UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 4

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Group 4 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 4 consisted of four teams: Soviet Union, Spain, Northern Ireland, and Cyprus, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Soviet Union, who finished two points above Spain.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 6420134+910Advance to quarter-finals 2–1 1–0 6–1
2Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 6321143+118 0–0 3–0 7–0
3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 6222106+46 1–1 1–1 5–0
4Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 6006226240 1–3 0–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg3–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Rexach Soccerball shade.svg39'
Pirri Soccerball shade.svg60'
Aragonés Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Attendance: 26,215
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Charalambous Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg10'
Yevryuzhikhin Soccerball shade.svg16'
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg50'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 8,980
Referee: Petar Kostovski (Yugoslavia)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0–3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Report Nicholson Soccerball shade.svg53'
Dougan Soccerball shade.svg55'
Best Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 9,119
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg5–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Dougan Soccerball shade.svg2'
Best Soccerball shade.svg44', 47', 56'
Nicholson Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 19,153
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0–2Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Report Pirri Soccerball shade.svg3'
Violeta Soccerball shade.svg86'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 5,818
Referee: Constantin Bărbulescu (Romania)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg79'
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Rexach Soccerball shade.svg88'
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 81,700
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg6–1Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Fedotov Soccerball shade.svg4', 86'
Yevryuzhikhin Soccerball shade.svg23', 38'
Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg59'
Banishevski Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report S. Michael Soccerball shade.svg75'
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 21,159
Referee: Erik Beijar (Finland)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Muntyan Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 51,186
Referee: Ove Dahlberg (Sweden)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Nicholson Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Byshovets Soccerball shade.svg32'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 16,573
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Attendance: 40,169
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw (England)

Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg7–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Pirri Soccerball shade.svg9', 47' (pen.)
Quino Soccerball shade.svg13', 22'
Aguilar Soccerball shade.svg63'
Lora Soccerball shade.svg66'
Rojo Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
Estadio Los Cármenes, Granada
Attendance: 19,176
Referee: Joseph Cassar Naudi (Malta)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Morgan Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Rojo Soccerball shade.svg41'
Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull
Attendance: 19,925
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References