilar 63' Lora 66' Rojo I 75' |
Group 5
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(*)NOTE: The third goal is also reported at 75'
(*)NOTE: The first goal is also reported at 33'
May 12, 1971
21:30 |
Portugal | 5–0 | Denmark |
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Rui Rodrigues 17' Eusébio 42' Vítor Baptista 47', 51' Sandvad(*) 88' (o.g.) |
(*)NOTE: Another source states António Simões scored Portugal's 5th goal.
Group 6
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May 30, 1971
15:30 |
Republic of Ireland | 1–4 | Austria |
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Rogers 50' (pen.) | Schmidradner 4' (pen.) Kodat 11' J.Dunne 30' (o.g.) Starek 72' |
October 10, 1971
15:00 |
Austria | 6–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Jara 12', 85' Pirkner 40' (pen.) Parits 45', 52', 90' |
(*)NOTE: The Austria's second goal is also reported as an own goal by Sergio Santarini.
Group 7
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February 24, 1971
20:30 |
Netherlands | 6–0 | Luxembourg |
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Lippens 26' Keizer 53', 80' Cruijff 59', 69' Suurbier 83' |
(*)NOTE: The Dutch third goal is also reported at 63'.
November 17, 1971
20:00 |
Luxembourg | 0–8 | Netherlands |
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Cruijff 4', 14', 60' Keizer 7' Pahlplatz 12' Hulshoff 37' Hoekema 54' Israël 82' |
Group 8
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(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 8,507.
Quarter Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Italy | 1–2 | Belgium | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
England | 1–3 | West Germany | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
Hungary | 5–4 | Romania | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
Yugoslavia | 0–3 | Soviet Union | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Italy vs Belgium
Belgium won 2–1 on aggregete
England vs West Germany
April 29, 1972
19:45 First Leg |
England | 1 – 3 | West Germany |
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Lee 77' | Hoeneß 26' Netzer 85' (pen.) Müller 88' |
West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate
Hungary vs Romania
Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate (After Replay; After Second Leg: 3-3)
Yugoslavia vs Soviet Union
May 13, 1972
17:00 Second Leg |
Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
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Kolotov 53' Banishevski 74' Kozinkevich 90' |
Soviet Union won 3 – 0 on aggregate
External links
- tables and results at RSSSF.com