UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament

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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]

Contents

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

Format

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.

Teams

TeamMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (host) Quarter-final winner13 May 19721stDebut
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Quarter-final winner17 May 19722nd 1964 Third place (1964)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Quarter-final winner13 May 19724th 1968 Winners (1960)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Quarter-final winner13 May 19721stDebut

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 vs Soviet Union

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report
  • Konkov Soccerball shade.svg53'
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Hungary [2]
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body Soviet Union away.png
Kit body.svg
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Kit shorts.svg
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Soviet Union
GK1 István Géczi
SW3 Miklós Páncsics
CB2 Tibor Fábián Yellow card.svg
CB6 László Bálint Yellow card.svg
CB4 Péter Juhász
CM12 István Juhász
CM8 Lajos Kocsis Sub off.svg 60'
CM10 Lajos Kű
RW7 István Szőke
CF9 Ferenc Bene (c)Sub off.svg 60'
LW11 Sándor Zámbó
Substitutions:
FW15 Antal Dunai Sub on.svg 60'
MF24 Flórián Albert Sub on.svg 60'
Manager:
Rudolf Illovszky
HUN-URS 1972-06-14.svg
GK1 Yevhen Rudakov
SW3 Murtaz Khurtsilava (c)Yellow card.svg
CB2 Revaz Dzodzuashvili
CB12 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
CB13 Yuriy Istomin
CM14 Anatoliy Konkov
CM7 Volodymyr Troshkin
CM6 Viktor Kolotov
RW8 Anatoly Baidachny
CF9 Anatoliy Banishevskiy Sub off.svg 70'
LW18 Volodymyr Onyshchenko
Substitutions:
FW16 Givi Nodia Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Oleksandr Ponomarov

Belgium vs West Germany

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Report
Bosuilstadion, Antwerp
Attendance: 55,669
Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)
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Belgium
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West Germany
GK1 Christian Piot
SW5 Erwin Vandendaele Yellow card.svg 17'
CB2 Georges Heylens
CB4 Jean Thissen
CB3 Léon Dolmans
RM7 Léon Semmeling
CM11 Jan Verheyen
CM6 Jean Dockx
LM8 Maurice Martens Sub off.svg 70'
CF9 Raoul Lambert
CF10 Paul Van Himst (c)
Substitutions:
FW14 Odilon Polleunis Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Raymond Goethals
BEL-FRG 1972-06-14.svg
GK1 Sepp Maier
SW5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB2 Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
RM6 Herbert Wimmer
CM10 Günter Netzer
CM8 Uli Hoeneß Sub off.svg 59'
LM3 Paul Breitner
RW9 Jupp Heynckes
CF13 Gerd Müller
LW11 Erwin Kremers
Substitutions:
FW7 Jürgen Grabowski Sub on.svg 59'
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Third place play-off

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
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Hungary [2]
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Kit left arm.svg
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Kit body.svg
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Belgium
GK1 István Géczi
SW3 Miklós Páncsics (c)
CB2 Tibor Fábián
CB6 László Bálint
CB4 Péter Juhász Yellow card.svg
CM12 István Juhász
CM24 Flórián Albert
CM10 Lajos Kű
RW20 Mihály Kozma
CF15 Antal Dunai
LW11 Sándor Zámbó Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW5 Lajos Szűcs Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Rudolf Illovszky
HUN-BEL 1972-06-17.svg
GK1 Christian Piot
RB2 Georges Heylens
CB4 Jean Thissen
CB5 Erwin Vandendaele
LB3 Léon Dolmans Yellow card.svg
CM11 Jan Verheyen
CM6 Jean Dockx
CM14 Odilon Polleunis
RW7 Léon Semmeling
CF9 Raoul Lambert
LW10 Paul Van Himst (c)
Manager:
Raymond Goethals

Final

West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 43,437
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
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West Germany
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body Soviet Union.png
Kit body.svg
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Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks whitetop.png
Kit socks long.svg
Soviet Union
GK1 Sepp Maier
SW5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
RB2 Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB3 Paul Breitner
DM6 Herbert Wimmer
CM8 Uli Hoeneß
CM10 Günter Netzer Yellow card.svg 44'
RW9 Jupp Heynckes
LW11 Erwin Kremers
CF13 Gerd Müller
Manager:
Helmut Schön
FRG-URS 1972-06-18.svg
GK1 Yevhen Rudakov
RB2 Revaz Dzodzuashvili
CB3 Murtaz Khurtsilava (c)Yellow card.svg 66'
CB12 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi Yellow card.svg 44'
LB13 Yuriy Istomin
CM7 Volodymyr Troshkin
CM6 Viktor Kolotov
CM14 Anatoliy Konkov Sub off.svg 46'
RW8 Anatoly Baidachny
LW18 Volodymyr Onyshchenko
CF9 Anatoliy Banishevskiy Sub off.svg 66'
Substitutions:
MF15 Oleg Dolmatov Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Eduard Kozynkevych Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Oleksandr Ponomarov

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