UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament

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The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1972 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 14 June and ended with the final on 18 June at Heysel Stadium in Brussels. West Germany won the tournament with a 3–0 victory over the Soviet Union.[1]

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

Format[edit]

Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round.

Teams[edit]

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 Belgium (host) Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 1st — Debut
 Hungary Quarter-final winner 17 May 1972 2nd 1964 Third place (1964)
 Soviet Union Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 4th 1968 Winners (1960)
 West Germany Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 1st — Debut

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – Antwerp
 
 
 Belgium1
 
18 June – Brussels (Heysel)
 
 West Germany2
 
 West Germany3
 
14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé)
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Hungary0
 
 
 Soviet Union1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
17 June – Liège
 
 
 Hungary1
 
 
 Belgium2

Semi-finals[edit]

Hungary vs Soviet Union[edit]

Hungary 0–1 Soviet Union
Report
  • Konkov 53'
Attendance: 1,659
Hungary[2]
Soviet Union
GK 1 István Géczi
SW 3 Miklós Páncsics
CB 2 Tibor Fábián Yellow card
CB 6 László Bálint Yellow card
CB 4 Péter Juhász
CM 12 István Juhász
CM 8 Lajos Kocsis downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 10 Lajos Kű
RW 7 István Szőke
CF 9 Ferenc Bene (c) downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Sándor Zámbó
Substitutions:
FW 15 Antal Dunai upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 24 Flórián Albert upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Rudolf Illovszky
GK 1 Yevhen Rudakov
SW 3 Murtaz Khurtsilava (c) Yellow card
CB 2 Revaz Dzodzuashvili
CB 12 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
CB 13 Yuriy Istomin
CM 14 Anatoliy Konkov
CM 7 Volodymyr Troshkin
CM 6 Viktor Kolotov
RW 8 Anatoly Baidachny
CF 9 Anatoliy Banishevskiy downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 18 Volodymyr Onyshchenko
Substitutions:
FW 16 Givi Nodia upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Oleksandr Ponomarov

Belgium vs West Germany[edit]

Belgium 1–2 West Germany
 Report
Attendance: 55,669
Belgium
West Germany
GK 1 Christian Piot
SW 5 Erwin Vandendaele Yellow card 17'
CB 2 Georges Heylens
CB 4 Jean Thissen
CB 3 Léon Dolmans
RM 7 Léon Semmeling
CM 11 Jan Verheyen
CM 6 Jean Dockx
LM 8 Maurice Martens downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Raoul Lambert
CF 10 Paul Van Himst (c)
Substitutions:
FW 14 Odilon Polleunis upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Raymond Goethals
GK 1 Sepp Maier
SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB 2 Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
RM 6 Herbert Wimmer
CM 10 Günter Netzer
CM 8 Uli Hoeneß downward-facing red arrow 59'
LM 3 Paul Breitner
RW 9 Jupp Heynckes
CF 13 Gerd Müller
LW 11 Erwin Kremers
Substitutions:
FW 7 Jürgen Grabowski upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Third place play-off[edit]

Hungary 1–2 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 6,184
Hungary[2]
Belgium
GK 1 István Géczi
SW 3 Miklós Páncsics (c)
CB 2 Tibor Fábián
CB 6 László Bálint
CB 4 Péter Juhász Yellow card
CM 12 István Juhász
CM 24 Flórián Albert
CM 10 Lajos Kű
RW 20 Mihály Kozma
CF 15 Antal Dunai
LW 11 Sándor Zámbó downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 5 Lajos Szűcs upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Rudolf Illovszky
GK 1 Christian Piot
RB 2 Georges Heylens
CB 4 Jean Thissen
CB 5 Erwin Vandendaele
LB 3 Léon Dolmans Yellow card
CM 11 Jan Verheyen
CM 6 Jean Dockx
CM 14 Odilon Polleunis
RW 7 Léon Semmeling
CF 9 Raoul Lambert
LW 10 Paul Van Himst (c)
Manager:
Raymond Goethals

Final[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 Final
West Germany 3–0 Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 43,437
West Germany
Soviet Union
GK 1 Sepp Maier
SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
RB 2 Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB 3 Paul Breitner
DM 6 Herbert Wimmer
CM 8 Uli Hoeneß
CM 10 Günter Netzer Yellow card 44'
RW 9 Jupp Heynckes
LW 11 Erwin Kremers
CF 13 Gerd Müller
Manager:
Helmut Schön
GK 1 Yevhen Rudakov
RB 2 Revaz Dzodzuashvili
CB 3 Murtaz Khurtsilava (c) Yellow card 66'
CB 12 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi Yellow card 44'
LB 13 Yuriy Istomin
CM 7 Volodymyr Troshkin
CM 6 Viktor Kolotov
CM 14 Anatoliy Konkov downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 8 Anatoly Baidachny
LW 18 Volodymyr Onyshchenko
CF 9 Anatoliy Banishevskiy downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Oleg Dolmatov upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Eduard Kozynkevych upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Oleksandr Ponomarov

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Müller the menace in German masterclass". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "European championship 1972 - Historical Football Kits".

External links[edit]

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