Group 6 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 6 consisted of four teams: Italy, Austria, Sweden, and Republic of Ireland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Italy, who finished three points above Austria.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Carroll  44' (pen.) | Report | Brzokoupil 61' |
| Sweden | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Turesson 74' | Report |
| Italy | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| De Sisti 22' (pen.) Boninsegna 42'Prati 84' | Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Conway 23' | Report | Boninsegna 15' Prati 59' |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–4 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers 46' (pen.) | Report | Schmidradner 4' (pen.) Kodat 11'T. Dunne 31' (o.g.)Starek 71' |
| Italy | 3–0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Riva 3', 83' Boninsegna 40' | Report |
There were 32 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Tony Dunne (against Austria)