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31 national teams, which were divided into 8 groups, took part in the qualification for the European Football Championship in 1968 .
The hosts were only chosen from among the remaining four semi-finalists after qualifying had ended, with Italy selected.
The qualification was played out in 1966 and 1967 . The two-point rule applied: 2 points were awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a defeat.
The eight group winners then played in the quarter-finals in the first and second legs, in which the goal difference was decisive for wins for both teams, the four participants of the final round, which was played in the country of one of the four semi-finalists (Italy). The quarter-finals took place in April and May 1968.
The four British associations met in Group 8, as the qualifying round was also the tournament for the British Home Championship .
The West German team took part for the first time, but failed in qualifying due to a defeat in Yugoslavia or a final 0-0 in Albania. Scotland, Finland and Cyprus also made their debut and also failed in qualifying.
Group 1
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Spain 1945 Spain
6th
3
2
1
00 6: 200
+4
0 8: 40
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
6th
3
1
2
00 8: 400
+4
0 7: 50
3.
Ireland Ireland
6th
2
1
3
00 5: 800
−3
0 5: 70
4th
Turkey Turkey
6th
1
2
3
00 3: 800
−5
0 4: 80
Game results
October 23, 1966
Ireland
-
Spain
0-0
11/16/1966
Ireland
-
Turkey
2: 1 (0: 0)
December 07, 1966
Spain
-
Ireland
2: 0 (2: 0)
02/01/1967
Turkey
-
Spain
0-0
02/22/1967
Turkey
-
Ireland
2: 1 (1: 0)
05/21/1967
Ireland
-
Czechoslovakia
0: 2 (0: 1)
05/31/1967
Spain
-
Turkey
2: 0 (0: 0)
06/18/1967
Czechoslovakia
-
Turkey
3: 0 (1: 0)
10/01/1967
Czechoslovakia
-
Spain
1: 0 (0: 0)
10/22/1967
Spain
-
Czechoslovakia
2: 1 (1: 0)
11/15/1967
Turkey
-
Czechoslovakia
0-0
11/22/1967
Czechoslovakia
-
Ireland
1: 2 (0: 0)
Group 2
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Bulgaria 1967 Bulgaria
6th
4th
2
0
0 10: 200
+8
10: 20
2.
Portugal Portugal
6th
2
2
2
00 6: 600
± 0
0 6: 60
3.
Sweden Sweden
6th
2
1
3
00 9:120
−3
0 5: 70
4th
Norway Norway
6th
1
1
4th
00 9:140
−5
0 3: 90
Game results
11/13/1966
Bulgaria
-
Norway
4: 2 (3: 0)
11/13/1966
Portugal
-
Sweden
1: 2 (1: 1)
06/01/1967
Sweden
-
Portugal
1: 1 (0: 1)
06/08/1967
Norway
-
Portugal
1: 2 (1: 1)
06/11/1967
Sweden
-
Bulgaria
0: 2 (0: 1)
06/29/1967
Norway
-
Bulgaria
0-0
09/03/1967
Norway
-
Sweden
3: 1 (1: 1)
05/11/1967
Sweden
-
Norway
5: 2 (2: 0)
11/12/1967
Bulgaria
-
Sweden
3: 0 (2: 0)
11/12/1967
Portugal
-
Norway
2: 1 (1: 1)
11/26/1967
Bulgaria
-
Portugal
1: 0 (0: 0)
December 17, 1967
Portugal
-
Bulgaria
0-0
Group 3
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
6th
5
0
1
0 16: 600
+10
10: 20
2.
Kingdom of Greece Greece
5
2
1
2
00 7: 800
−1
0 5: 50
3.
Austria Austria
5
2
1
2
00 7: 900
−2
0 5: 50
4th
Finland Finland
6th
0
2
4th
00 5:120
−7
0 2:10
Game results
10/02/1966
Finland
-
Austria
0-0
10/16/1966
Greece
-
Finland
2: 1 (1: 0)
05/10/1967
Finland
-
Greece
1: 1 (1: 1)
06/11/1967
Soviet Union
-
Austria
4: 3 (3: 1)
07/16/1967
Soviet Union
-
Greece
4: 0 (0: 0)
08/30/1967
Soviet Union
-
Finland
2: 0 (1: 0)
09/06/1967
Finland
-
Soviet Union
2: 5 (2: 3)
09/24/1967
Austria
-
Finland
2: 1 (1: 0)
04/10/1967
Greece
-
Austria
4: 1 (2: 0)
10/15/1967
Austria
-
Soviet Union
1: 0 (0: 0)
10/31/1967
Greece
-
Soviet Union
0: 1 (0: 0)
05/11/1967
Austria
-
Greece
0 1: 1 (1: 0) *
* The game Austria - Greece was abandoned in the 86th minute when the score was 1: 1 due to crowd riots. The result was canceled by UEFA .
Group 4
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
4th
3
0
1
00 8: 300
+5
0 6: 20
2.
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
4th
2
1
1
00 9: 200
+7
0 5: 30
3.
Albania 1946 Albania
4th
0
1
3
00 0:120
−12
0 1: 70
Game results
04/09/1967
BR Germany
-
Albania
6: 0 (2: 0)
05/03/1967
Yugoslavia
-
BR Germany
1: 0 (0: 0)
05/14/1967
Albania
-
Yugoslavia
0: 2 (0: 1)
07.10.1967
BR Germany
-
Yugoslavia
3: 1 (1: 0)
11/12/1967
Yugoslavia
-
Albania
4: 0 (1: 0)
December 17, 1967
Albania
-
BR Germany
0-0
Group 5
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Hungary 1957 Hungary
6th
4th
1
1
0 15: 500
+10
0 9: 30
2.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
6th
3
1
2
0 10:100
± 0
0 7: 50
3.
