UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying

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UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates7 September 1966 – 11 May 1968
Teams31
Tournament statistics
Matches played98 [note 1]
Goals scored306 (3.12 per match) [note 1]
Top scorer(s) Flag of Hungary.svg János Farkas
Flag of Italy.svg Gigi Riva
(6 goals each)
← 1964
1972 →

The qualifying round for the 1968 UEFA European 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.

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Qualified teams

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  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [A]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (host) Quarter-final winner20 April 19680 (debut)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Quarter-final winner24 April 19681 (1960)
Flag of England.svg  England Quarter-final winner8 May 19680 (debut)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Quarter-final winner11 May 19682 ( 1960 , 1964)
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year.

Summary

  Group winners advanced to the quarter-finals (second round)
  Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stage
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain 		Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union 		Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia 		Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary 		Flag of Italy.svg
Italy 		Flag of France.svg
France 		Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey 		Flag of Portugal (official).svg
Portugal
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway 		Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg
Greece
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland 		Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg
Albania 		Flag of East Germany.svg
East Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark 		Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg
Romania
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
Cyprus 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg 		Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Drawing of lots

Groups

Group 1

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Turkey.svg
1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 632162+48Advance to quarter-finals — 2–1 2–0 2–0
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 631284+47 1–0 — 1–2 3–0
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 621358−35 0–0 0–2 — 2–1
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 612338−54 0–0 0–0 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 2

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Norway.svg
1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 6420102+810Advance to quarter-finals — 1–0 3–0 4–2
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 62226606 0–0 — 1–2 2–1
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6213912−35 0–2 1–1 — 5–2
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6114914−53 0–0 1–2 3–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 3

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Finland.svg
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 6501166+1010Advance to quarter-finals — 4–0 4–3 2–0
2Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 521278−15 0–1 — 4–1 2–1
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 521279−25 1–0 Void [a] — 2–1
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6024512−72 2–5 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Austria v Greece match was abandoned in the 86th minute at 1–1 due to a crowd disturbance and declared void. [1]

Group 4

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 430183+56Advance to quarter-finals — 1–0 4–0
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 421192+75 3–1 — 6–0
3Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 4013012−121 0–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group 5

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of East Germany.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Denmark.svg
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6411155+109Advance to quarter-finals — 3–1 2–1 6–0
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 6312101007 1–0 — 4–3 3–2
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6213111105 2–2 1–0 — 2–0
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6114616−103 0–2 1–1 3–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 6

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6510173+1411Advance to quarter-finals — 3–1 4–0 5–0
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 63031814+46 0–1 — 4–2 7–0
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 62131713+45 2–2 7–1 — 5–0
4Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 6105325−222 0–2 1–5 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 7

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of France.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 6411146+89Advance to quarter-finals — 1–1 2–1 3–1
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6312149+57 2–1 — 2–4 3–0
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6312139+47 1–4 3–1 — 4–0
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6015118−171 0–3 0–5 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group 8

Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ulster Banner.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 6411155+109Advance to quarter-finals — 2–3 5–1 2–0
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6321108+28 1–1 — 3–2 2–1
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6123612−64 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 611428−63 0–2 1–0 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3–2 0–2
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2–0 0–3
England  Flag of England.svg3–1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1–0 2–1
France  Flag of France.svg2–6Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1–1 1–5

Goalscorers

There were 306 goals scored in 98 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match. [note 1]

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The matches/goals tally takes into account fixtures that were subsequently annulled.

References

  1. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (7 February 2007). "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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