European Football Championship 1972 / Qualification

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On the qualification for UEFA EURO 1972 to 32 national teams, which were divided into eight groups involved. The group winners played a quarter-finals with a return leg in the run-up to the final round.

As in all previous European championships, the host of the final round was only chosen after the four participants in the semi-finals had been determined; the choice fell on Belgium .

The qualifying games were held in 1970 and 1971. The quarter-finals took place in April and May 1972.

Group 1

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Romania	6th	4th	1	1	011: 200	+9	09: 30
2.	Czechoslovakia	6th	4th	1	1	011: 400	+7	09: 30
3.	Wales	6th	2	1	3	005: 600	−1	05: 70
4th	Finland	6th	0	1	5	001:160	−15	01:11

Game results

07.10.1970	Czechoslow.	-	Finland	1: 1 (1: 1)
10/11/1970	Romania	-	Finland	3: 0 (2: 0)
11/11/1970	Wales	-	Romania	0-0
04/21/1971	Wales	-	Czechoslow.	1: 3 (0: 0)
05/16/1971	Czechoslow.	-	Romania	1: 0 (0: 0)
05/26/1971	Finland	-	Wales	0: 1 (0: 0)

06/16/1971	Finland	-	Czechoslow.	0: 4 (0: 2)
09/22/1971	Finland	-	Romania	0: 4 (0: 2)
10/13/1971	Wales	-	Finland	3: 0 (1: 0)
October 27, 1971	Czechoslow.	-	Wales	1: 0 (0: 0)
11/14/1971	Romania	-	Czechoslow.	2: 1 (1: 0)
11/24/1971	Romania	-	Wales	2: 0 (1: 0)

Group 2

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Hungary	6th	4th	1	1	012: 500	+7	09: 30
2.	Bulgaria	6th	3	1	2	011: 700	+4	07: 50
3.	France	6th	3	1	2	010: 800	+2	07: 50
4th	Norway	6th	0	1	5	005:180	−13	01:11

Game results

07.10.1970	Norway	-	Hungary	1: 3 (0: 2)
11/11/1970	France	-	Norway	3: 1 (1: 0)
11/15/1970	Bulgaria	-	Norway	1: 1 (1: 0)
04/24/1971	Hungary	-	France	1: 1 (0: 0)
05/19/1971	Bulgaria	-	Hungary	3: 0 (1: 0)
06/09/1971	Norway	-	Bulgaria	1: 4 (0: 4)

09/08/1971	Norway	-	France	1: 3 (0: 2)
09/25/1971	Hungary	-	Bulgaria	2: 0 (0: 0)
10/09/1971	France	-	Hungary	0: 2 (0: 2)
October 27, 1971	Hungary	-	Norway	4: 0 (3: 0)
11/10/1971	France	-	Bulgaria	2: 1 (0: 0)
December 4th, 1971	Bulgaria	-	France	2: 1 (0: 0)

Group 3

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	England	6th	5	1	0	015: 300	+12	11: 10
2.	Switzerland	6th	4th	1	1	012: 500	+7	09: 30
3.	Greece	6th	1	1	4th	003: 800	−5	03: 90
4th	Malta	6th	0	1	5	002:160	−14	01:11

Game results

10/11/1970	Malta	-	Greece	1: 1 (0: 0)
December 16, 1970	Greece	-	Switzerland	0: 1 (0: 0)
December 20, 1970	Malta	-	Switzerland	1: 2 (0: 0)
02/03/1971	Malta	-	England	0: 1 (0: 1)
04/21/1971	England	-	Greece	3: 0 (1: 0)
04/21/1971	Switzerland	-	Malta	5: 0 (5: 0)

05/12/1971	England	-	Malta	5: 0 (2: 0)
05/12/1971	Switzerland	-	Greece	1: 0 (0: 0)
06/18/1971	Greece	-	Malta	2: 0 (0: 0)
10/13/1971	Switzerland	-	England	2: 3 (2: 2)
11/10/1971	England	-	Switzerland	1: 1 (1: 1)
December 01, 1971	Greece	-	England	0: 2 (0: 0)

Group 4

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Soviet Union	6th	4th	2	0	013: 400	+9	10: 20
2.	Spain	6th	3	2	1	014: 300	+11	08: 40
3.	Northern Ireland	6th	2	2	2	010: 600	+4	06: 60
4th	Cyprus	6th	0	0	6th	002:260	−24	00:12

Game results

11/11/1970	Spain	-	Northern Ireland	3: 0 (1: 0)
11/15/1970	Cyprus	-	Soviet Union	1: 3 (1: 2)
02/03/1971	Cyprus	-	Northern Ireland	0: 3 (0: 0)
04/21/1971	Northern Ireland	-	Cyprus	5: 0 (2: 0)
05/09/1971	Cyprus	-	Spain	0: 2 (0: 1)
05/30/1971	Soviet Union	-	Spain	2: 1 (0: 0)

06/07/1971	Soviet Union	-	Cyprus	6: 1 (3: 0)
09/22/1971	Soviet Union	-	Northern Ireland	1: 0 (1: 0)
10/13/1971	Northern Ireland	-	Soviet Union	1: 1 (1: 1)
October 27, 1971	Spain	-	Soviet Union	0-0
11/24/1971	Spain	-	Cyprus	7: 0 (3: 0)
02/16/1972	Northern Ireland	-	Spain	1: 1 (0: 1)

Group 5

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Belgium	6th	4th	1	1	011: 300	+8	09: 30
2.	Portugal	6th	3	1	2	010: 600	+4	07: 50
3.	Scotland	6th	3	0	3	004: 700	−3	06: 60
4th	Denmark	6th	1	0	5	002:110	−9	02:10

