UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 3

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Group 3 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 3 consisted of four teams: England, Switzerland, Greece, and Malta, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were England, who finished two points above Switzerland.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 6510153+1211Advance to quarter-finals 1–1 3–0 5–0
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 6411125+79 2–3 1–0 5–0
3Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 61143853 0–2 0–1 2–0
4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 6015216141 0–1 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–1Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
Vassallo Soccerball shade.svg66' Report Kritikopoulos Soccerball shade.svg80'
Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 8,689
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Greece  Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg0–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report Müller Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus(Athens)
Attendance: 30,699
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Theobald Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.) Report Quentin Soccerball shade.svg49'
Künzli Soccerball shade.svg57'
Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 4,739
Referee: Gocho Rusev (Bulgaria)

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–1Flag of England.svg  England
Report Peters Soccerball shade.svg35'
Empire Stadium, Gżira
Attendance: 29,751
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg5–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Blättler Soccerball shade.svg14'
Künzli Soccerball shade.svg17'
Quentin Soccerball shade.svg26'
Citherlet Soccerball shade.svg28'
Müller Soccerball shade.svg30'
Report
Allmend Stadion, Lucerne
Attendance: 16,470
Referee: Gunnar Michaelsen (Denmark)

England  Flag of England.svg3–0Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
Chivers Soccerball shade.svg23'
Hurst Soccerball shade.svg68'
Lee Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 55,123
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
Odermatt Soccerball shade.svg73' Report
Wankdorf Stadion, Bern
Attendance: 32,770
Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Wales) /injured 29'/ from 29' Thomas Henry Reynolds (Wales)

England  Flag of England.svg5–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Chivers Soccerball shade.svg1', 47'
Lee Soccerball shade.svg41'
Clarke Soccerball shade.svg46' (pen.)
Lawler Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 41,534
Referee: Einar Røed (Norway)

Greece  Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg2–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Davourlis Soccerball shade.svg60'
Aidiniou Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus(Athens)
Attendance: 9,561
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–3Flag of England.svg  England
Jeandupeux Soccerball shade.svg10'
Künzli Soccerball shade.svg44'
Report Hurst Soccerball shade.svg1'
Chivers Soccerball shade.svg12'
Weibel Soccerball shade.svg77' (o.g.)
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Attendance: 47,877
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

England  Flag of England.svg1–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Summerbee Soccerball shade.svg9' Report Odermatt Soccerball shade.svg26'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 90,423
Referee: Constantin Bărbulescu (Romania)

Greece  Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report Hurst Soccerball shade.svg59'
Chivers Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus(Athens)
Attendance: 34,014
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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