European Football Championship 1972 / Soviet Union

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

qualification

The Soviet team met Spain, Northern Ireland and Cyprus in qualifying group 4. She was able to qualify for the quarterfinals with four wins and two draws. There you met Yugoslavia. The first leg on April 30, 1972 ended 0-0, the second leg on May 13, 1972 won the Soviet Union 3-0.

Closing table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union  6th  4th  2  0 013: 400  +9 10: 20
 2. Spain 1945Spain Spain  6th  3  2  1 014: 300 +11 08: 40
 3. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland  6th  2  2  2 010: 600  +4 06: 60
 4th Cyprus 1960Cyprus Cyprus  6th  0  0  6th 002:260 −24 00:12

Game results

11/15/1970 Cyprus - Soviet Union 1: 3 (1: 2)
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

Soviet contingent

goalkeeper

Defense

midfield

attack

Trainer

Games of the Soviet Union

Semifinals

June 14, 1972 in Anderlecht ( Stade Émile Versé )
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union - Hungary 1957Hungary Hungary 1: 0 (0: 0)

final

June 18, 1972 in Brussels ( Heysel Stadium )
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany - Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 3: 0 (1: 0)