The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1972 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 14 June and ended with the final on 18 June at Heysel Stadium in Brussels. West Germany won the tournament with a 3–0 victory over the Soviet Union. [1]
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Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Belgium (host) | Quarter-final winner | 13 May 1972 | 1st | — | Debut |
 Hungary | Quarter-final winner | 17 May 1972 | 2nd | 1964 | Third place (1964) |
 Soviet Union | Quarter-final winner | 13 May 1972 | 4th | 1968 | Winners (1960) |
 West Germany | Quarter-final winner | 13 May 1972 | 1st | — | Debut |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 June – Antwerp | ||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||
| 18 June – Brussels (Heysel) | ||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||
| 14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé) | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 0 | |||||
| Hungary | 0 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 17 June – Liège | ||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||
| Hungary | 0–1 | Soviet Union |
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