European Football Championship 1972 / Germany

This article covers the West German national team at the 1972 European Football Championship in Belgium .

qualification

The West German team met Poland , Turkey and Albania in qualifying group 8 . Although there was a disappointing 1: 1 against Turkey at the beginning of the qualification, the team of the FRG was able to improve in the course of the qualification, win all their away games and thus qualify for the quarter-finals.

Final table (group 8)

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Germany BR BR Germany	6th	4th	2	0	010: 200	+8	10: 20
2.	Poland 1944 Poland	6th	2	2	2	010: 600	+4	06: 60
3.	Turkey Turkey	6th	2	1	3	005:130	−8	05: 70
4th	Albania 1946 Albania	6th	1	1	4th	005: 900	−4	03: 90

Game results

October 17, 1970 Cologne ( Müngersdorfer Stadium )	BR Germany	-	Turkey	1: 1 (1: 1)	Goals: Kamuran (16.), Müller (36.)
02/17/1971 Tirana ( Qemal Stafa Stadium )	Albania	-	BR Germany	0: 1 (0: 1)	Goal: Müller (38.)
04/25/1971 Istanbul ( İnönü Stadı )	Turkey	-	BR Germany	0: 3 (0: 1)	Goals: Müller (43.), (47.), Köppel (72.)
June 12th, 1971 Karlsruhe ( Wildpark Stadium )	BR Germany	-	Albania	2: 0 (2: 0)	Goals: Netzer (18th), Grabowski (44th)
10.10.1971 Warsaw ( Dziesięciolecia Stadium )	Poland	-	BR Germany	1: 3 (1: 1)	Goals: Gadocha (27.), Müller (29.), (64.), Grabowski (70.)
November 17th, 1971 Hamburg ( Volksparkstadion )	BR Germany	-	Poland	0-0

Quarter finals

date		total		First leg	Return leg
April 29 / April 13 May 1972	England England	1: 3	Germany Federal Republic BR Germany	1: 3 (0: 1)	0-0

The 3-1 victory of the West German team at Wembley Stadium in London was the first victory of a German team against England in their homeland. The goals for the FRG were scored by Uli Hoeneß (26th min.), Günter Netzer (85th minute from a penalty kick), Gerd Müller (88th minute). In the meantime, Francis Lee was able to equalize for England in the 77th minute. The game is one of the legendary games of the German national football team. (→ Wembley-Eleven )

West German contingent

player	society	position	Date of birth	Age
Sepp Maier	Bayern Munich	goalkeeper	February 28, 1944	(Age: 28)
Wolfgang Kleff	Borussia Monchengladbach	goalkeeper	November 16, 1946	(Age: 25)
Franz Beckenbauer (C)	Bayern Munich	Defense	September 11, 1945	(Age: 26)
Michael Bella	MSV Duisburg	Defense	September 29, 1945	(Age: 26)
Paul Breitner	Bayern Munich	Defense	5th September 1951	(Age: 20)
Horst-Dieter Höttges	Werder Bremen	Defense	September 10, 1943	(Age: 28)
Berti Vogts	Borussia Monchengladbach	Defense	December 30, 1946	(Age: 25)
Georg Schwarzenbeck	Bayern Munich	Defense	April 3, 1948	(Age: 24)
Rainer Bonhof	Borussia Monchengladbach	midfield	March 29, 1952	(Age: 20)
Uli Hoeneß	Bayern Munich	midfield	5th January 1952	(Age: 20)
Horst Köppel	VfB Stuttgart	midfield	May 17, 1948	(Age: 24)
Günter Netzer	Borussia Monchengladbach	midfield	September 14, 1944	(Age: 27)
Herbert Wimmer	Borussia Monchengladbach	midfield	November 9, 1944	(Age: 27)
Jürgen Grabowski	Eintracht Frankfurt	attack	July 7, 1944	(Age: 27)
Jupp Heynckes	Borussia Monchengladbach	attack	May 9, 1945	(Age: 27)
Erwin Kremers	FC Schalke 04	attack	March 24, 1949	(Age: 23)
Hannes Löhr	1. FC Cologne	attack	July 5, 1942	(Age: 29)
Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	attack	November 3, 1945	(Age: 26)
Helmut Schön	Trainer		September 15, 1915	(Age: 56)