UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 1

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Group 1 of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1976 finals tournament. Group 1 consisted of four teams: Czechoslovakia, England, Portugal, and Cyprus, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Czechoslovakia, who finished one point above England.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Portugal.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.svg  Portugal 62315727 1–1 1–1 1–0
4Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 6006016160 0–3 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

England  Flag of England.svg3–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Channon Soccerball shade.svg72'
Bell Soccerball shade.svg80', 83'
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 83,858
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

England  Flag of England.svg0–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 84,461
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

England  Flag of England.svg5–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Macdonald Soccerball shade.svg2', 35', 48', 53', 86' Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 68,245
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Panenka Soccerball shade.svg10', 35', 50' (pen.)
Masný Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Letenský Stadion, Prague
Attendance: 4,994
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (East Germany)

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Bičovský Soccerball shade.svg11', 22'
Nehoda Soccerball shade.svg25', 46'
Petráš Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report
Letenský Stadion, Prague
Attendance: 12,034 *
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

Note: Attendance also reported as 22,000.


Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0–1Flag of England.svg  England
Report Keegan Soccerball shade.svg6'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 15,708
Referee: Tsvetan Stanev (Bulgaria)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0–2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report Nené Soccerball shade.svg25'
Moínhos Soccerball shade.svg87'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 8,615
Referee: Gheorghe Limona (Romania)

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of England.svg  England
Nehoda Soccerball shade.svg45'
Galis Soccerball shade.svg47'
Report Channon Soccerball shade.svg26'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 50,651
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Note: The match was originally abandoned after 17 minutes on 29 October 1975 due to fog. The score at that moment was 0–0.


Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Nené Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Ondruš Soccerball shade.svg7'
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 21,978
Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England
Rui Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg16' Report Channon Soccerball shade.svg42'
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 13,912
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg0–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Report Nehoda Soccerball shade.svg9'
Bičovský Soccerball shade.svg27'
Masný Soccerball shade.svg33'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 8,636
Referee: Sándor Petri (Hungary)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Alves Soccerball shade.svg20' Report
Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal
Attendance: 4,994
Referee: Richard Casha (Malta)

Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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