1976 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying

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The qualifying round for the 1976 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.

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[edit] Group Stage

[edit] Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Czechoslovakia 9 6 4 1 1 15 5
England 8 6 3 2 1 11 3
Portugal 7 6 2 3 1 5 7
Cyprus 0 6 0 0 6 0 16

Group matches

England 3 - 0 Czechoslovakia

England 0 - 0 Portugal

England 5 - 0 Cyprus

Czechoslovakia 4 - 0 Cyprus

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

[edit] Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Wales 10 6 5 0 1 14 4
Hungary 7 6 3 1 2 15 8
Austria 7 6 3 1 2 11 7
Luxembourg 0 6 0 0 6 7 28

Group matches

Austria 2 - 1 Wales

Luxembourg 2 - 4 Hungary

Wales 2 - 0 Hungary

Wales 5 - 0 Luxembourg

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

[edit] Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Yugoslavia 10 6 5 0 1 12 4
Northern Ireland 6 6 3 0 3 8 5
Sweden 6 6 3 0 3 8 9
Norway 2 6 1 0 5 5 15

Norway 2 - 1 Northern Ireland

Yugoslavia 3 - 1 Norway

Sweden 0 - 2 Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Yugoslavia

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

[edit] Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 9 6 3 3 0 10 6
Romania 7 6 1 5 0 11 6
Scotland 7 6 2 3 1 8 6
Denmark 1 6 0 1 5 3 14

Denmark 1 - 2 Spain 30th October 1974

Denmark 0 - 0 Romania 20th November 1974

Scotland 1 - 2 Spain 20th November 1974

Spain 1 - 1 Scotland 5th February 1975

Spain 1 - 1 Romania 16th April 1975

Romania 6 - 1 Denmark 13th May 1975

Romania 1 - 1 Scotland 1st June 1975

Denmark 0 - 1 Scotland 3rd September 1975

Spain 2 - 0 Denmark 8th October 1975

Scotland 3 - 1 Denmark 29th October 1975

Romania 2 - 2 Spain 29th October 1975

Scotland 1 - 1 Romania 17th December 1975

[edit] Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 8 6 4 0 2 14 8
Poland 8 6 3 2 1 9 5
Italy 7 6 2 3 1 3 3
Finland 1 6 0 1 5 3 13

Finland 1 - 2 Poland

Finland 1 - 3 Netherlands

Poland 3 - 0 Finland

Netherlands 3 - 1 Italy

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

[edit] Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
USSR 8 6 4 0 2 10 6
Republic of Ireland 7 6 3 1 2 11 5
Turkey 6 6 2 2 2 5 10
Switzerland 3 6 1 1 4 5 10

Republic of Ireland 3 - 0 USSR

Turkey 1 - 1 Republic of Ireland

Turkey 2 - 1 Switzerland

USSR 3 - 0 Turkey

Switzerland 1 - 1 Turkey

Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Switzerland

USSR 2 - 1 Republic of Ireland

Switzerland 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland

Switzerland 0 - 1 USSR

Republic of Ireland 4 - 0 Turkey

USSR 4 - 1 Switzerland

Turkey 1 - 0 USSR

[edit] Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Belgium 8 6 3 2 1 6 3
East Germany 7 6 2 3 1 8 7
France 5 6 1 3 2 7 6
 Iceland 4 6 1 2 3 3 8

Iceland 0 - 2 Belgium

East Germany 1 - 1 Iceland

Belgium 2 - 1 France

France 2 - 2 East Germany

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

[edit] Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
West Germany 9 6 3 3 0 14 4
Greece 7 6 2 3 1 12 9
Image:Flag of Bulgaria 1971-1990.gif Bulgaria 6 6 2 2 2 12 7
Malta 2 6 1 0 5 2 20

Bulgaria 3 - 3 Greece

Greece 2 - 2 West Germany

Greece 2 - 1 Bulgaria

Malta 0 - 1 West Germany

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

[edit] Quarter-finals

1st Leg - Saturday April 24, 1976 18:00 CET Tehelne Pole, Bratislava
Referee: Hilmi Ok (TUR)

Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 (1-0) Soviet Union
Moder 35'
Panenka 48'

2nd Leg - Saturday May 22, 1976 19:00 EET Olimpiyskiy, Kiev
Referee: Alastair Mackenzie (SCO)

Soviet Union 2 - 2 (0-1) Czechoslovakia
Burjak 53' Moder 44', 82'
Blokhin 88'

Czechoslovakia won 4-2 on aggregate.


1st Leg - Sunday April 25, 1976 14:30 CET De Kuip, Rotterdam
Referee: Jan Dubach (SWI)

Netherlands 5 - 0 (2-0) Belgium
Rijsbergen 17'
Resenbrink 28', 58', 86'
Neeskens 80' pen

2nd Leg - Saturday May 22, 1976 20:00 CET Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (ITA)

Belgium 1 - 2 (1-0) Netherlands
Van Gool 28' Rep 64'
Cruyff 79'

Netherlands won 7-1 on aggregate.


1st Leg - Saturday April 24, 1976 17:30 CET Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Referee: Paul Schiller (AUT)

Yugoslavia 2 - 0 (1-0) Wales
Vukotic 1'
Popivoda 58'

2nd Leg - Saturday May 22, 1976 15:00 GMT Ninian Park, Cardiff
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Wales 1 - 1 (1-1) Yugoslavia
Evans 38' Katalinski 18' pen

Yugoslavia won 3-1 on aggregate.


1st Leg - Saturday April 24, 1976 21:00 CET Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Referee: John Keith Taylor (ENG)

Spain 1 - 1 (1-0) West Germany
Santillana 21' Beer 60'

2nd Leg - Saturday May 22, 1976 16:00 CET Olympiastadion, Munich
Referee: Robert Wurtz (FRA)

West Germany 2 - 0 (2-0) Spain
Hoeness 17'
Toppmöller 43'

West Germany won 3-1 on aggregate.

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