Group 5 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 5 consisted of four teams: Netherlands, Poland, Italy, and Finland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Netherlands, who finished tied on points with Poland, but the Netherlands advanced with a better goal difference. Italy finished in third place despite conceding only 3 goals (all in the game lost in the Netherlands) as a consequence of the abysmal 3 goals scored in the 6 games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Finland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Poland | 3–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Kasperczak  12'Gadocha 14'Lato 53' |
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Rensenbrink 24' Cruyff 64', 80' | Boninsegna 5' |
| Netherlands | 4–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Kuijlen 29', 35', 55' Lubse 48' | Paatelainen 9' |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 28,000
| Poland | 4–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Lato 14' Gadocha 44'Szarmach 63', 77' | Van de Kerkhof 80' |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Neeskens 16' Geels 47'Thijssen 59' |
| Italy | 1–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Capello 20' |
There were 29 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal