 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(January 2022) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 112 (3.11 per match) |
The Men's European Football Qualifiers for the 1972 Summer Olympics consisted of two stages, the first single elimination tournament and then group stage. [1]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Finland  | w/o |  Malta | – | – |
East Germany  | 5–0 |  Italy | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Great Britain  | 1–5 |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 0–5 |
Iceland  | 0–1 |  France | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Luxembourg  | 3–3 |  Austria | 1–0 | 2–3 |
Poland  | 8–0 |  Greece | 7–0 | 1–0 |
Republic of Ireland  | 0–3 |  Yugoslavia | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Romania  | 4–2 |  Albania | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Soviet Union  | 4–0 |  Netherlands | 4–0 | 0–0 |
Spain  | 0-4 |  Turkey | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Switzerland  | 2–5 |  Denmark | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | URS | FRA | AUT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 8 | 1972 Summer Olympics finals | — | 5–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 | 1–3 | — | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POL | BUL | SPA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 1972 Summer Olympics finals | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 5 | 3–1 | — | 8–3 | ||
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GDR | YUG | FIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 1972 Summer Olympics finals | — | 2–0 | +/- | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | 0–0 | — | +/- | ||
| 3 | Finland | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | withdrew | -/+ | -/+ | — |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 5–3 | Romania | 2–1 | 3–2 |
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