Netherlands Netherlands
6th
2
1
3
0 11:110
± 0
0 5: 70
4th
Denmark Denmark
6th
1
1
4th
00 6:160
−10
0 3: 90
Game results
07.09.1966
Netherlands
-
Hungary
2: 2 (1: 0)
09/21/1966
Hungary
-
Denmark
6: 0 (5: 0)
11/30/1966
Netherlands
-
Denmark
2: 0 (0: 0)
04/05/1967
GDR
-
Netherlands
4: 3 (0: 2)
05/10/1967
Hungary
-
Netherlands
2: 1 (2: 0)
05/24/1967
Denmark
-
Hungary
0: 2 (0: 1)
06/04/1967
Denmark
-
GDR
1: 1 (0: 1)
09/13/1967
Netherlands
-
GDR
1: 0 (1: 0)
09/27/1967
Hungary
-
GDR
3: 1 (1: 0)
04/10/1967
Denmark
-
Netherlands
3: 2 (1: 0)
10/11/1967
GDR
-
Denmark
3: 2 (1: 2)
October 29, 1967
GDR
-
Hungary
1: 0 (0: 0)
Group 6
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Italy Italy
6th
5
1
0
0 17: 300
+14
11: 10
2.
Romania 1965 Romania
6th
3
0
3
0 18:140
+4
0 6: 60
3.
Switzerland Switzerland
6th
2
1
3
0 17:130
+4
0 5: 70
4th
Cyprus 1960 Cyprus
6th
1
0
5
00 3:250
−22
0 2:10
Game results
11/02/1966
Romania
-
Switzerland
4: 2 (4: 0)
11/26/1966
Italy
-
Romania
3: 1 (2: 1)
December 3, 1966
Cyprus
-
Romania
1: 5 (1: 0)
March 22, 1967
Cyprus
-
Italy
0: 2 (0: 0)
04/23/1967
Romania
-
Cyprus
7: 0 (3: 0)
05/24/1967
Switzerland
-
Romania
7: 1 (3: 0)
06/25/1967
Romania
-
Italy
0: 1 (0: 0)
11/01/1967
Italy
-
Cyprus
5: 0 (2: 0)
11/08/1967
Switzerland
-
Cyprus
5: 0 (2: 0)
11/18/1967
Switzerland
-
Italy
2: 2 (1: 0)
December 23, 1967
Italy
-
Switzerland
4: 0 (3: 0)
02/17/1968
Cyprus
-
Switzerland
2: 1 (1: 1)
Group 7
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
France France
6th
4th
1
1
0 14: 600
+8
0 9: 30
2.
Belgium Belgium
6th
3
1
2
0 14: 900
+5
0 7: 50
3.
Poland 1944 Poland
6th
3
1
2
0 13: 900
+4
0 7: 50
4th
Luxembourg Luxembourg
6th
0
1
5
00 1:180
−17
0 1:11
Game results
10/02/1966
Poland
-
Luxembourg
4: 0 (0: 0)
10/22/1966
France
-
Poland
2: 1 (1: 0)
11/11/1966
Belgium
-
France
2: 1 (0: 0)
11/26/1966
Luxembourg
-
France
0: 3 (0: 3)
03/19/1967
Luxembourg
-
Belgium
0: 5 (0: 3)
04/16/1967
Luxembourg
-
Poland
0-0
05/21/1967
Poland
-
Belgium
3: 1 (2: 0)
09/17/1967
Poland
-
France
1: 4 (1: 2)
10/08/1967
Belgium
-
Poland
2: 4 (2: 2)
10/28/1967
France
-
Belgium
1: 1 (0: 1)
11/22/1967
Belgium
-
Luxembourg
3: 0 (0: 0)
December 23, 1967
France
-
Luxembourg
3: 1 (1: 0)
Group 8
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
England England
6th
4th
1
1
0 15: 500
+10
0 9: 30
2.
Scotland Scotland
6th
3
2
1
0 10: 800
+2
0 8: 40
3.
Wales Wales
6th
1
2
3
00 6:120
−6
0 4: 80
4th
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
6th
1
1
4th
00 2: 800
−6
0 3: 90
Game results
10/22/1966
Wales
-
Scotland
1: 1 (0: 0)
10/22/1966
Northern Ireland
-
England
0: 2 (0: 1)
11/16/1966
England
-
Wales
5: 1 (3: 1)
11/16/1966
Scotland
-
Northern Ireland
2: 1 (2: 1)
04/12/1967
Northern Ireland
-
Wales
0-0
04/15/1967
England
-
Scotland
2: 3 (0: 1)
10/21/1967
Wales
-
England
0: 3 (0: 1)
10/21/1967
Northern Ireland
-
Scotland
1: 0 (0: 0)
11/22/1967
England
-
Northern Ireland
2: 0 (1: 0)
11/22/1967
Scotland
-
Wales
3: 2 (1: 1)
02/24/1968
Scotland
-
England
1: 1 (1: 1)
02/28/1968
Wales
-
Northern Ireland
2: 0 (0: 0)
Quarter finals
date
total
First leg
Return leg
April 3rd / 8th May 1968
England England
3: 1
Spain 1945 Spain
1-0
2: 1
6./20. April 1968
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1967
3: 4
Italy Italy
3: 2
0: 2
6./24. April 1968
France France
2: 6
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
1: 1
1: 5
4./11. May 1968
Hungary Hungary 1957
2: 3
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
2-0
0: 3
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ rsssf.com
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