| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 7–15 April |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Bulgaria |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1968 Final Tournament was held in France.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria  | 2–3 |  Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Poland  | 3–5 |  East Germany | 3–2 | 0–3 |
Romania  | 2–5 |  Hungary | 2–1 | 0–4 |
Turkey  | 0–1 | Bulgaria | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Malta  | 1–3 |  Italy | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Luxembourg  | 0–11 |  Belgium | 0–4 | 0–7 |
West Germany  | 2–1 |  Spain | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Republic of Ireland  | 1–4 |  England | 0–0 | 1–4 |
The following teams entered the tournament. Eight teams qualified (Q) and eight teams entered without playing qualification matches.
Belgium (Q) Bulgaria (Q) Czechoslovakia East Germany (Q) England (Q) France (host) West Germany (Q)
Greece Hungary (Q) Italy (Q)
Netherlands Portugal 
Scotland 
Soviet Union 
Switzerland Yugoslavia (Q)| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
| 7 April | Switzerland | 1–1 | Belgium |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Scotland | |
| 9 April | Scotland | 4–0 | Switzerland |
| Portugal | 1–0 | Belgium | |
| 11 April | Scotland | 2–0 | Belgium |
| Portugal | 1–0 | Switzerland |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 7 April | Soviet Union | 2–2 | Netherlands |
| Bulgaria | 0–0 | England | |
| 9 April | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
| England | 1–0 | Netherlands | |
| 11 April | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Netherlands |
| England | 1–1 | Soviet Union |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| 7 April | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | Yugoslavia |
| West Germany | 2–0 | Italy | |
| 9 April | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | West Germany |
| Italy | 2–0 | Czechoslovakia | |
| 11 April | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | West Germany |
| Italy | 2–2 | Yugoslavia |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 1 |
| 7 April | East Germany | 1–1 | Greece |
| France | 3–0 | Hungary | |
| 9 April | Hungary | 4–1 | East Germany |
| France | 0–0 | Greece | |
| 11 April | France | 4–3 | East Germany |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Greece |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 – 1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
 Czechoslovakia First title |
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