UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 5

Group 5 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 5 consisted of four teams: Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Belgium, who finished two points above Portugal.

Final table

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

Belgium  — 2–0 3–0 3–0 Denmark  1–2 — 0–1 1–0 Portugal  1–1 5–0 — 2–0 Scotland  1–0 1–0 2–1 —

Matches

Denmark  v  Portugal

14 October 1970 19:00

Denmark	0–1	Portugal
		Jacinto João  40'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 17,317 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

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Scotland  v  Denmark

11 November 1970 20:00

Scotland	1–0	Denmark
O'Hare  14'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 24,618 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

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Belgium  v  Denmark

25 November 1970 20:00

Belgium	2–0	Denmark
Devrindt  18', 35'

Stade Klokke, Bruges Attendance: 9,697 Referee: John Carpenter (Rep. of Ireland)

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Belgium  v  Scotland

3 February 1971 20:00

Belgium	3–0	Scotland
McKinnon  34' (o.g.) Van Himst  55', 83' (pen.)

Stade Sclessin, Liège Attendance: 13,931 Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

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Belgium  v  Portugal

17 February 1971 20:00

Belgium	3–0	Portugal
Lambert  15', 63' (pen.) De Nul  80'(*)

Stade Émile Versé, Anderlecht Attendance: 26,921 Referee: Gaspar Pintado Viu (Spain)

(*)NOTE: The third goal is also reported at 75'

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Portugal  v  Scotland

21 April 1971 21:30

Portugal	2–0	Scotland
Stanton  22' (o.g.)(*) Eusébio  82'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 35,463 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

(*)NOTE: The first goal is also reported at 33'

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Portugal  v  Denmark

12 May 1971 21:30

Portugal	5–0	Denmark
Rui Rodrigues  17' Eusébio  42' Vítor Baptista  47', 51' Sandvad(*)  88' (o.g.)

Estádio das Antas, Oporto Attendance: 16,391 Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

(*)NOTE: Another source states António Simões scored Portugal's 5th goal.

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Denmark  v  Belgium

26 May 1971 19:00

Denmark	1–2	Belgium
Bjerre  76'		Devrindt  65', 75'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 27,266 Referee: Kåre Sirevaag (Norway)

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Denmark  v  Scotland

9 June 1971 19:00

Denmark	1–0	Scotland
Laudrup  43'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 37,682 Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany)

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Scotland  v  Portugal

13 October 1971 20:00

Scotland	2–1	Portugal
O'Hare  23' Gemmill  58'		Rui Rodrigues  57'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 58,612 Referee: Brunon Piotrowicz (Poland)

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Scotland  v  Belgium

10 November 1971 19:30

Scotland	1–0	Belgium
O'Hare  5'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)

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Portugal  v  Belgium

21 November 1971 15:00

Portugal	1–1	Belgium
Peres  90' (pen.)		Lambert  60'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 53,577 Referee: Kenneth Howard Burns (England)

References

• "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
• "European Championship 1972". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
• Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.