European Championship 1976


Qualifying Stage

Group 1 [Czechoslovakia]
England          3-0 Czechoslovakia     1.CZECHOSLOVAKIA   6  4  1  1  15- 5  9
England          0-0 Portugal           2.England          6  3  2  1  11- 3  8
England          5-0 Cyprus             3.Portugal         6  2  3  1   5- 7  7
Czechoslovakia   4-0 Cyprus             4.Cyprus           6  0  0  6   0-16  0
Czechoslovakia   5-0 Portugal
Cyprus           0-1 England
Cyprus           0-2 Portugal
Czechoslovakia   2-1 England
Portugal         1-1 Czechoslovakia
Portugal         1-1 England
Cyprus           0-3 Czechoslovakia
Portugal         1-0 Cyprus

Group 2 [Wales]
Austria          2-1 Wales              1.WALES            6  5  0  1  14- 4 10
Luxembourg       2-4 Hungary            2.Hungary          6  3  1  2  15- 8  7
Wales            2-0 Hungary            3.Austria          6  3  1  2  11- 7  7
Wales            5-0 Luxembourg         4.Luxembourg       6  0  0  6   7-28  0
Luxembourg       1-2 Austria
Austria          0-0 Hungary
Hungary          1-2 Wales
Luxembourg       1-3 Wales
Hungary          2-1 Austria
Austria          6-2 Luxembourg
Hungary          8-1 Luxembourg
Wales            1-0 Austria

Group 3 [Yugoslavia]
Norway           2-1 Northern Ireland   1.YUGOSLAVIA       6  5  0  1  12- 4 10
Yugoslavia       3-1 Norway             2.Northern Ireland 6  3  0  3   8- 5  6
Sweden           0-2 Northern Ireland   3.Sweden           6  3  0  3   8- 9  6
Northern Ireland 1-0 Yugoslavia         4.Norway           6  1  0  5   5-15  2
Sweden           1-2 Yugoslavia
Norway           1-3 Yugoslavia
Sweden           3-1 Norway
Norway           0-2 Sweden
Northern Ireland 1-2 Sweden
Yugoslavia       3-0 Sweden
Northern Ireland 3-0 Norway
Yugoslavia       1-0 Northern Ireland

Group 4 [Spain]
Denmark          1-2 Spain              1.SPAIN            6  3  3  0  10- 6  9
Denmark          0-0 Romania            2.Romania          6  1  5  0  11- 6  7
Scotland         1-2 Spain              3.Scotland         6  2  3  1   8- 6  7
Spain            1-1 Scotland           4.Denmark          6  0  1  5   3-14  1
Spain            1-1 Romania
Romania          6-1 Denmark
Romania          1-1 Scotland
Denmark          0-1 Scotland
Spain            2-0 Denmark
Scotland         3-1 Denmark
Romania          2-2 Spain
Scotland         1-1 Romania

Group 5 [Netherlands]
Finland          1-2 Poland             1.NETHERLANDS      6  4  0  2  14- 8  8
Finland          1-3 Netherlands        2.Poland           6  3  2  1   9- 5  8
Poland           3-0 Finland            3.Italy            6  2  3  1   3- 3  7
Netherlands      3-1 Italy              4.Finland          6  0  1  5   3-13  1
Italy            0-0 Poland
Finland          0-1 Italy
Netherlands      4-1 Finland
Poland           4-1 Netherlands
Italy            0-0 Finland
Netherlands      3-0 Poland
Poland           0-0 Italy
Italy            1-0 Netherlands

Group 6 [Soviet Union]
Ireland          3-0 Soviet Union       1.SOVIET UNION     6  4  0  2  10- 6  8
Turkey           1-1 Ireland            2.Ireland          6  3  1  2  11- 5  7
Turkey           2-1 Switzerland        3.Turkey           6  2  2  2   5-10  6
Soviet Union     3-0 Turkey             4.Switzerland      6  1  1  4   5-10  3
Switzerland      1-1 Turkey
Ireland          2-1 Switzerland
Soviet Union     2-1 Ireland
Switzerland      1-0 Ireland
Switzerland      0-1 Soviet Union
Ireland          4-0 Turkey
Soviet Union     4-1 Switzerland
Turkey           1-0 Soviet Union

Group 7 [Belgium]
Iceland          0-2 Belgium            1.BELGIUM          6  3  2  1   6- 3  8
East Germany     1-1 Iceland            2.East Germany     6  2  3  1   8- 7  7
Belgium          2-1 France             3.France           6  1  3  2   7- 6  5
France           2-2 East Germany       4.Iceland          6  1  2  3   3- 8  4
East Germany     0-0 Belgium
Iceland          0-0 France
Iceland          2-1 East Germany
France           3-0 Iceland
Belgium          1-0 Iceland
Belgium          1-2 East Germany
East Germany     2-1 France
France           0-0 Belgium

