qualified
not qualified
not participated
not a UEFA member
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 1965 Romania
6th
4th
1
1
0 11: 200
+9
0 9: 30
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
6th
4th
1
1
0 11: 400
+7
0 9: 30
3.
Wales Wales
6th
2
1
3
00 5: 600
−1
0 5: 70
4th
Finland Finland
6th
0
1
5
00 1:160
−15
0 1:11
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 1957 Hungary
6th
4th
1
1
0 12: 500
+7
0 9: 30
2.
Bulgaria 1967 Bulgaria
6th
3
1
2
0 11: 700
+4
0 7: 50
3.
France France
6th
3
1
2
0 10: 800
+2
0 7: 50
4th
Norway Norway
6th
0
1
5
00 5:180
−13
0 1:11
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 England
6th
5
1
0
0 15: 300
+12
11: 10
2.
Switzerland Switzerland
6th
4th
1
1
0 12: 500
+7
0 9: 30
3.
Greece 1970 Greece
6th
1
1
4th
00 3: 800
−5
0 3: 90
4th
Malta Malta
6th
0
1
5
00 2:160
−14
0 1:11
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 1955 Soviet Union
6th
4th
2
0
0 13: 400
+9
10: 20
2.
Spain 1945 Spain
6th
3
2
1
0 14: 300
+11
0 8: 40
3.
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
6th
2
2
2
0 10: 600
+4
0 6: 60
4th
Cyprus 1960 Cyprus
6th
0
0
6th
00 2:260
−24
0 0:12
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 Belgium
6th
4th
1
1
0 11: 300
+8
0 9: 30
2.
Portugal Portugal
6th
3
1
2
0 10: 600
+4
0 7: 50
3.
Scotland Scotland
6th
3
0
3
00 4: 700
−3
0 6: 60
4th
Denmark Denmark
6th
1
0
5
00 2:110
−9
0 2:10
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 Italy
6th
4th
2
0
0 12: 400
+8
10: 20
2.
Austria Austria
6th
3
1
2
0 14: 600
+8
0 7: 50
3.
Sweden Sweden
6th
2
2
2
00 3: 500
−2
0 6: 60
4th
Ireland Ireland
6th
0
1
5
00 3:170
−14
0 1:11
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 Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
6th
3
3
0
00 7: 200
+5
0 9: 30
2.
Netherlands Netherlands
6th
3
1
2
0 18: 600
+12
0 7: 50
3.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
6th
3
1
2
0 11: 600
+5
0 7: 50
4th
Luxembourg Luxembourg
6th
0
1
5
00 1:230
−22
0 1:11
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.
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
6th
4th
2
0
0 10: 200
+8
10: 20
2.
Poland 1944 Poland
6th
2
2
2
0 10: 600
+4
0 6: 60
3.
Turkey Turkey
6th
2
1
3
00 5:130
−8
0 5: 70
4th
Albania 1946 Albania
6th
1
1
4th
00 5: 900
−4
0 3: 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 England
1: 3
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
1: 3 (0: 1)
0-0 (0: 0)
April 29 / April 13 May 1972
Italy Italy
1: 2
Belgium Belgium
0-0 (0: 0)
1: 2 (0: 1)
April 29th / April 14th / 17th May 1972
Hungary Hungary 1957
5: 4
Romania 1965 Romania
1: 1 (1: 0)
2: 2 (2: 1)
2: 1 (1: 1) 1
April 30th / 13th May 1972
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic
0: 3
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
0-0 (0: 0)
0: 3 (0: 0)
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
Individual evidence
↑ Sport Bild , No. 6 of February 9, 2011, p. 46 ff
^ Sports show on April 10, 2008: 1972 - Germany takes the title
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