UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 2

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Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 2 consisted of four teams: Hungary, Bulgaria, France, and Norway, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Hungary, who finished two points above Bulgaria and France.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Norway.svg
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6411125+79Advance to quarter-finals 2–0 1–1 4–0
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 6312117+47 3–0 2–1 1–1
3Flag of France.svg  France 6312108+27 0–2 2–1 3–1
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6015518131 1–3 1–4 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Iversen Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Bene Soccerball shade.svg6'
Nagy Soccerball shade.svg23'
Karlsen Soccerball shade.svg69' (o.g.)
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 16,090
Referee: Adrianus Boogaerts (Netherlands)

France  Flag of France.svg3–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Floch Soccerball shade.svg30'
Lech Soccerball shade.svg55'
Mézy Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report Nilsen Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 10,357
Referee: António Ribeiro Saldanha (Portugal)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Atanasov Soccerball shade.svg29' Report Fuglset Soccerball shade.svg83'
Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 21,465
Referee: Michalakis Kiriakides (Cyprus)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–1Flag of France.svg  France
Kocsis Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.) Report Revelli Soccerball shade.svg64'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 45,867
Referee: Joaquim Fernandes dos Campos (Portugal)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Kolev Soccerball shade.svg38'
Petkov Soccerball shade.svg48'
Velichkov Soccerball shade.svg72'
Report
Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 28,342
Referee: Tofik Bakhramov (USSR)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–4Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Iversen Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Bonev Soccerball shade.svg26', 42' (pen.)
Zhekov Soccerball shade.svg29'
M. Vasilev Soccerball shade.svg37'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 22,041
Referee: William Gow (Wales)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–3Flag of France.svg  France
Dybwad-Olsen Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Vergnes Soccerball shade.svg33'
Blanchet Soccerball shade.svg34'
Loubet Soccerball shade.svg46'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 16,544
Referee: John Wright Paterson (Scotland)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–0Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Juhász Soccerball shade.svg51'
Vidáts Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 67,740
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

France  Flag of France.svg0–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report Bene Soccerball shade.svg35'
Novi Soccerball shade.svg43' (o.g.)
Stade Olympique, Colombes(Paris)
Attendance: 21,756
Referee: Gaspar Pintado Viu (Spain)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bene Soccerball shade.svg22', 43'
Dunai Soccerball shade.svg24'
Szűcs Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 29,253
Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)

France  Flag of France.svg2–1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Lech Soccerball shade.svg64'
Loubet Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Bonev Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes
Attendance: 9,405
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg2–1Flag of France.svg  France
Zhekov Soccerball shade.svg47'
Mihaylov Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Blanchet Soccerball shade.svg84'
Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 18,057
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Goalscorers

There were 38 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References