UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1968 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups; seven of four teams and one of three teams. Each group winner progressed to 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.

Qualified nations

  Qualified

  Did not qualify – First Round

  Did not enter

  Not a UEFA member

Country	Method of qualification	Finals appearance	Date qualification was secured	Previous appearances in tournament^1
Italy	Quarter-finals winner	1st	20 April 1968	0 (debut)
Yugoslavia	Quarter-finals winner	2nd	24 April 1968	1 (1960)
England	Quarter-finals winner	1st	8 May 1968	0 (debut)
Soviet Union	Quarter-finals winner	3rd	11 May 1968	2 (1960, 1964)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

Groups

Group 1

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 8  Czechoslovakia 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 7  Republic of Ireland 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 5  Turkey 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 4

Czechoslovakia  — 1–2 1–0 3–0 Republic of Ireland  0–2 — 0–0 2–1 Spain  2–1 2–0 — 2–0 Turkey  0–0 2–1 0–0 —

Group 2

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Bulgaria 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10  Portugal 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 6  Sweden 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 5  Norway 6 1 1 4 9 14 −5 3

Bulgaria  — 4–2 1–0 3–0 Norway  0–0 — 1–2 3–1 Portugal  0–0 2–1 — 1–2 Sweden  0–2 5–2 1–1 —

Group 3

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Soviet Union 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 10  Greece 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 5  Austria 5 2 1 2 7 9 −2 5  Finland 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2

Austria  — 2–1 annulled 1–0 Finland  0–0 — 1–1 2–5 Greece  4–1 2–1 — 0–1 Soviet Union  4–3 2–0 4–0 —

RSSSF reports that the Austria vs Greece match was abandoned at 1–1 and declared void, and does not include it in the final group standings.^[1] On the other hand, however, UEFA's website accounts the match as having finished as a 1–1 draw^[2] and includes it as such in the final group standings.^[3]

Group 4

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Yugoslavia 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 6  West Germany 4 2 1 1 9 2 +7 5  Albania 4 0 1 3 0 12 −12 1

Albania  — 0–0 0–2 West Germany  6–0 — 3–1 Yugoslavia  4–0 1–0 —

Group 5

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Hungary 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9  East Germany 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 7  Netherlands 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 5  Denmark 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 3

Denmark  — 1–1 0–2 3–2 East Germany  3–2 — 1–0 4–3 Hungary  6–0 3–1 — 2–1 Netherlands  2–0 1–0 2–2 —

Group 6

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 6 5 1 0 17 3 +14 11  Romania 6 3 0 3 18 14 +4 6   Switzerland 6 2 1 3 17 13 +4 5  Cyprus 6 1 0 5 3 25 −22 2

Cyprus  — 0–2 1–5 2–1 Italy  5–0 — 3–1 4–0 Romania  7–0 0–1 — 4–2 Switzerland   5–0 2–2 7–1 —

Group 7

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  France 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 9  Belgium 6 3 1 2 14 9 +5 7  Poland 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 7  Luxembourg 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17 1

Belgium  — 2–1 3–0 2–4 France  1–1 — 3–1 2–1 Luxembourg  0–5 0–3 — 0–0 Poland  3–1 1–4 4–0 —

Group 8

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9  Scotland 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8  Wales 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 4  Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 3

England  — 2–0 2–3 5–1 Northern Ireland  0–2 — 1–0 0–0 Scotland  1–1 2–1 — 3–2 Wales  0–3 2–0 1–1 —

Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship.

Play-offs

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bulgaria	3–4	Italy	3–2	0–2
Hungary	2–3	Soviet Union	2–0	0–3
England	3–1	Spain	1–0	2–1
France	2–6	Yugoslavia	1–1	1–5

References

1. "European Championship 1968". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
2. "UEFA EURO 1968 - History - Austria-Greece". UEFA. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
3. "UEFA EURO 1968 - History - Standings". UEFA. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

External links

• tables and results at RSSSF.com