UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6
Appearance
Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1976 finals tournament. Group 6 consisted of four teams: Soviet Union, Republic of Ireland, Turkey, and Switzerland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Soviet Union, who finished one point above the Republic of Ireland.
Final table
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Matches
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Givens 22', 30', 70' |
Turkey ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Dunne(*) 54' (og) | Givens 61' |
(*)NOTE: The first goal in others sources is also reported as an own goal by Mick Martin or Terry Conroy.
Turkey ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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İsmail 21' O.Mehmet 85' |
Schild 18' |
Switzerland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Müller 43' | Alpaslan 54' |
(*)NOTE: Some sources state that the venue was St. Jakob-Park, Basle.
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Martin 2' Treacy 28' |
Müller 74' |
Soviet Union ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Blokhin 13' Kolotov 29' |
Hand 79' |
Switzerland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Elsener 75' |
Switzerland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Muntyan 78' |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Givens 26', 33', 38', 89' |
Soviet Union ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Konkov 13' Onishchenko 14', 68' Veremeyev 81' |
Risi 45' |
Turkey ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Reshko(**) 22' (og) |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 45,000
(**)NOTE: The own goal scorer is also reported as Mikhail Fomenko.
Top goalscorer
- Don Givens (IRL) - 8 goals
References
- "1976 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1976". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.