UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1976 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four 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 qualificationFinals appearanceDate qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1
 Czechoslovakia Quarter-finals winner 2nd 22 May 1976 1 (1960)
 Netherlands Quarter-finals winner 1st 22 May 1976 0 (debut)
 West Germany Quarter-finals winner 2nd 22 May 1976 1 (1972)
 Yugoslavia Quarter-finals winner 3rd 22 May 1976 2 (1960, 1968)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Groups

Group 1

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9
 England 6 3 2 1 11 3 +8 8
 Portugal 6 2 3 1 5 7 −2 7
 Cyprus 6 0 0 6 0 16 −16 0
Cyprus Czechoslovakia England Portugal
Cyprus  0–3 0–1 0–2
Czechoslovakia  4–0 2–1 5–0
England  5–0 3–0 0–0
Portugal  1–0 1–1 1–1

Group 2

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Wales 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 10
 Hungary 6 3 1 2 15 8 +7 7
 Austria 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 7
 Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 7 28 −21 0
Austria Hungary Luxembourg Wales
Austria  0–0 6–2 2–1
Hungary  2–1 8–1 1–2
Luxembourg  1–2 2–4 1–3
Wales  1–0 2–0 5–0

Group 3

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 10
 Northern Ireland 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 6
 Sweden 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 6
 Norway 6 1 0 5 5 15 −10 2
Northern Ireland Norway Sweden Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Northern Ireland  3–0 1–2 1–0
Norway  2–1 0–2 1–3
Sweden  0–2 3–1 1–2
Yugoslavia  1–0 3–1 3–0

Group 4

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 9
 Romania 6 1 5 0 11 6 +5 7
 Scotland 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 7
 Denmark 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 1
Denmark Romania Scotland Spain
Denmark  0–0 0–1 1–2
Romania  6–1 1–1 2–2
Scotland  3–1 1–1 1–2
Spain  2–0 1–1 1–1

Group 5

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 8
 Poland 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 8
 Italy 6 2 3 1 3 3 0 7
 Finland 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1
Finland Italy Netherlands Poland
Finland  0–1 1–3 1–2
Italy  0–0 1–0 0–0
Netherlands  4–1 3–1 3–0
Poland  3–0 0–0 4–1

Group 6

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 8
 Republic of Ireland 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 7
 Turkey 6 2 2 2 5 10 −5 6
  Switzerland 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 3
Republic of Ireland Soviet Union Switzerland Turkey
Republic of Ireland  3–0 2–1 4–0
Soviet Union  2–1 4–1 3–0
Switzerland   1–0 0–1 1–1
Turkey  1–1 1–0 2–1

Group 7

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 8
 East Germany 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 7
 France 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 5
 Iceland 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 4
Belgium East Germany France Iceland
Belgium  1–2 2–1 1–0
East Germany  0–0 2–1 1–1
France  0–0 2–2 3–0
Iceland  0–2 2–1 0–0

Group 8

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 9
 Greece 6 2 3 1 12 9 +3 7
 Bulgaria 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 6
 Malta 6 1 0 5 2 20 −18 2
Bulgaria Greece Malta West Germany
Bulgaria  3–3 5–0 1–1
Greece  2–1 4–0 2–2
Malta  0–2 2–0 0–1
West Germany  1–0 1–1 8–0

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yugoslavia  3–1  Wales 2–0 1–1
Czechoslovakia  4–2  Soviet Union 2–0 2–2
Spain  1–3  West Germany 1–1 0–2
Netherlands  7–1  Belgium 5–0 2–1
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