European Championship 1968


Qualifying Stage


Group 1 [Spain]
Ireland          0-0 Spain              1.SPAIN            6  3  2  1   6- 2  8
Ireland          2-1 Turkey             2.Czechoslovakia   6  3  1  2   8- 4  7
Spain            2-0 Ireland            3.Ireland          6  2  1  3   5- 8  5
Turkey           0-0 Spain              4.Turkey           6  1  2  3   3- 8  4
Turkey           2-1 Ireland
Ireland          0-2 Czechoslovakia
Spain            2-0 Turkey
Czechoslovakia   3-0 Turkey
Czechoslovakia   1-0 Spain
Spain            2-1 Czechoslovakia
Turkey           0-0 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia   1-2 Ireland

Group 2 [Bulgaria]
Portugal         1-2 Sweden             1.BULGARIA         6  4  2  0  10- 2 10
Bulgaria         4-2 Norway             2.Portugal         6  2  2  2   6- 6  6
Sweden           1-1 Portugal           3.Sweden           6  2  1  3   9-12  5
Norway           1-2 Portugal           4.Norway           6  1  1  4   9-14  3
Sweden           0-2 Bulgaria
Norway           0-0 Bulgaria
Norway           3-1 Sweden
Sweden           5-2 Norway
Bulgaria         3-0 Sweden
Portugal         2-1 Norway
Bulgaria         1-0 Portugal
Portugal         0-0 Bulgaria

Group 3 [Soviet Union]
Finland          0-0 Austria            1.SOVIET UNION     6  5  0  1  16- 6 10
Greece           2-1 Finland            2.Greece           5  2  1  2   7- 8  5
Finland          1-1 Greece             3.Austria          5  2  1  2   7- 9  5
Soviet Union     4-3 Austria            4.Finland          6  0  2  4   5-12  2
Soviet Union     4-0 Greece
Soviet Union     2-0 Finland
Finland          2-5 Soviet Union
Austria          2-1 Finland
Greece           4-1 Austria
Austria          1-0 Soviet Union
Greece           0-1 Soviet Union
Austria          Abd Greece          (abandoned at 1-1; game declared void)

Group 4 [Yugoslavia]
West Germany     6-0 Albania            1.YUGOSLAVIA       4  3  0  1   8- 3  6
Yugoslavia       1-0 West Germany       2.West Germany     4  2  1  1   9- 2  5
Albania          0-2 Yugoslavia         3.Albania          4  0  1  3   0-12  1
West Germany     3-1 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia       4-0 Albania
Albania          0-0 West Germany

Group 5 [Hungary]
Netherlands      2-2 Hungary            1.HUNGARY          6  4  1  1  15- 5  9
Hungary          6-0 Denmark            2.East Germany     6  3  1  2  10-10  7
Netherlands      2-0 Denmark            3.Netherlands      6  2  1  3  11-11  5
East Germany     4-3 Netherlands        4.Denmark          6  1  1  4   6-16  3
Hungary          2-1 Netherlands
Denmark          0-2 Hungary
Denmark          1-1 East Germany
Netherlands      1-0 East Germany
Hungary          3-1 East Germany
Denmark          3-2 Netherlands
East Germany     3-2 Denmark
East Germany     1-0 Hungary

Group 6 [Italy]
Romania          4-2 Switzerland        1.ITALY            6  5  1  0  17- 3 11
Italy            3-1 Romania            2.Romania          6  3  0  3  18-14  6
Cyprus           1-5 Romania            3.Switzerland      6  2  1  3  17-13  5
Cyprus           0-2 Italy              4.Cyprus           6  1  0  5   3-25  2
Romania          7-0 Cyprus
Switzerland      7-1 Romania
Italy            5-0 Cyprus
Switzerland      5-0 Cyprus
Switzerland      2-2 Italy
Italy            4-0 Switzerland
Cyprus           2-1 Switzerland
Romania          0-1 Italy

Group 7 [France]
Poland           4-0 Luxembourg         1.FRANCE           6  4  1  1  14- 6  9
France           2-1 Poland             2.Belgium          6  3  1  2  14- 9  7
Belgium          2-1 France             3.Poland           6  3  1  2  13- 9  7
Luxembourg       0-3 France             4.Luxembourg       6  0  1  5   1-18  1
Luxembourg       0-0 Poland
Luxembourg       0-5 Belgium
Poland           3-1 Belgium
Poland           1-4 France
Belgium          2-4 Poland
France           1-1 Belgium
Belgium          3-0 Luxembourg
France           3-1 Luxembourg

