UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 6

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Standings and results for Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying tournament.

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Group 6 consisted of Soviet Union, Hungary, Greece and Finland. This group proved to be one of the toughest as unexpected group winners Greece outran both Finland and Hungary by only one point and Soviet Union, who finished last, by two points.

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6312137+67Qualify for final tournament 4–1 8–1 1–0
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 62229906 0–0 3–1 2–0
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6222101556 3–0 2–1 1–1
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 61327815 2–0 2–2 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–0Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
Ismail Soccerball shade.svg35', Soccerball shade.svg82'
Nieminen Soccerball shade.svg80'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (GDR)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Ismail Soccerball shade.svg30'
Pyykkö Soccerball shade.svg53'
Tieber Soccerball shade.svg74'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,797
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–0Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
Chesnokov Soccerball shade.svg20'
Bezsonov Soccerball shade.svg53'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 26,913 [1]
Referee: John Carpenter (IRL)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Váradi Soccerball shade.svg26'
Szokolai Soccerball shade.svg60'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 23,110 [2]
Referee: Walter Eschweiler (FRG)

Greece  Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg8–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Nikoloudis Soccerball shade.svg15', Soccerball shade.svg25'
Delikaris Soccerball shade.svg23', Soccerball shade.svg47'
Mavros Soccerball shade.svg38', Soccerball shade.svg44', Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Galakos Soccerball shade.svg81'
Heiskanen Soccerball shade.svg61'

Greece  Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg4–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Galakos Soccerball shade.svg58', Soccerball shade.svg67'
Ardizoglou Soccerball shade.svg71'
Mavros Soccerball shade.svg89'
Váradi Soccerball shade.svg90'

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 15,028 [4]
Referee: Bartley John Homewood (ENG)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Chesnokov Soccerball shade.svg23'
Shengelia Soccerball shade.svg75'
Tatar Soccerball shade.svg33'
Pusztai Soccerball shade.svg63'
Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 75,174 [5]
Referee: Brian R. McGinlay (SCO)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ismail Soccerball shade.svg55' Khapsalis Soccerball shade.svg28'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,119
Referee: Ole Amundsen (DEN)

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Nikoloudis Soccerball shade.svg25'

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Fekete Soccerball shade.svg11', Soccerball shade.svg42'
Tatar Soccerball shade.svg57'
Toivola Soccerball shade.svg47'

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Andreyev Soccerball shade.svg50'
Gavrilov Soccerball shade.svg67'
Haaskivi Soccerball shade.svg76'
Hakala Soccerball shade.svg82'

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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