UEFA_Euro_1968_qualifying
UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
International football competition
The qualifying round for the 1968 UEFA European Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups; seven of four teams and one of three teams. Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through, to the final tournament.
Qualified
Did not qualify
Did not enter
Not a UEFA member
More information Team, Qualified as ...
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1] |
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 Italy (host) | Quarter-final winner | 20 April 1968 | 0 (debut) |
 Yugoslavia | Quarter-final winner | 24 April 1968 | 1 (1960) |
 England | Quarter-final winner | 8 May 1968 | 0 (debut) |
 Soviet Union | Quarter-final winner | 11 May 1968 | 2 (1960, 1964) |
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Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stage
More information Group 1, Group 2 ...
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If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Greater number of points in all group matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group 1
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Spain |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Republic of Ireland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Turkey |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 2
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 2
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Bulgaria |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Portugal |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Sweden |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | ||
| 4 | Norway |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 3
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 3
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Soviet Union |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Greece |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Austria |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 1–0 | Void[lower-alpha 1] | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Finland |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Notes:
Notes:
- The Austria v Greece match was abandoned in the 86th minute at 1–1 due to a crowd disturbance and declared void.[1]
Group 4
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 4
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Yugoslavia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | West Germany |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | 3–1 | — | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Albania |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 5
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 5
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Hungary |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | East Germany |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 4–3 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Netherlands |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Denmark |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 6
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 6
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Italy |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Romania |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 5 | 2–2 | 7–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Cyprus |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 7
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 7
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | France |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Belgium |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | 2–1 | — | 2–4 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Poland |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | 1–4 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 8
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 8
Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship.
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Scotland |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Wales |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Northern Ireland |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 quarter-finals
There were 306 goals scored in 98 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.[note 1]
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Leopold Grausam
Jacques Stockman
Dinko Dermendzhiev
Kresten Bjerre
Juhani Peltonen
Georges Lech- Charly Loubet
Flórián Albert- Kálmán Mészöly
Janusz Żmijewski
Mircea Dridea- Emil Dumitriu
Anatoliy Banishevskiy- Igor Chislenko
- Eduard Malofeyev
- Yozhef Sabo
Inge Danielsson
Karl Odermatt- René-Pierre Quentin
Hannes Löhr
Vahidin Musemić- Slaven Zambata
2 goals
- Helmut Siber[note 1]
- Roger Claessen
- Johan Devrindt
- Johnny Thio
- Nikola Kotkov
- Nikola Tsanev
Jozef Adamec- Tom Søndergaard
Herbert Pankau
Jack Charlton- Robert Herbin
Alekos Alexiadis- Ferenc Bene
Pierino Prati
Johan Cruyff- Piet Keizer
- Wim Suurbier
Kjetil Hasund- Odd Iversen
- Olav Nilsen
- Lucjan Brychczy
- Ryszard Grzegorczyk
- Włodzimierz Lubański
Eusébio- Jaime Graça
- Nicolae Dobrin
- Ion Ionescu
- Mircea Lucescu
Alan Gilzean- Denis Law
- Bobby Lennox
- Anatoliy Byshovets
- Murtaz Khurtsilava
Pirri- Leif Eriksson
- Tom Turesson
Ogün Altıparmak
Ron Davies- Wyn Davies
- Ivica Osim
- Ilija Petković
1 goal
- Rudi Flögel
- Erich Hof
- Franz Wolny
- Wilfried Puis
- Georgi Asparuhov
- Vasil Mitkov
Melis Asprou- Pamboullis Papadopoulos
- Kostakis Pierides
- Alexander Horváth
- Josef Jurkanin
- Ladislav Kuna
- Vojtech Masný
- Juraj Szikora
- Erik Dyreborg
- Gerhard Körner
- Wolfram Löwe
- Eberhard Vogel
- Alan Ball
- Roger Hunt
- Norman Hunter
- Pertti Mäkipää
- Simo Syrjävaara
- André Guy
- Yves Herbet
- Hervé Revelli
- Stathis Chaitas
- Mimis Papaioannou
- János Göröcs
- Dezső Molnár
- Zoltán Varga
- Mario Bertini
- Virginio De Paoli
- Giacinto Facchetti
Jean Klein- Rinus Israël
- Jan Mulder
- Miel Pijs
- Sjaak Swart
- Willy van der Kuijlen
Dave Clements- Jimmy Nicholson
- Harald Berg
- Sven Otto Birkeland
- Harald Sunde
- Andrzej Jarosik
- Jan Liberda
- Jerzy Sadek
- Zygfryd Szołtysik
- Custódio Pinto
- José Augusto Torres
Noel Cantwell- Andy McEvoy
- Turlough O'Connor
- Frank O'Neill
- Ray Treacy
- Florea Martinovici
- John Hughes
- Jim McCalliog
- Ronnie McKinnon
- Bobby Murdoch
- Valery Maslov
- Eduard Streltsov
- Amancio Amaro
- José Eulogio Gárate
- José María García Lavilla
- Francisco Gento
- Ramón Grosso
- Thomas Nordahl
- Ingvar Svensson
- Richard Dürr
- Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu
- Alan Durban
- Ronnie Rees
- Uwe Seeler
- Dragan Džajić
- Vojin Lazarević
- Josip Skoblar
- Edin Sprečo
1 own goal
- Dimitar Penev (against Italy)
- Kostas Panayiotou (against Switzerland)
- Ernő Solymosi (against Soviet Union)
- John Dempsey (against Czechoslovakia)
- Terry Hennessey (against England)
- The matches/goals tally takes into account fixtures that were subsequently annulled.
- Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (7 February 2007). "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- UEFA Euro 1968 at UEFA.com