UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 4

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Group 4 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 4 consisted of three teams: Yugoslavia, West Germany, and Albania, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Yugoslavia, who finished 1 point above West Germany. This remains the only time where a West or reunified Germany team participated in qualification for either a World Cup or European Championship and failed to qualify.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification 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 4013012121 0–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6–0Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
  • Müller Soccerball shade.svg5', 23', 73', 80' (pen.)
  • Löhr Soccerball shade.svg77', 78'
Report
Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Attendance: 27,674
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
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Crvrna Zvezda, Belgrade
Attendance: 36,508
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg0–2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
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Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 18,573
Referee: Costas Xanthoulis (Cyprus)

West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
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Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 70,573
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg4–0Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
Report
Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 18,573
Referee: Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg0–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Report
Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 21,889
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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