UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 2

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Group 2 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 2 consisted of four teams: Wales, Hungary, Austria, and Luxembourg, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Wales, who finished three points above Hungary.

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Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification 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 6006728210 1–3 2–4 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Kreuz 63'
Krankl 74'
Griffiths 35'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 30,795
Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg2–4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Dussier 15', 43' (pen.) Horváth 18'
Nagy 29', 55'
Bálint 71'
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 3,326
Referee: Magnus Pétursson (Iceland)

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg2–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Griffiths 57'
Toshack 88'
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 8,445
Referee: António da Silva Garrido (Portugal)

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg5–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Toshack 34'
England 53'
P. Roberts 70'
Griffiths 73'
Yorath 75'
Vetch Field, Swansea
Attendance: 10,539
Referee: Preben Christophersen (Denmark)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Braun 12' Köglberger 58'
Krankl 75'
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft (Netherlands)

Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 65,674
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Branikovits 77' Toshack 44'
Mahoney 69'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 21,080
Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Philipp 39' (pen.) Reece 24'
James 32', 83' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 3,289
Referee: Jan Peeters (Belgium)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Nyilasi 3'
Pusztai 35'
Krankl 16' (pen.)
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 31,270
Referee: René Vigliani (France)

Austria  Flag of Austria.svg6–2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Welzl 1', 46'
Krankl 38', 76' (pen.)
Jara 41'
Prohaska 80'
Braun 4'
Philipp 32'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 14,499
Referee: Miroslav Kopal (Czechoslovakia)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg8–1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Pintér 13'
Nyilasi 21', 32', 44', 57', 67'
Wollek 78'
Várady 84'
Dussier 83'
Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely
Attendance: 7,503
Referee: Nikola Dudin (Bulgaria)

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Griffiths 69'
The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 27,578
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.92 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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