UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament

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The Italian line-up on the pitch prior to the start of the final replay

The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1968 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 5 June and ended with the final replay on 10 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy won the tournament with a 2–0 replay victory over Yugoslavia. [1]

Contents

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Format

Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.

Teams

TeamMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
Flag of England.svg  England Quarter-final winner8 May 19681stDebut
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (host) Quarter-final winner20 April 19681stDebut
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Quarter-final winner11 May 19683rd 1964 Winners (1960)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Quarter-final winner24 April 19682nd 1960 Runners-up (1960)

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
        
 
5 June – Naples
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (coin toss)0
 
8 and 10 June – Rome
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (replay)12
 
5 June – Florence
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 10
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
8 June – Rome
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 2
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0

Semi-finals

Italy vs Soviet Union

The match was decided by a coin toss. Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti called correctly.

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)
Italy won on coin toss
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Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 68,582
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
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Italy
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Soviet Union
GK22 Dino Zoff
SW7 Ernesto Castano
RB5 Tarcisio Burgnich
CB4 Giancarlo Bercellino
LB10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
DM11 Giorgio Ferrini
CM13 Antonio Juliano
CM18 Gianni Rivera
RW9 Angelo Domenghini
FW15 Sandro Mazzola
FW16 Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
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GK1 Yuri Pshenichnikov
SW18 Albert Shesternyov (c)
RB8 Yuriy Istomin
CB10 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
LB3 Valentin Afonin
RH11 Eduard Malofeyev
CM21 Gennady Logofet
CM19 Aleksandr Lenyov
RW5 Anatoliy Byshovets
CF4 Anatoliy Banishevskiy
LW7 Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Yugoslavia vs England

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–0Flag of England.svg  England
  • Džajić Soccerball shade.svg86'
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Yugoslavia
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England
GK1 Ilija Pantelić
SW6 Dragan Holcer
RB2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB5 Blagoje Paunović
LB3 Milan Damjanović
DM15 Miroslav Pavlović
CM21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM8 Ivica Osim
RW7 Ilija Petković
CF9 Vahidin Musemić
LW11 Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić
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GK1 Gordon Banks
SW6 Bobby Moore (c)
RB2 Keith Newton
CB5 Brian Labone
LB3 Ray Wilson
DM4 Alan Mullery Red card.svg 89'
CM19 Norman Hunter
CM9 Bobby Charlton
CM11 Martin Peters
FW7 Alan Ball
FW8 Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey

Third place play-off

England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,817
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
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England
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Soviet Union
GK1 Gordon Banks
SW6 Bobby Moore (c)
RB16 Tommy Wright
CB5 Brian Labone
LB3 Ray Wilson
DM17 Nobby Stiles
CM19 Norman Hunter
CM9 Bobby Charlton
CM11 Martin Peters
FW8 Roger Hunt
FW10 Geoff Hurst
Manager:
Alf Ramsey
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GK1 Yuri Pshenichnikov
SW18 Albert Shesternyov (c)
RB8 Yuriy Istomin
CB10 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
LB3 Valentin Afonin
RH11 Eduard Malofeyev
CM19 Aleksandr Lenyov
CM21 Gennady Logofet
RW5 Anatoliy Byshovets
CF4 Anatoliy Banishevskiy
LW7 Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Final

Original match

As the match ended in a draw, a replay was played to determine the winner.

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,817 [2]
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
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Italy
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Yugoslavia
GK22 Dino Zoff
SW7 Ernesto Castano
CB5 Tarcisio Burgnich
CB12 Aristide Guarneri
LB10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
RM9 Angelo Domenghini
CM14 Giovanni Lodetti
CM11 Giorgio Ferrini
AM13 Antonio Juliano
CF2 Pietro Anastasi
CF16 Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
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GK1 Ilija Pantelić
RB2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB5 Blagoje Paunović
CB6 Dragan Holcer
LB3 Milan Damjanović
RM21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM15 Miroslav Pavlović
LM10 Jovan Aćimović
RW7 Ilija Petković
LW11 Dragan Džajić
CF9 Vahidin Musemić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

Replay

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
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Italy
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Yugoslavia
GK22 Dino Zoff
SW20 Sandro Salvadore
CB12 Aristide Guarneri
CB19 Roberto Rosato
RB5 Tarcisio Burgnich
LB10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
IR15 Sandro Mazzola
IL8 Giancarlo De Sisti
LW9 Angelo Domenghini
CF2 Pietro Anastasi
LF17 Gigi Riva
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
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GK1 Ilija Pantelić
RB2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB5 Blagoje Paunović
CB6 Dragan Holcer
LB3 Milan Damjanović
CM21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM15 Miroslav Pavlović
CM10 Jovan Aćimović
RF22 Idriz Hošić
CF9 Vahidin Musemić
LF11 Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

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