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1968 European Championship

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Qualifying Stages
Group 1 (Czech., Ireland, Spain, Turkey) Group 2 (Bulgaria, Norway, Portugal, Sweden)
Group 3 (Austria, Greece, Finland, USSR) Group 4 (Albania, W. Germany, Yugoslavia)
Group 5 (Denmark, E.Germany, Hungary, N'lands) Group 6 (Cyprus, Italy, Romania, Switzerland)
Group 7 (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Poland) Group 8 (England, N. Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
Quarter-Finals
Final Tournament
Semi-Finals, Final

Final
Rome, June 8, 1968
Italy            1-1 Yugoslavia      [aet]

Italy: Zoff, Burgnich, Guarneri, Facchetti, Ferrini, Castano, Domenghini,
Juliano, Anastasi, Lodetti, Prati.

Yugoslavia: Pantelic, Fazlagic, Paunovic, Holcer, Damjanovic, Pavlovic,
Trivic, Petkovic, Musemic, Acimovic, Dzajic.

Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)
Attendance: 85,000.

Scorers: 39' Dzajic 0-1; 80' Domenghini 1-1.
Final (Replay)
Rome, June 10, 1968
Italy            2-0 Yugoslavia

Italy: Zoff, Burgnich, Guarneri, Facchetti, Rosato, Salvadore, Domenghini,
Mazzola, Anastasi, De Sisti, Riva.

Yugoslavia: Pantelic, Fazlagic, Paunovic, Holcer, Damjanovic, Pavlovic,
Trivic, Acimovic, Musemic, Hosic, Dzajic.

Referee: De Mendibil (Spain)
Attendence: 50,000.

Scorers: 11' Riva 1-0; 32' Anastasi 2-0.
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Third Place Play-Off
England          2-0 Soviet Union
in Rome
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Semi-Finals
Italy            0-0 Soviet Union    [aet]
in Napoli
Italy progresses on coin toss.

Yugoslavia       1-0 England
in Firenze
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Quarter-Finals
Bulgaria         3-2 Italy
Italy            2-0 Bulgaria

Hungary          2-0 Soviet Union
Soviet Union     3-0 Hungary

England          1-0 Spain
Spain            1-2 England

France           1-1 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia       5-1 France
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Qualifying Group 1
Ireland          0-0 Spain              
Ireland          2-1 Turkey             
Spain            2-0 Ireland            
Turkey           0-0 Spain              
Turkey           2-1 Ireland
Ireland          0-2 Czechoslovakia
Spain            2-0 Turkey
Czechoslovakia   3-0 Turkey
Czechoslovakia   1-0 Spain
Spain            2-1 Czechoslovakia
Turkey           0-0 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia   1-2 Ireland

Final Table
1.SPAIN            6  3  2  1   6- 2  8
2.Czechoslovakia   6  3  1  2   8- 4  7
3.Ireland          6  2  1  3   5- 8  5
4.Turkey           6  1  2  3   3- 8  4
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Qualifying Group 2
Portugal         1-2 Sweden             
Bulgaria         4-2 Norway             
Sweden           1-1 Portugal           
Norway           1-2 Portugal           
Sweden           0-2 Bulgaria
Norway           0-0 Bulgaria
Norway           3-1 Sweden
Sweden           5-2 Norway
Bulgaria         3-0 Sweden
Portugal         2-1 Norway
Bulgaria         1-0 Portugal
Portugal         0-0 Bulgaria

Final Table
1.BULGARIA         6  4  2  0  10- 2 10
2.Portugal         6  2  2  2   6- 6  6
3.Sweden           6  2  1  3   9-12  5
4.Norway           6  1  1  4   9-14  3
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Qualifying Group 3
Finland          0-0 Austria            
Greece           2-1 Finland            
Finland          1-1 Greece             
Soviet Union     4-3 Austria            
Soviet Union     4-0 Greece
Soviet Union     2-0 Finland
Finland          2-5 Soviet Union
Austria          2-1 Finland
Greece           4-1 Austria
Austria          1-0 Soviet Union
Greece           0-1 Soviet Union
Austria          Abd Greece (abandoned at 1-1)

Final Table
1.SOVIET UNION     6  5  0  1  16- 6 10
2.Greece           5  2  1  2   7- 8  5
3.Austria          5  2  1  2   7- 9  5
4.Finland          6  0  2  4   5-12  2
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Qualifying Group 4
West Germany     6-0 Albania            
Yugoslavia       1-0 West Germany       
Albania          0-2 Yugoslavia         
West Germany     3-1 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia       4-0 Albania
Albania          0-0 West Germany

Final Table
1.YUGOSLAVIA       4  3  0  1   8- 3  6
2.West Germany     4  2  1  1   9- 2  5
3.Albania          4  0  1  3   0-12  1
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Qualifying Group 5
Netherlands      2-2 Hungary            
Hungary          6-0 Denmark            
Netherlands      2-0 Denmark            
East Germany     4-3 Netherlands        
Hungary          2-1 Netherlands
Denmark          0-2 Hungary
Denmark          1-1 East Germany
Netherlands      1-0 East Germany
Hungary          3-1 East Germany
Denmark          3-2 Netherlands
East Germany     3-2 Denmark
East Germany     1-0 Hungary

Final Table
1.HUNGARY          6  4  1  1  15- 5  9
2.East Germany     6  3  1  2  10-10  7
3.Netherlands      6  2  1  3  11-11  5
4.Denmark          6  1  1  4   6-16  3
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Qualifying Group 6
Romania          4-2 Switzerland        
Italy            3-1 Romania            
Cyprus           1-5 Romania            
Cyprus           0-2 Italy              
Romania          7-0 Cyprus
Switzerland      7-1 Romania
Italy            5-0 Cyprus
Switzerland      5-0 Cyprus
Switzerland      2-2 Italy
Italy            4-0 Switzerland
Cyprus           2-1 Switzerland
Romania          0-1 Italy

Final Table
1.ITALY            6  5  1  0  17- 3 11
2.Romania          6  3  0  3  18-14  6
3.Switzerland      6  2  1  3  17-13  5
4.Cyprus           6  1  0  5   3-25  2
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Qualifying Group 7
Poland           4-0 Luxembourg         
France           2-1 Poland             
Belgium          2-1 France             
Luxembourg       0-3 France             
Luxembourg       0-0 Poland
Luxembourg       0-5 Belgium
Poland           3-1 Belgium
Poland           1-4 France
Belgium          2-4 Poland
France           1-1 Belgium
Belgium          3-0 Luxembourg
France           3-1 Luxembourg

Final Table
1.FRANCE           6  4  1  1  14- 6  9
2.Belgium          6  3  1  2  14- 9  7
3.Poland           6  3  1  2  13- 9  7
4.Luxembourg       6  0  1  5   1-18  1
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Qualifying Group 8
Northern Ireland 0-2 England            
Wales            1-1 Scotland           
England          5-1 Wales              
Scotland         2-1 Northern Ireland   
Northern Ireland 0-0 Wales              
England          2-3 Scotland
Wales            0-3 England
Northern Ireland 1-0 Scotland
England          2-0 Northern Ireland
Scotland         3-2 Wales
Scotland         1-1 England
Wales            2-0 Northern Ireland

Final Table
1.ENGLAND          6  4  1  1  15- 5  9
2.Scotland         6  3  2  1  10- 8  8
3.Wales            6  1  2  3   6-12  4
4.Northern Ireland 6  1  1  4   2- 8  3
[also Home Championships 66/67, 67/68]
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