Group 6 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 6 consisted of four teams: Soviet Union, Republic of Ireland, Turkey, and Switzerland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Soviet Union, who finished one point above the Republic of Ireland.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Givens |
| Turkey | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dunne | Givens |
(*)NOTE: The first goal in other sources has also been reported as an own goal by Mick Martin or Terry Conroy.
| Turkey | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| İsmail O. Mehmet | Schild |
| Switzerland | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| İsmail | Alpaslan |
(*)NOTE: Some sources state that the venue was St. Jakob-Park, Basel.
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Treacy | Müller |
| Soviet Union | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Blokhin Kolotov | Hand |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elsener |
| Switzerland | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muntyan |
| Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Givens |
| Soviet Union | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Konkov Onishchenko Veremeyev | Risi |
| Turkey | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reshko |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 45,000
(**)NOTE: The own goal scorer has also been reported as Mikhail Fomenko.
There were 31 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.
8 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal