1972 UEFA European Football Championship
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The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 72) final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 14 and June 18, 1972.
At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match.
The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant that they had to qualify, as well, for the final stage.
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[edit] Venues
- Bosuil Stadium, Antwerp - Capacity: 20,000
- Sclessin Stadium, Liège - Capacity: 31,000
- Heysel Stadium, Brussels - Capacity: 50,000
- Stade Émile Versé, Brussels - Capacity: 28,000
[edit] Squads
To read a list of all the rosters who took part in Euro 72, go to 1972 UEFA European Football Championship squads.
[edit] Qualifying Round
The qualifying round was played throughout 1970 and 1971 (group phase), and 1972 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.
The following teams participated in the final tournament:
For details concerning the qualifying phase see, 1972 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying.
[edit] Final tournament
| Semi finals | Finals | |||||
| 14 June – Antwerp (Bosuil Stadium) | ||||||
 Belgium |
1 | |||||
 West Germany |
2 | |||||
| 18 June – Brussels (Heysel Stadium) | ||||||
| West Germany |
3 | |||||
 USSR |
0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 June - Brussels (Parc Astrid) | 17 June - Liège (Sclessin Stadium) | |||||
 Hungary |
0 | Belgium |
2 | |||
| USSR |
1 | Hungary |
1 | |||
[edit] Semi-finals
| June 14, 1972 20:00 |
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| Belgium |
1–2 | West Germany |
Bosuilstadion, Deurne Referee: William J. Mullan (Scotland) |
| Polleunis 83' | (Report) | Müller 24', 71' |
| June 14, 1972 20:00 |
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| Hungary |
0–1 | USSR |
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Referee: Rudi Glöckner (Germany) |
| (Report) | Konkov 53' |
[edit] Third place play-off
| June 17, 1972 20:00 |
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| Hungary |
1–2 | Belgium |
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden) |
| Kü 53' (pen) | (Report) | Lambert 24' Van Himst 28' |
[edit] Final
| June 18, 1972 16:00 |
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| West Germany |
3–0 | USSR |
Roi Baudouin, Brussels Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria) |
| Müller 27', 58' Wimmer 52' |
(Report) |
| Euro 1972 Champions |
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 West Germany First title |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Top scorers
4 Goals: Gerd Müller (West Germany)
1 Goal: Herbert Wimmer (West Germany), Anatoli Konkov (USSR), Raoul Lambert, Odilon Polleunis, Paul Van Himst (Belgium), Lajos Kű (Hungary)
[edit] Fastest goal
24 Minutes: Raoul Lambert (Belgium vs Hungary); Gerd Müller (West Germany vs Belgium)
[edit] Average goals
2.5 Per Game
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