UEFA Euro 1972

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1972 UEFA European Football Championship
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Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
Dates14 – 18 June
Teams4
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions West Germany (1st title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Belgium
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Attendance121,880 (30,470 per match)
Top scorer(s)West Germany Gerd Müller (4 goals)
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The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 14 and 18 June 1972.

At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match.

The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant all teams had to participate in the qualification process for the final stage.[1] Belgium was chosen among three candidates; the other bids came from England and Italy,[2] whose teams did not reach the semi-finals.

West Germany won the tournament, beating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final, with goals coming from Gerd Müller (twice) and Herbert Wimmer at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.[3]

Venues

Brussels
Liège
Antwerp
Brussels
Heysel Stadium Stade Émile Versé
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 42,800
Liège Antwerp
Sclessin Stadium Bosuil Stadium
Capacity: 43,000 Capacity: 60,000

Qualifying round

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying

The qualifying round was played throughout 1970 and 1971 (group phase), and 1972 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for 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.

Finalists and their results

The following teams participated in the final tournament (see also UEFA Euro 1972 squads):

Final tournament

All time are CET/UTC+1

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – Antwerp (Bosuil Stadium)
 
 
 Belgium1
 
18 June – Brussels (Heysel Stadium)
 
 West Germany2
 
 West Germany3
 
14 June – Brussels (Stade Émile Versé)
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Hungary0
 
 
 Soviet Union1
 
Third place
 
 
17 June – Liège (Sclessin Stadium)
 
 
 Hungary1
 
 
 Belgium2

Semi-finals

Belgium 1 – 2 West Germany
Polleunis 83' Report Müller 24', 71'
Attendance: 55,669
Hungary 0 – 1 Soviet Union
Report Konkov 53'
Attendance: 16,590

Third place play-off

Hungary 1 – 2 Belgium
Kű 53' (pen.) Report Lambert 24'
Van Himst 28'
Attendance: 6,184

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 Final
West Germany 3 – 0 Soviet Union
Müller 27', 58'
Wimmer 52'		 Report
Attendance: 43,437

Statistics

Goalscorers

With four goals, Gerd Müller is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 10 goals were scored by 7 different players in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per game. None of the goals is credited as own goal.

4 goals
1 goal

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament[4]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Soviet Union Evgeny Rudakov Soviet Union Revaz Dzodzuashvili West Germany Uli Hoeneß Belgium Raoul Lambert
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer West Germany Gunter Netzer West Germany Jupp Heynckes
Soviet Union Murtaz Khurtsilava West Germany Herbert Wimmer West Germany Gerd Müller
West Germany Paul Breitner

References

  1. ^ Henson, Mike (12 May 2012). "Euro 1972: West Germany sweep the continent on finals debut". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Sportflitsen" (in Dutch). De Tijd. 14 March 1972. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Müller the menace in German masterclass". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. ^ "1972 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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