UEFA Euro 1972 quarter-finals

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Belgian goalkeeper Christian Piot (on foreground) saves on Italian forward Gigi Riva (on background). Milan, April 29, 1972. Italy v Belgium (Milan, 1972) - Piot saves on Riva.jpg
Belgian goalkeeper Christian Piot (on foreground) saves on Italian forward Gigi Riva (on background). Milan, April 29, 1972.

The UEFA Euro 1972 quarter-finals was the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1972. They were contested by the eight group winners of the qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties qualified for the finals tournament in Belgium. The matches were played on 29–30 April and 13–14 May 1972, with a replay on 17 May 1972.

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Qualification

Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd legReplay
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0–0 1–2
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg5–4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1–1 2–2 2–1
England  Flag of England.svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1–3 0–0
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0–0 0–3

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, the first being on 29 and 30 April 1972, and the second on 13 and 14 May 1972. A third leg would be played for any matches tied on aggregate after the second leg. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 63,549
Referee: Petar Nikolov (Bulgaria)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Stade Émile Versé, Brussels
Attendance: 26,561
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Belgium won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1972.

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
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Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 68,446
Referee: David William Smith (England)
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg2–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 60,254
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

3–3 on aggregate. A replay was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
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Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 32,130
Referee: Christos Michas (Greece)

Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1972.

England  Flag of England.svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 96,766
Referee: Robert Héliès (France)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
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Olympiastadion, West Berlin
Attendance: 76,122
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)

West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1972.

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
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Stadion Crvena zvezda, Belgrade
Attendance: 58,312
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
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Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 90,263
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

Soviet Union won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1972.

Goalscorers

There were 19 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

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