Game results

10/14/1970	Denmark	-	Portugal	0: 1 (0: 1)
11/11/1970	Scotland	-	Denmark	1: 0 (1: 0)
11/25/1970	Belgium	-	Denmark	2: 0 (2: 0)
02/03/1971	Belgium	-	Scotland	3: 0 (1: 0)
02/17/1971	Belgium	-	Portugal	3: 0 (1: 0)
04/21/1971	Portugal	-	Scotland	2: 0 (1: 0)

05/12/1971	Portugal	-	Denmark	5: 0 (2: 0)
05/26/1971	Denmark	-	Belgium	1: 2 (0: 0)
06/09/1971	Denmark	-	Scotland	1: 0 (1: 0)
10/13/1971	Scotland	-	Portugal	2: 1 (1: 0)
11/10/1971	Scotland	-	Belgium	1: 0 (1: 0)
11/21/1971	Portugal	-	Belgium	1: 1 (0: 0)

Group 6

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy	6th	4th	2	0	012: 400	+8	10: 20
2.	Austria	6th	3	1	2	014: 600	+8	07: 50
3.	Sweden	6th	2	2	2	003: 500	−2	06: 60
4th	Ireland	6th	0	1	5	003:170	−14	01:11

Game results

10/14/1970	Ireland	-	Sweden	1: 1 (1: 0)
10/28/1970	Sweden	-	Ireland	1: 0 (0: 0)
10/31/1970	Austria	-	Italy	1: 2 (1: 2)
December 8, 1970	Italy	-	Ireland	3: 0 (2: 0)
05/10/1971	Ireland	-	Italy	1: 2 (1: 1)
05/26/1971	Sweden	-	Austria	1: 0 (0: 0)

05/30/1971	Ireland	-	Austria	1: 4 (0: 3)
06/09/1971	Sweden	-	Italy	0-0
04.09.1971	Austria	-	Sweden	1: 0 (1: 0)
10/09/1971	Italy	-	Sweden	3: 0 (2: 0)
10/10/1971	Austria	-	Ireland	6: 0 (3: 0)
11/20/1971	Italy	-	Austria	2: 2 (1: 1)

Group 7

Closing table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Yugoslavia	6th	3	3	0	007: 200	+5	09: 30
2.	Netherlands	6th	3	1	2	018: 600	+12	07: 50
3.	GDR	6th	3	1	2	011: 600	+5	07: 50
4th	Luxembourg	6th	0	1	5	001:230	−22	01:11

Game results

10/11/1970	Netherlands	-	Yugoslavia	1: 1 (0: 1)
10/14/1970	Luxembourg	-	Yugoslavia	0: 2 (0: 1)
11/11/1970	GDR	-	Netherlands	1: 0 (0: 0)
11/15/1970	Luxembourg	-	GDR	0: 5 (0: 4)
02/24/1971	Netherlands	-	Luxembourg	6: 0 (1: 0)
04/04/1971	Yugoslavia	-	Netherlands	2: 0 (1: 0)

04/24/1971	GDR	-	Luxembourg	2: 1 (1: 0)
05/09/1971	GDR	-	Yugoslavia	1: 2 (0: 2)
10/10/1971	Netherlands	-	GDR	3: 2 (1: 1)
10/16/1971	Yugoslavia	-	GDR	0-0
October 27, 1971	Yugoslavia	-	Luxembourg	0-0
11/17/1971	Luxembourg	-	Netherlands	0: 8 (0: 5)

Group 8

Closing table

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

Game results

10/14/1970	Poland	-	Albania	3: 0  (1: 0)
10/17/1970	BR Germany	-	Turkey	1: 1  (1: 1)
December 13, 1970	Turkey	-	Albania	2: 1  (2: 1)
02/17/1971	Albania	-	BR Germany	0: 1  (0: 1)
04/25/1971	Turkey	-	BR Germany	0: 3  (0: 1)
05/12/1971	Albania	-	Poland	1: 1  (1: 1)

06/12/1971	BR Germany	-	Albania	2: 0  (2: 0)
09/22/1971	Poland	-	Turkey	5: 1  (1: 0)
10/10/1971	Poland	-	BR Germany	1: 3  (1: 1)
11/14/1971	Albania	-	Turkey	3: 0  (1: 0)
11/17/1971	BR Germany	-	Poland	0-0
December 05, 1971	Turkey	-	Poland	1: 0  (0: 0)

Quarter finals

The first legs were played on April 29, the second legs followed on May 13, 1972.

date		total		First leg	Return leg	3rd game
April 29 / April 13 May 1972	England	1: 3	BR Germany	1: 3 (0: 1)	0-0 (0: 0)
April 29 / April 13 May 1972	Italy	1: 2	Belgium	0-0 (0: 0)	1: 2 (0: 1)
April 29th / April 14th / 17th May 1972	Hungary	5: 4	Romania	1: 1 (1: 0)	2: 2 (2: 1)	2: 1 (1: 1) 1
April 30th / 13th May 1972	Yugoslavia	0: 3	Soviet Union	0-0 (0: 0)	0: 3 (0: 0)

¹ Playoff

The quarter-final first leg on April 29, 1972 at Wembley Stadium was the first victory of a German national soccer team in England and was described by Sport Bild magazine in 2011 as the “greatest German international match of all time”. rated. The team, named "Wembley-Elf" after the venue , was classified by the sports show in 2008 as the "most powerful DFB team of all time".

Web links

• UEFA on the qualifying matches (preliminary round) of the European Championship 1968
• All qualification games at a glance

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sport Bild , No. 6 of February 9, 2011, p. 46 ff
2. ^ Sports show on April 10, 2008: 1972 - Germany takes the title