Group 8 [West Germany]
Bulgaria         3-3 Greece             1.WEST GERMANY     6  3  3  0  14- 4  9
Greece           2-2 West Germany       2.Greece           6  2  3  1  12- 9  7
Greece           2-1 Bulgaria           3.Bulgaria         6  2  2  2  12- 7  6
Malta            0-1 West Germany       4.Malta            6  1  0  5   2-20  2
Malta            2-0 Greece
Bulgaria         1-1 West Germany
Greece           4-0 Malta
Bulgaria         5-0 Malta
West Germany     1-1 Greece
West Germany     1-0 Bulgaria
Malta            0-2 Bulgaria
West Germany     8-0 Malta

QUARTERFINALS

[Apr 24, Bratislava]
Czechoslovakia   2-0 Soviet Union
  [Móder 35, Panenka 48]
[May 22, Kiev]
Soviet Union     2-2 Czechoslovakia
  [Burjak 53, Blokhin 88; Móder 44, 82]

[Apr 25, Rotterdam]
Netherlands      5-0 Belgium
  [Rijsbergen 17, Rensenbrink 28, 58, 86, Neeskens 80pen]
[May 22, Brussel]
Belgium          1-2 Netherlands
  [Van Gool 28; Rep 64, Cruijff 79]

[Apr 24, Zagreb]
Yugoslavia       2-0 Wales
  [Vukotic 1, Popivoda 58]
[May 22, Cardiff]
Wales            1-1 Yugoslavia
  [Evans 38; Katalinski 18pen]

[Apr 24, Madrid]
Spain            1-1 West Germany
  [Santillana 21; Beer 60]
[May 22, München]
West Germany     2-0 Spain
  [U.Hoeneß 17, Toppmöller 43]

Final Tournament (in Yugoslavia)


SEMIFINALS  

Zagreb, June 16, Maksimir Stadion
Czechoslovakia   3-1 Netherlands     [aet]
  [Ondrus 20, Nehoda 114, Vesely 119; Ondrus 77og]
  [ref: Thomas (Wales); att: 31,000]
  [sent off: Pollák 60, Neeskens 76, Van Hanegem 115]
Czechoslovakia: Viktor, Pivarník, Capkovic (106 Jurkemik), Pollak, Gögh, Ondrus,
                Masny, Panenka, Móder (96 Vesely), Nehoda, Dobiás
Netherlands: Schrijvers, Suurbier, Van Kraay, Rijsbergen (37 Van Hanegem), Krol, 
             Neeskens, Jansen, W.van de Kerkhof, Rep (65 Geels), Cruijff, Rensenbrink

Beograd, June 17, Crvena zvezda
West Germany     4-2 Yugoslavia      [aet]
  [Flohe 65, D.Müller 82, 115, 119; Popivoda 19, Dzajic 32]
  [ref: Delcourt (Belgium); att: 70,000]
West Germany: Maier, Dietz, Schwarzenbeck, Beckenbauer, Vogts, Danner (46 Flohe),
              Bonhof, Beer, Wimmer (79 D.Müller), Hölzenbein, U.Hoeneß
Yugoslavia: Petrovic, Buljan, Muzinic, Oblak (106 Vladic), Katalinski, Zungul, 
            Jerkovic, Popivoda, Surjak, Acimovic (106 Peruzovic), Dzajic 

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE

Zagreb, June 19, Maksimir Stadion
Netherlands      3-2 Yugoslavia      [aet]
  [Geels 27, 107, W.van de Kerkhof 39; Katalisnki 43, Dzajic 82]
  [ref: Hungerbühler (Switzerland); att: 7,000]
Netherlands: Schrijvers, Suurbier, Van Kraay, Krol, Jansen (46 Meutstege), Peters,
             Arntz (71 Kist), W.van de Kerkhof, R.van de Kerkhof, Geels, Rensenbrink
Yugoslavia: Petrovic, Buljan, Muzinic, Oblak, Katalinski, Zungul (46 Halilhodzic), 
            Jerkovic, Popivoda, Surjak, Acimovic (46 Vladic), Dzajic 

FINAL

Beograd, June 20, Crvena zvezda  
Czechoslovakia   2-2 West Germany    [aet]
  [Svehlík 8, Dobiás 25; D.Müller 28, Hölzenbein 89]
  [ref: Gonella (Italy); att: 35,000]
Czechoslovakia win 5-3 on penalties
  [Masny 1-0, Bonhof 1-1; Nehoda 2-1, Flohe 2-2; Ondrus 3-2, Bongarts 3-3;
   Jurkemik 4-3, U.Hoeneß 4-3 (over); Panenka 5-3]
Czechoslovakia: Viktor, Pivarník, Ondrus, Capkovic, Gögh, Dobiás (94 Vesely),
                Móder, Panenka, Masny, Svehlík (79 Jurkemik), Nehoda
West Germany: Maier, Vogts, Schwarzenbeck, Beckenbauer, Dietz, Wimmer (46 Flohe),
              Bonhof, Beer (80 Bongartz), U.Hoeneß, D.Müller, Hölzenbein


Topscorer overall: Givens (Ireland) 8 goals
Topscorer final tournament: D.Müller (West Germany) 4 goals

European Championship Overview File

1972

1976 European Championship Final Tournament Details

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