UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 2

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Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 2 consisted of four teams: Bulgaria, Portugal, Sweden, and Norway, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Bulgaria, who finished 4 points above Portugal.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Portugal.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.svg  Portugal 62226606 0–0 1–2 2–1
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 621391235 0–2 1–1 5–2
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 611491453 0–0 1–2 3–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg42Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  • Tsanev Soccerball shade.svg18', 43'
  • Zhekov Soccerball shade.svg42', 85'
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Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 20,762
Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan (Turkey)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Estádio Nacional, Oeiras (Lisbon)
Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg11Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 49,689
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg12Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
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Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 29,993
Referee: William Syme (Scotland)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg02Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 24,271
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg00Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
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Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 25,545
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg31Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 32,151
Referee: Jan Pawlik (Poland)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg52Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 14,078
Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg30Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 16,479
Referee: Josip Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg21Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
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Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg10Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
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Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 39,795
Referee: Anvar Zverev (USSR)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg00Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
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Estádio Nacional, Oeiras (Lisbon)
Attendance: 13,408
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References