UEFA Euro 1972

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1972 UEFA European Football Championship
Europees kampioenschap voetbal België 1972 (in Dutch)
Championnat d'Europe de football Belgique 1972 (in French)
Fußball-Europameisterschaft Belgien 1972 (in German)
UEFA Euro 1972 logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
Dates14–18 June
Teams4
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Third placeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Fourth placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Attendance121,880 (30,470 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Müller (4 goals)
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The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 14 and 18 June 1972.

Contents

Only four countries played in the final tournament, with the tournament consisting of the semi-finals, a third place play-off, and the final.

The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant all teams had to participate in the qualification process for the final stage. [1] Belgium was chosen among three candidates; the other bids came from England and Italy, [2] whose teams did not reach the semi-finals.

West Germany won the tournament, beating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final, with goals coming from Gerd Müller (twice) and Herbert Wimmer at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. [3]

Qualification

The qualifying round was played throughout 1970 and 1971 (group phase), and 1972 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each, with matches played on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified for the quarter-finals, played in two legs, home and away. The winners of the quarter-finals went through to the final tournament.

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [A]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (host) Quarter-final winner13 May 19720 (debut)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Quarter-final winner13 May 19723 ( 1960 , 1964, 1968)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Quarter-final winner13 May 19720 (debut)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Quarter-final winner17 May 19721 (1964)
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year.

Venues

Brussels Liège
Heysel Stadium Stade Émile Versé Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Capacity: 75,000Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 35,000
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Antwerp
Bosuilstadion
Capacity: 60,000
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Squads

Match officials

CountryReferee
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Johan Einar Boström
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany Rudi Glöckner
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Ferdinand Marschall
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland William Mullan

Final tournament

Finalists and their results Euro 1972.png
Finalists and their results

At the final tournament, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

All times are local, CET (UTC+1)

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
14 June – Antwerp
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
 
18 June – Brussels (Heysel)
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3
 
14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé)
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
17 June – Liège
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2

Semi-finals

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 0–1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report
  • Konkov Soccerball shade.svg53'
Stade Émile Versé, Brussels
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1–2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Report
Bosuilstadion, Antwerp
Attendance: 55,669
Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)

Third-place play-off

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 1–2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 6,184
Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)

Final

West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 3–0 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 43,437
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 10 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

4 goals

1 goal

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament [4]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yevhen Rudakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Murtaz Khurtsilava
Flag of Germany.svg Franz Beckenbauer
Flag of Germany.svg Paul Breitner 		Flag of Germany.svg Uli Hoeneß
Flag of Germany.svg Günter Netzer
Flag of Germany.svg Herbert Wimmer 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Raoul Lambert
Flag of Germany.svg Jupp Heynckes
Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Müller

References

  1. ↑ Henson, Mike (12 May 2012). "Euro 1972: West Germany sweep the continent on finals debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sportflitsen" [Sports flashes]. De Tijd : Dagblad voor Nederland (in Dutch). De Tijd. 14 March 1972. Retrieved 19 September 2015– via Delpher.
  3. ↑ "Müller strikes twice as West Germany beat USSR in 1972 EURO final". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "1972 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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