QUALIFYING Group 1 28.03.1973 Gzira Malta 1-1 Austria 19.04.1973 Südstadt Austria 4-0 Malta 1.AUSTRIA 2 1 1 0 5- 1 3 2.Malta 2 0 1 1 1- 5 1 Group 2 22.10.1972 Esch/Alzette Luxemburg 2-1 Iceland 18.04.1973 Reykjavik Iceland 2-0 Luxemburg 1.ICELAND 2 1 0 1 3- 2 2 2.Luxemburg 2 1 0 1 2- 3 2 Group 3 03.11.1972 Dublin Rep.of Ireland 2-1 Sweden 18.04.1973 Helsingborg Sweden 0-1 Rep.of Ireland 1.REP.of IRELAND 2 2 0 0 3- 1 4 2.Sweden 2 0 0 2 1- 3 0 Group 4 27.09.1972 Hanko Finland 0-0 Norway 18.10.1972 Fredrikstad Norway 1-0 Finland 1.NORWAY 2 1 1 0 1- 0 3 2.Finland 2 0 1 1 0- 1 1 Group 5 10.02.1973 Faro Portugal 2-1 Spain 17.02.1973 Badajoz Spain 3-1 Portugal 14.03.1973 Brussels Belgium 2-1 Spain 28.03.1973 Brussels Belgium 3-1 Portugal 11.04.1973 Murcia Spain 2-2 Belgium 21.04.1973 Lisboa Portugal 1-0 Belgium 1.BELGIUM 4 2 1 1 7- 5 5 2.Portugal 4 2 0 2 5- 7 4 3.Spain 4 1 1 2 7- 7 3 Group 6 06.03.1973 Huizen Netherlands 0-0 West Germany 13.03.1973 Veendam Netherlands 1-2 Poland 27.03.1973 Meppen West Germany 1-1 Netherlands 04.04.1973 Wloclawek Poland 0-1 West Germany 11.04.1973 Kalisz Poland 3-0 Netherlands 22.04.1973 Osterode West Germany 3-1 Poland 1.WEST GERMANY 4 2 2 0 5- 2 6 2.Poland 4 2 0 2 6- 5 4 3.Netherlands 4 0 2 2 2- 6 2 Group 7 13.12.1972 Newport Wales 1-1 Scotland 17.01.1973 Glasgow Scotland 1-0 Wales 14.02.1973 Wrexham Wales 2-1 France 07.03.1973 Paris France 0-3 Scotland 28.03.1973 Motherwell Scotland 2-4 France 11.04.1973 Saint-Ouen France 1-0 Wales 1.SCOTLAND 4 2 1 1 7- 5 5 2.France 4 2 0 2 6- 7 4 3.Wales 4 1 1 2 3- 4 3 Group 8 18.11.1972 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-2 Greece 26.11.1972 Bucuresti Romania 0-0 Yugoslavia 24.01.1973 Athinai Greece 2-1 Yugoslavia 21.03.1973 Athinai Greece 0-1 Romania 01.04.1973 Bucuresti Romania 2-2 Greece 15.04.1973 Vrsac Yugoslavia 0-2 Romania 1.ROMANIA 4 2 2 0 5- 2 6 2.Greece 4 2 1 1 6- 5 5 3.Yugoslavia 4 0 1 3 2- 6 1 Group 9 02.12.1972 Tbilisi Soviet-Union 3-2 Turkey 14.03.1973 Kutahya Turkey 1-1 Hungary 25.03.1973 Gori Soviet-Union 2-0 Hungary 01.04.1973 Kaiseri Turkey 1-1 Soviet-Union 14.04.1973 Zalaegerzeg Hungary 1-2 Soviet-Union 22.04.1973 Zalaegerzeg Hungary 2-1 Turkey 1.SOVIET-UNION 4 3 1 0 8- 4 7 2.Hungary 4 1 1 2 4- 6 3 3.Turkey 4 0 2 2 5- 7 2 Automatic qualifiers : Italy (hosts) England (holder) Bye : Bulgaria, Denmark, East Germany, Switzerland and Czechoslovakia. FINAL TOURNAMENT May 31 to June 10, in Italy Group A 31.05.1973 Massa Italy 3-1 Romania 31.05.1973 Forte dei Marmi Germany 2-1 Norway 02.06.1973 Viareggio Italy 1-0 Norway 02.06.1973 Carrara Romania 1-0 Germany 04.06.1973 Massa Italy 1-0 Germany 04.06.1973 Carrara Romania 2-1 Norway 1.ITALY 3 3 0 0 5- 1 6 2.Romania 3 2 0 1 4- 4 4 3.Germany 3 1 0 2 2- 3 2 4.Norway 3 0 0 3 2- 5 0 Group B 31.05.1973 Pistoia Soviet Union 1-0 Ireland 31.05.1973 Monsumano Bulgaria 3-2 Denmark 02.06.1973 Montecatini Soviet Union 1-0 Denmark 02.06.1973 Pistoia Bulgaria 2-0 Ireland 04.06.1973 Monsumano Ireland 3-2 Denmark 04.06.1973 Lucca Bulgaria 1-1 Soviet Union 1.BULGARIA 3 2 1 0 6- 3 5 2.Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 3- 1 5 3.Ireland 3 1 0 2 3- 5 2 4.Denmark 3 0 0 3 4- 7 0 Group C 31.05.1973 Viareggio England 2-0 Iceland 31.05.1973 Carrara Belgium 2-0 Switzerland 02.06.1973 Forte dei Marmi England 2-0 Switzerland 02.06.1973 Massa Iceland 1-1 Belgium 04.06.1973 Viareggio England 0-0 Belgium 04.06.1973 Forte dei Marmi Switzerland 2-1 Iceland 1.ENGLAND 3 2 1 0 4- 0 5 2.Belgium 3 1 2 0 3- 1 4 3.Switzerland 3 1 0 2 2- 5 2 4.Iceland 3 0 1 2 2- 5 0 Group D 31.05.1973 Montecatini Austria 1-1 East Germany 31.05.1973 Lucca Czechoslovakia 1-0 Scotland 02.06.1973 Lucca East Germany 3-1 Scotland 02.06.1973 Monsumano Austria 1-1 Czechoslovakia 04.06.1973 Pistoia East Germany 3-2 Czechoslovakia 04.06.1973 Montecatini Scotland 2-0 Austria 1.EAST GERMANY 3 2 1 0 7- 4 5 2.Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4- 4 3 3.Scotland 3 1 0 2 3- 4 2 4.Austria 3 0 2 1 2- 4 2 Semifinals 07.06.1973 Viareggio England 1-0 Italy 07.06.1973 Montecatini East Germany 1-0 Bulgaria Third Place Match 10.06.1973 Firenze Italy 1-0 Bulgaria Final 10.06.1973 Firenze England 3-2 East Germany [aet] [Hornsby, Keeley, Phillips - Roth, Riediger] England : Siddall; McLaughlin, Lewis, Powell, Keeley, Peddelty, Morley (Phillips), Hornsby, Hankin (Impey), Price, Donaghy. East Germany: Kruger; Weber, Ramlow, Raugust, Donix, Schade, Roth, Muller, Riediger, Kuhn, Hoffman.
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