UEFA Euro 1972 Belgium

Brussels	Liège	Brussels	Antwerp
Heysel Stadium	Sclessin Stadium	Stade Émile Versé	Bosuil Stadium
Capacity: 50,000	Capacity: 31,000	Capacity: 28,000	Capacity: 20,000

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.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

Belgium
Hungary
Soviet Union
West Germany

The qualifying round for the 1972 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. 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.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	Romania	9	6	4	1	1	11	2
2.	Czechoslovakia	9	6	4	1	1	11	4
3.	Wales	5	6	2	1	3	5	6
4.	Finland	1	6	0	1	5	1	16

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	Hungary	9	6	4	1	1	12	5
2.	Bulgaria	7	6	3	1	2	11	7
3.	France	7	6	3	1	2	10	8
4.	Norway	1	6	0	1	5	5	18

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	England	11	6	5	1	0	15	3
2.	Switzerland	9	6	4	1	1	12	5
3.	Greece	3	6	1	1	4	3	8
4.	Malta	1	6	0	1	5	2	16

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	Soviet Union	10	6	4	2	0	13	4
2.	Spain	8	6	3	2	1	14	3
3.	Northern Ireland	6	6	2	2	2	10	6
4.	Cyprus	0	6	0	0	6	2	26

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	Belgium	9	6	4	1	1	11	3
2.	Portugal	7	6	3	1	2	10	6
3.	Scotland	6	6	3	0	3	4	7
4.	Denmark	2	6	1	0	5	2	11

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	Italy	10	6	4	2	0	12	4
2.	Austria	7	6	3	1	2	14	6
3.	Sweden	6	6	2	2	2	3	5
4.	Republic of Ireland	1	6	0	1	5	3	17

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	Yugoslavia	9	6	3	3	0	7	2
2.	Netherlands	7	6	3	1	2	18	6
3.	East Germany	7	6	3	1	2	11	6
4.	Luxembourg	1	6	0	1	5	1	23

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1.	West Germany	10	6	4	2	0	10	2
2.	Poland	6	6	2	2	2	10	6
3.	Turkey	5	6	2	1	3	5	13
4.	Albania	3	6	1	1	4	5	9

Euro 2012 Qualifying

Euro 1972 Schedule Result

All time are CET/UTC+1

Semifinals			Final

14 June – Antwerp (Bosuil Stadium)
Belgium	1
West Germany	2

			18 June – Brussels (Heysel Stadium)
			West Germany	3
			Soviet Union	0


			Third place
14 June – Brussels (Stade Émile Versé)		17 June – Liège (Sclessin Stadium)
Hungary	0	Belgium	2
Soviet Union	1		Hungary	1

Semi-finals

14 June 1972 20:00	Belgium	1 – 2	West Germany	Bosuilstadion, Antwerp Attendance: 55,669 Referee: William J. Mullan (Scotland)
	Polleunis 83'	Report	Müller 24', 71'

14 June 1972 20:00	Hungary	0 – 1	Soviet Union	Stade Émile Versé, Brussels Attendance: 16,590 Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
		Report	Konkov 53'

Third place play-off

17 June 1972 20:00	Hungary	1 – 2	Belgium	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege Attendance: 6,184 Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)
	Kű 53' (pen.)	Report	Lambert 24' Van Himst 28'

Final

18 June 1972 16:00	West Germany	3 – 0	Soviet Union	Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 43,437 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
	Müller 27', 58' Wimmer 52'	Report

Euro 2012 Schedule