UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying play-offs

The UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying play-offs (officially referred to as the UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals) were the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1976. They were contested by the eight group winners of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home and away ties qualified for the final tournament in Yugoslavia. The matches were played on 24/25 April and 22 May 1976.

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
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

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, the first being on 24 and 25 April 1976, and the second on 22 May 1976. All times are CET (UTC+1).

24 April 1976 (1976-04-24)
17:30
Yugoslavia  2–0  Wales
Vukotić  1'
Popivoda  54'
Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 36,917
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

22 May 1976 (1976-05-22)
16:00
Wales  1–1  Yugoslavia
Evans  38' Report Katalinski  19' (pen.)
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,346
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976.


24 April 1976 (1976-04-24)
18:00
Czechoslovakia  2–0  Soviet Union
Móder  34'
Panenka  47'
Report
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 47,621
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

22 May 1976 (1976-05-22)
18:00
Soviet Union  2–2  Czechoslovakia
Buryak  53'
Blokhin  87'
Report Móder  45', 82'
NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kiev
Attendance: 76,495
Referee: Alistair McKenzie (Scotland)

Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976.


24 April 1976 (1976-04-24)
21:00
Spain  1–1  West Germany
Santillana  21' Report Beer  60'

22 May 1976 (1976-05-22)
16:00
West Germany  2–0  Spain
Hoeneß  17'
Toppmöller  43'
Report
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 77,673
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976.


25 April 1976 (1976-04-25)
14:30
Netherlands  5–0  Belgium
Rijsbergen  17'
Rensenbrink  27', 58', 85'
Neeskens  79' (pen.)
Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 48,706
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

22 May 1976 (1976-05-22)
20:00
Belgium  1–2  Netherlands
Van Gool  27' Report Rep  61'
Cruyff  77'
Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 19,050
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Netherlands won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976.

References

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