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UEFA Euro 1972

UEFA Euro 1972

International football competition

The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 14 and 18 June 1972.

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Only four countries played in the final tournament, with the tournament consisting of the semi-finals, a third place play-off, and the final.

The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant all teams had to participate in the qualification process for the final stage.[1] Belgium was chosen among three candidates; the other bids came from England and Italy,[2] whose teams did not reach the semi-finals.

West Germany won the tournament, beating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final, with goals coming from Gerd Müller (twice) and Herbert Wimmer at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.[3]

Qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying

The qualifying round was played throughout 1970 and 1971 (group phase), and 1972 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each, with matches played on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified for the quarter-finals, played in two legs, home and away. The winners of the quarter-finals went through to the final tournament.

Qualified teams

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  1. Bold indicates champion for that year.

Venues

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Squads

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 squads

Match officials

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Final tournament

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament
Finalists and their results

At the final tournament, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

All times are local, CET (UTC+1)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – Antwerp
 
 
 Belgium1
 
18 June – Brussels (Heysel)
 
 West Germany2
 
 West Germany3
 
14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé)
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Hungary0
 
 
 Soviet Union1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
17 June – Liège
 
 
 Hungary1
 
 
 Belgium2

Semi-finals

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Attendance: 1,659
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Attendance: 55,669

Third-place play-off

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Attendance: 6,184

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 Final
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Attendance: 43,437

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 10 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

4 goals

1 goal

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament[4]
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References

  1. [1]
    Henson, Mike (12 May 2012). "Euro 1972: West Germany sweep the continent on finals debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Sportflitsen" [Sports flashes] (in Dutch). De Tijd. 14 March 1972. Retrieved 19 September 2015 – via Delpher.
  3. [3]
    "Müller strikes twice as West Germany beat USSR in 1972 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. [4]
    "1972 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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