UEFA Euro 1968 quarter-finals

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The UEFA Euro 1968 quarter-finals was the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1968. It was contested by the eight group winners of the qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties qualified for the final tournament in Italy. The matches were played in April and May 1968.

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Qualification

Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. If the aggregate scores were level at the end of the tie, a third leg had to be played at a neutral venue. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.

Draw

The quarter-final draw was conducted in Paris on 16 January 1968. At that time only 7 out of eight group winners were known, as the crucial match of Group 8 involving Scotland and England was scheduled on February 24. There were no seeds. The teams were drawn in the following order:

The semifinals would be:

In the same meeting, it was decided that the winner of the Bulgaria-Italy tie would be the host of the final tournament in June 1968. [1]

Summary

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

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, taking place in April and May 1968.

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Vasil Levski, Sofia
Attendance: 57,689
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
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Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 83,830
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

Italy won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
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Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 71,556
Referee: Laurens Van Ravens (Netherlands)
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 91,129
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Soviet Union won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 94,586
Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg1–2Flag of England.svg  England
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Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 66,994
Referee: Josef Krnavek (Czechoslovakia)

England won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

France  Flag of France.svg1–1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
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Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 35,423
Referee: Erwin Vetter (East Germany)
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg5–1Flag of France.svg  France
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Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 47,747
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Yugoslavia won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ Chandler, Michael J. (2 July 2016). "Cult Heroes and European Icons: Coin flip guides Italy to Euro 1968 victory". theScore.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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