UEFA Euro 1972 quarter-finals

Belgian goalkeeper Christian Piot (on foreground) saves on Italian forward Gigi Riva (on background). Milan, April 29, 1972.

The UEFA Euro 1972 quarter-finals was the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1972. They were contested by the eight group winners of the qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties qualified for the finals tournament in Belgium. The matches were played on 29–30 April and 13–14 May 1972, with a replay on 17 May 1972.

Qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying group stage

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Replay
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 0–0 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 63,549
Referee: Petar Nikolov (Bulgaria)
Belgium 2–1 Italy
  • Van Moer 23'
  • Van Himst 71'
 Report
Attendance: 26,561
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

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

Hungary 1–1 Romania
  • Branikovits 11'
 Report
  • Sătmăreanu 56'
Attendance: 68,446
Referee: David William Smith (England)
Romania 2–2 Hungary
 Report
  • Szőke 5'
  • Kocsis 36'
Attendance: 60,254

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

Hungary 2–1 Romania
  • Kocsis 27'
  • Szőke 89'
 Report
  • Neagu 34'
Attendance: 32,130
Referee: Christos Michas (Greece)

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

England 1–3 West Germany
 Report
Attendance: 96,766
Referee: Robert Héliès (France)
West Germany 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 76,122
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)

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

Yugoslavia 0–0 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 58,312
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Soviet Union 3–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 90,263
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

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

Goalscorers

There were 19 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match.

2 goals

  • Hungary Lajos Kocsis
  • Hungary István Szőke
  • Romania Alexandru Neagu

1 goal

References

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