UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

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UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates1 September 1974 – 22 May 1976
Teams32
Tournament statistics
Matches played104
Goals scored289 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ireland.svg Don Givens (8 goals)
← 1972
1980 →

The qualifying round for the 1976 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. 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. [1]

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Qualified teams

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  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [A]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Quarter-final winner22 May 19761 (1960)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Quarter-final winner22 May 19760 (debut)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Quarter-final winner22 May 19761 ( 1972 )
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia (host) Quarter-final winner22 May 19762 (1960, 1968)
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year.

Summary

  Group winners advanced to the quarter-finals (second round)
  Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stage
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia 		Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales 		Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia 		Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium 		Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
Portugal
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
Cyprus 		Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg 		Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway 		Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg
Romania
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark 		Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg
Poland
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland 		Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland 		Flag of East Germany.svg
East Germany
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland 		Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg
Greece
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
Bulgaria
Flag of Malta.svg
Malta

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Drawing of lots

Groups

Group 1

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 6411155+109Advance to quarter-finals — 2–1 5–0 4–0
2Flag of England.svg  England 6321113+88 3–0 — 0–0 5–0
3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 623157−27 1–1 1–1 — 1–0
4Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 6006016−160 0–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 2

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6501144+1010Advance to quarter-finals — 2–0 1–0 5–0
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6312158+77 1–2 — 2–1 8–1
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6312117+47 2–1 0–0 — 6–2
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6006728−210 1–3 2–4 1–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 3

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Norway.svg
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 6501124+810Advance to quarter-finals — 1–0 3–0 3–1
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 630385+36 1–0 — 1–2 3–0
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 630389−16 1–2 0–2 — 3–1
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6105515−102 1–3 2–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 4

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Denmark.svg
1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 6330106+49Advance to quarter-finals — 1–1 1–1 2–0
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 6150116+57 2–2 — 1–1 6–1
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 623186+27 1–2 1–1 — 3–1
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6015314−111 1–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 5

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Finland.svg
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6402148+68Advance to quarter-finals — 3–0 3–1 4–1
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 632195+48 4–1 — 0–0 3–0
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 62313307 1–0 0–0 — 0–0
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6015313−101 1–3 1–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 6

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 6402106+48Advance to quarter-finals — 2–1 3–0 4–1
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 6312115+67 3–0 — 4–0 2–1
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6222510−56 1–0 1–1 — 2–1
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 6114510−53 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 7

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of East Germany.svg Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of Iceland.svg
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 632163+38Advance to quarter-finals — 1–2 2–1 1–0
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 623187+17 0–0 — 2–1 1–1
3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 613276+15 0–0 2–2 — 3–0
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 612338−54 0–2 2–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group 8

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6330144+109Advance to quarter-finals — 1–1 1–0 8–0
2Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 6231129+37 2–2 — 2–1 4–0
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 6222127+56 1–1 3–3 — 5–0
4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 6105220−182 0–1 2–0 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg3–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–0 1–1
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2–0 2–2
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1–1 0–2
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5–0 2–1

Goalscorers

There were 289 goals scored in 104 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (20 June 2013). "European Championship 1976". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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