UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying play-offs

The UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying play-offs (officially referred to as the UEFA Euro 1972 quarter-finals) were the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1972. They were contested by the eight group winners of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home and away ties qualified for the final tournament in France. The matches were played on 29/30 April and 13/14 May 1972, with a replay on 17 May 1972.

Qualification

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.

Summary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Italy	1–2	Belgium	0–0	1–2
Hungary	5–4	Romania	1–1	2–2	2–1
England	1–3	West Germany	1–3	0–0
Yugoslavia	0–3	Soviet Union	0–0	0–3

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, the first being on 29 and 30 April 1972, and the second on 13 and 14 May 1972. A third leg would be played for any matches tied on aggregate after the second leg. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Italy  v  Belgium

29 April 1972 15:30

Italy	0–0	Belgium
	Report

Stadio San Siro, Milan Attendance: 63,549 Referee: Petar Nikolov (Bulgaria)

Belgium  v  Italy

13 May 1972 20:00

Belgium	2–1	Italy
Van Moer  23' Van Himst  71'	Report	Riva  86' (pen.)

Stade Émile Versé, Brussels Attendance: 26,561 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Belgium won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1972.

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Hungary  v  Romania

29 April 1972 17:00

Hungary	1–1	Romania
Branikovits  11'	Report	Sătmăreanu  56'

Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 68,585 Referee: David William Smith (England)

Romania  v  Hungary

14 May 1972 16:00

Romania	2–2	Hungary
Dobrin  14' Neagu  81'	Report	Szőke  5' Kocsis  36'

Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest Attendance: 60,300 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

3–3 on aggregate. A replay was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.

Hungary  v  Romania

17 May 1972 20:00

Hungary	2–1	Romania
Kocsis  26' Szőke  89'	Report	Neagu  32'

Stadion JNA, Belgrade Attendance: 32,130 Referee: Christos Michas (Greece)

Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1972.

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England  v  West Germany

29 April 1972 20:45

England	1–3	West Germany
Lee  77'	Report	Hoeneß  26' Netzer  85' (pen.) Müller  88'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 96,800 Referee: Robert Héliès (France)

West Germany  v  England

13 May 1972 16:00

West Germany	0–0	England
	Report

Olympiastadion, West Berlin Attendance: 76,122 Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)

West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1972.

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Yugoslavia  v  Soviet Union

30 April 1972 16:00

Yugoslavia	0–0	Soviet Union
	Report

Stadion Crvena zvezda, Belgrade Attendance: 58,312 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

Soviet Union  v  Yugoslavia

13 May 1972 15:00

Soviet Union	3–0	Yugoslavia
Kolotov  53' Banishevski  74' Kozynkevych  90'	Report

Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 90,300 Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

Soviet Union won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1972.

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.

External links

• UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying play-offs