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1972 European Championship

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Qualifying Stages
Group 1 (Czech., Finland, Romania, Wales) Group 2 (Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Norway)
Group 3 (England,Greece,Malta,Switzerland) Group 4 (Cyprus, N. Ireland, Spain, USSR)
Group 5 (Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Scotland) Group 6 (Austria, Ireland, Italy, Sweden)
Group 7 (E. Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Yugoslavia) Group 8 (Austria, Poland, Turkey, W. Germany)
Quarter-Finals
Final Tournament
Semi-Finals, Final

Final
Brussels, June 18, 1972
West Germany     3-0 Soviet Union

West Germany: Maier, Hettges, Schwarzenbeck, Beckenbauer, 
Breitner, Wimmer, U. Hoeness, Netzer,
Heynckes, G. Muller, E. Kremers.

Soviet Union: Rudakov, Dzodzuashvili, Khurtsilava, Kaplichny, 
Istomin, Kolotov, Troshkin, Konkov (Dolmatov), 
Baidachni, Banishevski (Kozinkievits), Onishenko.

Referee: Marschall (Austria)
Attendance: 65,000.

Scorers: 27' Muller 1-0; 52' Wimmer 2-0; 58. Muller 3-0.
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Third Place Play-Off
Belgium          2-1 Hungary
in Liege
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Semi-Finals
West Germany     2-1 Belgium
in Antwerp

Soviet Union     1-0 Hungary
in Brussels
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Quarter-Finals
England          1-3 West Germany
West Germany     0-0 England

Italy            0-0 Belgium
Belgium          2-1 Italy

Hungary          1-1 Romania
Romania          2-2 Hungary
Hungary          2-1 Romania         (in Beograd)

Yugoslavia       0-0 Soviet Union
Soviet Union     3-0 Yugoslavia
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Qualifying Group 1
Czechoslovakia   1-1 Finland            
Romania          3-0 Finland            
Wales            0-0 Romania            
Wales            1-3 Czechoslovakia     
Czechoslovakia   1-0 Romania
Finland          0-1 Wales
Finland          0-4 Czechoslovakia
Finland          0-4 Romania
Wales            3-0 Finland
Czechoslovakia   1-0 Wales
Romania          2-1 Czechoslovakia
Romania          2-0 Wales

Final Table
1.ROMANIA          6  4  1  1  11- 2  9
2.Czechoslovakia   6  4  1  1  11- 4  9
3.Wales            6  2  1  3   5- 6  5
4.Finland          6  0  1  5   1-16  1
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Qualifying Group 2
Norway           1-3 Hungary            
France           3-1 Norway             
Bulgaria         1-1 Norway             
Hungary          1-1 France             
Bulgaria         3-0 Hungary
Norway           1-4 Bulgaria
Norway           1-3 France
Hungary          2-0 Bulgaria
France           0-2 Hungary
Hungary          4-0 Norway
France           2-1 Bulgaria
Bulgaria         2-1 France

Final Table
1.HUNGARY          6  4  1  1  12- 5  9
2.Bulgaria         6  3  1  2  11- 7  7
3.France           6  3  1  2  10- 8  7
4.Norway           6  0  1  5   5-18  1
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Qualifying Group 3
Malta            1-1 Greece             
Greece           0-1 Switzerland        
Malta            1-2 Switzerland        
Malta            0-1 England            
England          3-0 Greece
Switzerland      5-0 Malta
England          5-0 Malta
Switzerland      1-0 Greece
Greece           2-0 Malta
Switzerland      2-3 England
England          1-1 Switzerland
Greece           0-2 England

Final Table
1.ENGLAND          6  5  1  0  15- 3 11
2.Switzerland      6  4  1  1  12- 5  9
3.Greece           6  1  1  4   3- 8  3
4.Malta            6  0  1  5   2-16  1
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Qualifying Group 4
Spain            3-0 Northern Ireland   
Cyprus           0-3 Northern Ireland   
Northern Ireland 5-0 Cyprus             
Cyprus           0-2 Spain              
Soviet Union     2-1 Spain
Soviet Union     6-1 Cyprus
Soviet Union     1-0 Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland 1-1 Soviet Union
Spain            0-0 Soviet Union
Cyprus           1-3 Soviet union
Spain            7-0 Cyprus
Northern Ireland 1-1 Spain

Final Table
1.SOVIET UNION     6  4  2  0  13- 4 10
2.Spain            6  3  2  1  14- 3  8
3.Northern Ireland 6  2  2  2  10- 6  6
4.Cyprus           6  0  0  6   2-26  0
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Qualifying Group 5
Denmark          0-1 Portugal           
Scotland         1-0 Denmark            
Belgium          2-0 Denmark            
Belgium          3-0 Scotland           
Belgium          3-0 Portugal
Portugal         2-0 Scotland
Portugal         5-0 Denmark
Denmark          1-2 Belgium
Denmark          1-0 Scotland
Scotland         2-1 Portugal
Scotland         1-0 Belgium
Portugal         1-1 Belgium

Final Table
1.BELGIUM          6  4  1  1  11- 3  9
2.Portugal         6  3  1  2  10- 6  7
3.Scotland         6  3  0  3   4- 7  6
4.Denmark          6  1  0  5   2-11  2
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Qualifying Group 6
Ireland          1-1 Sweden             
Sweden           1-0 Ireland            
Austria          1-2 Italy              
Italy            3-0 Ireland            
Ireland          1-2 Italy
Sweden           1-0 Austria
Ireland          1-4 Austria
Sweden           0-0 Italy
Austria          1-0 Sweden
Italy            3-0 Sweden
Austria          6-0 Ireland
Italy            2-2 Austria

Final Table
1.ITALY            6  4  2  0  12- 4 10
2.Austria          6  3  1  2  14- 6  7
3.Sweden           6  2  2  2   3- 5  6
4.Ireland          6  0  1  5   3-17  1
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Qualifying Group 7
Netherlands      1-1 Yugoslavia         
East Germany     1-0 Netherlands        
Luxembourg       0-5 East Germany       
Netherlands      6-0 Luxembourg         
Yugoslavia       2-0 Netherlands
East Germany     2-1 Luxembourg
East Germany     1-2 Yugoslavia
Luxembourg       0-2 Yugoslavia
Netherlands      3-2 East Germany
Yugoslavia       0-0 East Germany
Yugoslavia       0-0 Luxembourg
Luxembourg       0-8 Netherlands     (in Eindhoven)

Final Table
1.YUGOSLAVIA       6  3  3  0   7- 2  9
2.Netherlands      6  3  1  2  18- 6  7
3.East Germany     6  3  1  2  11- 6  7
4.Luxembourg       6  0  1  5   1-23  1
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Qualifying Group 8
Poland           3-0 Albania            
West Germany     1-1 Turkey             
Turkey           2-1 Albania            
Albania          0-1 West Germany       
Turkey           0-3 West Germany
Albania          1-1 Poland
West Germany     2-0 Albania
Poland           5-1 Turkey
Poland           1-3 West Germany
Albania          3-0 Turkey
West Germany     0-0 Poland
Turkey           1-0 Poland

Final Table
1.WEST GERMANY     6  4  2  0  10- 2 10
2.Poland           6  2  2  2  10- 6  6
3.Turkey           6  2  1  3   5-13  5
4.Albania          6  1  1  4   5- 9  3
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