HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
West Germany's sublime football beat England 3-1 in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 1972 European Championship.
1972 European Championship - Qualifying
1972 European Championship - Qualifying
Qualifying Groups
Group 1
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1970 |
7 Oct |
Czechoslovakia |
Finland |
1-1 |
|
1970 |
11 Oct |
Romania |
Finland |
3-0 |
|
1970 |
11 Nov |
Wales |
Romania |
0-0 |
|
1971 |
21 Apr |
Wales |
Czechoslovakia |
1-3 |
|
1971 |
16 May |
Czechoslovakia |
Romania |
1-0 |
|
1971 |
26 May |
Finland |
Wales |
0-1 |
|
1971 |
16 June |
Finland |
Czechoslovakia |
0-4 |
|
1971 |
22 Sept |
Finland |
Romania |
0-4 |
|
1971 |
13 Oct |
Wales |
Finland |
3-0 |
|
1971 |
27 Oct |
Czechoslovakia |
Wales |
1-0 |
|
1971 |
14 Nov |
Romania |
Czechoslovakia |
2-1 |
|
1971 |
24 Nov |
Romania |
Wales |
2-0 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Romania |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
9 |
|
Wales |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
|
Finland |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
Group 2
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1970 |
7 Oct |
Norway |
Hungary |
1-3 |
|
1970 |
11 Nov |
France |
Norway |
3-1 |
|
1970 |
15 Nov |
Bulgaria |
Norway |
1-1 |
|
1971 |
24 Apr |
Hungary |
France |
1-1 |
|
1971 |
19 May |
Bulgaria |
Hungary |
3-0 |
|
1971 |
9 June |
Norway |
Bulgaria |
1-4 |
|
1971 |
8 Sept |
Norway |
France |
1-3 |
|
1971 |
25 Sept |
Hungary |
Bulgaria |
2-0 |
|
1971 |
9 Oct |
France |
Hungary |
0-2 |
|
1971 |
27 Oct |
Hungary |
Norway |
4-0 |
|
1971 |
10 Nov |
France |
Bulgaria |
2-1 |
|
1971 |
4 Dec |
Bulgaria |
France |
2-1 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Hungary |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
|
Bulgaria |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
|
France |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
|
Norway |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
18 |
1 |
Group 3
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1970 |
11 Oct |
Malta |
Greece |
1-1 |
|
1970 |
16 Dec |
Greece |
Switzerland |
0-1 |
|
1970 |
20 Dec |
Malta |
Switzerland |
1-2 |
|
1971 |
3 Feb |
Malta |
England |
0-1 |
|
1971 |
21 Apr |
England |
Greece |
3-0 |
|
1971 |
21 Apr |
Switzerland |
Malta |
5-0 |
|
1971 |
12 May |
England |
Malta |
5-0 |
|
1971 |
12 May |
Switzerland |
Greece |
1-0 |
|
1971 |
18 June |
Greece |
Malta |
2-0 |
|
1971 |
13 Oct |
Switzerland |
England |
2-3 |
|
1971 |
10 Nov |
England |
Switzerland |
1-1 |
|
1971 |
1 Dec |
Greece |
England |
0-2 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
England |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
11 |
|
Switzerland |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
|
Greece |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
|
Malta |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
16 |
1 |
Group 4
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1970 |
11 Nov |
Spain |
N Ireland |
3-0 |
|
1970 |
15 Nov |
Cyprus |
USSR |
1-3 |
|
1971 |
3 Feb |
Cyprus |
N Ireland |
0-3 |
|
1971 |
21 Apr |
N Ireland |
Cyprus |
5-0 |
|
1971 |
9 May |
Cyprus |
Spain |
0-2 |
|
1971 |
30 May |
USSR |
Spain |
2-1 |
|
1971 |
7 June |
USSR |
Cyprus |
6-1 |
|
1971 |
22 Sept |
USSR |
N Ireland |
1-0 |
|
1971 |
13 Oct |
N Ireland |
USSR |
1-1 |
|
1971 |
27 Oct |
Spain |
USSR |
0-0 |
|
1971 |
24 Nov |
Spain |
Cyprus |
7-0 |
|
1972 |
16 Feb |
N Ireland |
Spain |
1-1 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
USSR |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
10 |
|
Spain |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
3 |
8 |
|
N Ireland |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
|
Cyprus |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
26 |
0 |
Group 5
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1970 |
14 Oct |
Denmark |
Portugal |
0-1 |
|
1970 |
11 Nov |
Scotland |
Denmark |
1-0 |
|
1970 |
25 Nov |
Belgium |
Denmark |
2-0 |
|
1971 |
3 Feb |
Belgium |
Scotland |
3-0 |
|
1971 |