Group 8 [England]
Northern Ireland 0-2 England            1.ENGLAND          6  4  1  1  15- 5  9
Wales            1-1 Scotland           2.Scotland         6  3  2  1  10- 8  8
England          5-1 Wales              3.Wales            6  1  2  3   6-12  4
Scotland         2-1 Northern Ireland   4.Northern Ireland 6  1  1  4   2- 8  3 
Northern Ireland 0-0 Wales              [also Home Championships 66/67, 67/68]
England          2-3 Scotland
Wales            0-3 England
Northern Ireland 1-0 Scotland
England          2-0 Northern Ireland
Scotland         3-2 Wales
Scotland         1-1 England
Wales            2-0 Northern Ireland

QUARTERFINALS

[Apr 6, Sofia]
Bulgaria         3-2 Italy
  [Kotkov 12pen, Dermendjiev 66, Jekov 73; Penev 61og, Prati 83]
[Apr 20, Napoli]
Italy            2-0 Bulgaria
  [Parti 14, Domenghini 68]

[May 4, Budapest]
Hungary          2-0 Soviet Union
  [Farkas 22, Göröcs 83]
[May 11, Moskva]
Soviet Union     3-0 Hungary
  [Banishevsky 22, Khurtsilava 59, Byshovets 72]

[Apr 3, London]
England          1-0 Spain
  [B.Charlton 84]
[May 8, Madrid]
Spain            1-2 England
  [Amancio 48; Peters 55, Hunter 81]

[Apr 6, Marseille]
France           1-1 Yugoslavia
  [Di Nallo 78; Musemic 66]
[Apr 24, Beograd]
Yugoslavia       5-1 France
  [Petkovic 3, 33, Musemic 12, 80, Dzajic 24; Di Nallo 34]

Final Tournament (in Italy)


SEMIFINALS 

Napoli, June 5, San Paolo
Italy            0-0 Soviet Union    [aet]
  [ref: Tschenscher (West Germany); att: 69,000]
Italy: Zoff, Burgnich, Facchetti, Bercellino, Castano, Ferrini, Domenghini,
       Juliano, Mazzola, Rivera, Prati
Soviet Union: Psenichnikov, Afonin, Istomin, Kaplichni, Shesternev, Lenev,
              Malofeev, Byshovets, Banishevsky, Logofet, Evriuzhikin 
Italy progresses on coin toss.

Firenze, June 5, Stadio Comunale
Yugoslavia       1-0 England
  [Dzajic 86]
  [ref: Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain); att: 22,000]
  [sent off: Mullery 90]
Yugoslavia: Pantelic, Fazlagic, Damjanovic, Pavlovic, Paunovic, Holcer, 
            Petkovic, Osim, Musemic, Trivic, Dzajic
England: Banks, Newton, Wilson, Mullery, Labone, Moore, Ball, Peters, 
         B.Charlton, Hunt, Hunter 

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE

Roma, June 8, Stadio Olimpico 
England          2-0 Soviet Union
  [B.Charlton 39, Hurst 63]
  [ref: Zsolt (Hungary); att: 18,000]
England: Banks, Wright, Wilson, Stiles, Labone, Moore, Hunter, Peters, 
         B.Charlton, Hurst, Hunt
Soviet Union: Psenichnikov, Afonin, Istomin, Kaplichni, Shesternev, Lenev,
              Malofeev, Banishevsky, Byshovets, Logofet, Evriuzhikin 

FINAL

Roma, June 8, Stadio Olimpico 
Italy            1-1 Yugoslavia      [aet]
  [Domenghini 80; Dzajic 39]
  [ref: Dienst (Switzerland); att: 69,000]
Italy: Zoff, Burgnich, Facchetti, Ferrini, Guarneri, Castano, Domenghini,
       Juliano, Anastasi, Lodetti, Prati
Yugoslavia: Pantelic, Fazlagic, Damjanovic, Pavlovic, Paunovic, Holcer, 
            Petkovic, Trivic, Musemic, Acimovic, Dzajic

FINAL REPLAY

Roma, June 10, Stadio Olimpico 
Italy            2-0 Yugoslavia
  [Riva 11, Anastasi 32]
  [ref: Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain); att: 50,000]
Italy: Zoff, Burgnich, Facchetti, Salvadore, Guarneri, Rosato, Domenghini,
       Mazzola, Anastasi, De Sisti, Riva
Yugoslavia: Pantelic, Fazlagic, Damjanovic, Pavlovic, Paunovic, Holcer, 
            Hosic, Trivic, Musemic, Acimovic, Dzajic


Topscorer overall: Riva (Italy) 7 goals
Topscorer final tournament: Dzajic (Yugoslavia) 2 goals

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