UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
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The qualifying round for the 1968 European Football 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 nations
| Country | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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 Italy | Quarter-finals winner | 1st | 20 April 1968 | 0 (debut) |
 Yugoslavia | Quarter-finals winner | 2nd | 24 April 1968 | 1 (1960) |
 England | Quarter-finals winner | 1st | 8 May 1968 | 0 (debut) |
 Soviet Union | Quarter-finals winner | 3rd | 11 May 1968 | 2 (1960, 1964) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year
First round
Group 1
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(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 6,257
October 1, 1967 15:00 |
Czechoslovakia  |
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| Horváth 47' |
Stadión dr. Vacka "Eden" (Slavia), Prague Attendance: 20,354 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany) |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 25,314
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 35,000
November 22, 1967 14:00 |
| Czechoslovakia |
1–2 |  Republic of Ireland |
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| Dempsey 57'(og) | Treacy 65' O'Connor 86' |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 7,615
Group 2
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(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 30,000
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 35,000
NOTE: The sequence of the Norwegian goals in other sources: 1-1 Berg (23'), 2-1 Birkeland (47'), 3-1 Sunde (80').
November 5, 1967 14:00 |
Sweden  |
5–2 |  Norway |
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| Turesson 15', 86' Danielsson 39' Eriksson 48', 85' |
Iversen 57'(p) Nilsen 90' |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 35,000
(*)NOTE: The sequence of the Bulgaria's goals in other sources: 1-0 Mitkov (43'), 2-0 Kotkov (44')
(**)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 28,000
(*) NOTE: Attendance also reported as 55,000
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 20,000
Group 3
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Reference: [1]
June 11, 1967 19:00 |
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4–3 |  Austria |
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| Malofeyev 25' Byshovets 36' Chislenko(*) 43' Streltsov 80' |
Hof 38' Wolny 54' Siber 71' |
(*)NOTE: It is also reported that the third Soviet goal was an own goal by Helmut Wartusch. This is corroborated by the YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNqtODvcTEk
September 6, 1967 17:30 |
Finland  |
2–5 | Soviet Union |
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| Peltonen 18' (p) Syrjävaara 25' |
Sabo 2', 56' (p) Maslov 14' Banishevski 35' Malofeyev 63' |
The match was abandoned at 83' because of fans disturbance in the stadium. Match declared void by UEFA decision.[2]
Group 4
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Group 5
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September 21, 1966 18:30 |
Hungary  |
6–0 |  Denmark |
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| Albert 1', 32' Mészöly 10' (p) Bene 14' Farkas 37' Varga 83' |
(*)NOTE: in other sources Alexandros Monastiriotis
November 30, 1966 20:30 |
Netherlands  |
2–0 | Denmark |
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| Swart 58' van der Kuijlen 73' |
Feyenoord Stadion (De Kuip), Rotterdam Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Aníbal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal) |
April 5, 1967 17:00 |
East Germany  |
4–3 | Netherlands |
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| Vogel 50' Frenzel 62', 78', 85' |
Mulder 10' Keizer 12', 65' |
(*)NOTE: The first goal is also reported as an own goal by Erik Sandvad.
October 4, 1967 19:00 |
| Denmark |
3–2 | Netherlands |
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| Bjerre 44' (p), 71' Søndergaard 53' |
Suurbier 74' Israël 76' |
October 11, 1967 17:00 |
| East Germany |
3–2 | Denmark |
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| Körner 35' (p) Pankau 59', 73' |
Dyreborg 25' Søndergaard 38' |
Group 6
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April 23, 1967 16:30 |
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| Lucescu 4' Martinovici 15' Dumitriu 24', 52', 77' I.Ionescu 47', 86' |
May 24, 1967 20:00 |
Switzerland  |
7–1 | Romania |
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| Künzli 12', 67' Quentin 15', 32' Blättler 46', 59' Odermatt 63' |
Dobrin 70' |
Group 7
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Group 8
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Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1967 and 1968 British Home Championships.
November 16, 1966 00:00 |
| England |
5–1 |  Wales |
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| Hurst 30', 34' B.Charlton 43' Hennessey 65' (og) J.Charlton 84' |
W.Davies 36' |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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3–4 | Italy |
3–2 | 0–2 |
| Hungary |
2–3 | Soviet Union |
2–0 | 0–3 |
| England |
3–1 | Spain |
1–0 | 2–1 |
France  |
2–6 | Yugoslavia |
1–1 | 1–5 |
Bulgaria vs Italy
April 6, 1968 17:00 First Leg |
| Bulgaria |
3 – 2 | Italy |
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Kotkov  11' (pen.)Dermendzhiev 66'Zhekov 73' |
Report | Penev 60' (o.g.) Prati 83' |
Italy won 4 – 3 on aggregete
Hungary vs USSR
May 11, 1968 19:30 Second Leg |
| Soviet Union |
3 – 0 | Hungary |
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| Solymosi 22' (og) Khurtsilava 59' Byshovets 72' |
Soviet Union won 3 – 2 on aggregate
England vs Spain
England won 3 – 1 on aggregate
France vs Yugoslavia
April 24, 1968 16:30 Second Leg |
| Yugoslavia |
5 – 1 | France |
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| Petković 3', 33' Musemić 12', 80' Džajić 24' |
Di Nallo 34' |
Yugoslavia won 6 – 2 on aggregate
References
- ↑ European Championship 1968, rsssf.com
- ↑ "Euro 1968 in Italy" (in German). 90min.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
External links
- tables and results at RSSSF.com
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