17 Feb |
Belgium |
Portugal |
3-0 |
|
1971 |
21 Apr |
Portugal |
Scotland |
2-0 |
|
1971 |
12 May |
Portugal |
Denmark |
5-0 |
|
1971 |
26 May |
Denmark |
Belgium |
1-2 |
|
1971 |
9 June |
Denmark |
Scotland |
1-0 |
|
1971 |
13 Oct |
Scotland |
Portugal |
2-1 |
|
1971 |
10 Nov |
Scotland |
belgium |
1-0 |
|
1971 |
21 Nov |
Portugal |
Belgium |
1-1 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Belgium |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
|
Portugal |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
|
Scotland |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
|
Denmark |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
Group 6
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1970 |
14 Oct |
Ireland |
Sweden |
1-1 |
|
1970 |
28 Oct |
Sweden |
Ireland |
1-0 |
|
1970 |
31 Oct |
Austria |
Italy |
1-2 |
|
1970 |
8 Dec |
Italy |
Ireland |
3-0 |
|
1971 |
10 May |
Ireland |
Italy |
1-2 |
|
1971 |
26 May |
Sweden |
Austria |
1-0 |
|
1971 |
30 May |
Ireland |
Austria |
1-4 |
|
1971 |
9 June |
Sweden |
Italy |
0-0 |
|
1971 |
4 Sept |
Austria |
Sweden |
1-0 |
|
1971 |
9 Oct |
Italy |
Sweden |
3-0 |
|
1971 |
10 Oct |
Austria |
Ireland |
6-0 |
|
1971 |
20 Nov |
Italy |
Austria |
2-2 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Italy |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
10 |
|
Austria |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
7 |
|
Sweden |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
|
Ireland |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
Group 7
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1970 |
11 Oct |
Holland |
Yugoslavia |
1-1 |
|
1970 |
14 Oct |
Luxembourg |
Yugoslavia |
0-2 |
|
1970 |
11 Nov |
East Germany |
Holland |
1-0 |
|
1970 |
15 Nov |
Luxembourg |
East Germany |
0-5 |
|
1971 |
24 Feb |
Holland |
Luxembourg |
6-0 |
|
1971 |
4 Apr |
Yugoslavia |
Holland |
2-0 |
|
1971 |
24 Apr |
East Germany |
Luxembourg |
2-1 |
|
1971 |
9 May |
East Germany |
Yugoslavia |
1-2 |
|
1971 |
10 Oct |
Holland |
East Germany |
3-2 |
|
1971 |
16 Oct |
Yugoslavia |
East Germany |
0-0 |
|
1971 |
27 Oct |
Yugoslavia |
Luxembourg |
0-0 |
|
1971 |
17 Nov |
Luxembourg |
Holland |
0-8 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
Yugoslavia |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
|
Holland |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
6 |
7 |
|
East Germany |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
7 |
|
Luxembourg |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
23 |
1 |
Group 8
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1970 |
14 Oct |
Poland |
Albania |
3-0 |
|
1970 |
17 Oct |
West Germany |
Turkey |
1-1 |
|
1970 |
13 Dec |
Turkey |
Albania |
2-1 |
|
1971 |
17 Feb |
Albania |
West Germany |
0-1 |
|
1971 |
25 Apr |
Turkey |
West Germany |
0-3 |
|
1971 |
12 May |
Albania |
Poland |
1-1 |
|
1971 |
12 June |
West Germany |
Albania |
2-0 |
|
1971 |
22 Sept |
Poland |
Turkey |
5-1 |
|
1971 |
10 Oct |
Poland |
West Germany |
1-3 |
|
1971 |
14 Nov |
Albania |
Turkey |
3-0 |
|
1971 |
17 Nov |
West Germany |
Poland |
0-0 |
|
1971 |
5 Dec |
Turkey |
Poland |
1-0 |
|
Team |
Plyd |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
West Germany |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
|
Poland |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
|
Turkey |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
5 |
|
Albania |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
Quarter Finals
|
Year |
Date |
Home |
Away |
Score |
|
1972 |
29 Apr |
England |
West Germany |
1-3 |
|
1972 |
13 May |
West Germany |
England |
0-0 |
|
|
|
|
|
agg. 3-1 |
|
1972 |
29 Apr |
Hungary |
Romania |
1-1 |
|
1972 |
14 May |
Romania |
Hungary |
2-2 |
|
|
|
|
|
agg. 3-3 |
|
1972 |
17 May |
Hungary |
Romania |
2-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1972 |
29 Apr |
Italy |
Belgium |
0-0 |
|
1972 |
13 May |
Belgium |
Italy |
2-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
agg. 2-1 |
|
1972 |
30 Apr |
Yugoslavia |
USSR |
0-0 |
|
1972 |
13 May |
USSR |
Yugoslavia |
3-0 |
|
|
|
|
|
agg. 3-0 |