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)
1968
1976

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. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth two points, draws one point, and defeats no points. Only group winners could qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals went through to the final tournament.

Quarterfinal- Play Offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd legReplay
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0–0 1–2
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg5–4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1–1 2–2 2–1
England  Flag of England.svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1–3 0–0
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0–0 0–3


Qualified teams

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [upper-alpha 1]
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
20110720 bosuil.jpg

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
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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

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

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