UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 5

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Group 5 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 5 consisted of four teams: Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Belgium, who finished two points above Portugal.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Denmark.svg
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6411113+89Advance to quarter-finals 3–0 3–0 2–0
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6312106+47 1–1 2–0 5–0
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 63034736 1–0 2–1 1–0
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 610521192 1–2 0–1 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report João Soccerball shade.svg40'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 17,317
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
O'Hare Soccerball shade.svg13' Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 24,618
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Devrindt Soccerball shade.svg17', 37' Report
Stade Klokke, Bruges
Attendance: 9,697
Referee: John Carpenter (Rep. of Ireland)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
McKinnon Soccerball shade.svg39' (o.g.)
Van Himst Soccerball shade.svg57', 85' (pen.)
Report
Stade Sclessin, Liège
Attendance: 13,931
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg14', 64' (pen.)
De Nul Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
Stade Émile Versé, Anderlecht
Attendance: 26,921
Referee: Gaspar Pintado Viu (Spain)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Stanton Soccerball shade.svg22' (o.g.)
Eusébio Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 35,463
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg5–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg17'
Eusébio Soccerball shade.svg42'
Baptista Soccerball shade.svg47', 49'
Sandvad Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.)
Report
Estádio das Antas, Oporto
Attendance: 16,391
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bjerre Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Devrindt Soccerball shade.svg65', 75'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 27,266
Referee: Kåre Sirevaag (Norway)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 37,682
Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany)

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
O'Hare Soccerball shade.svg22'
Gemmill Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg56'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 58,612
Referee: Brunon Piotrowicz (Poland)

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
O'Hare Soccerball shade.svg6' Report
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Peres Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.) Report Lambert Soccerball shade.svg61'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 53,577
Referee: Kenneth Howard Burns (England)

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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