| Italia '68 | |
|---|---|
UEFA Euro 1968 official logo |
|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 5 June – 10 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Italy (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Yugoslavia |
| Third place | England |
| Fourth place | Soviet Union |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 7 (1.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 299,233 (59,847 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dragan Džajić (2 goals) |
|
← 1964
1972 →
|
|
The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the third European Football Championship, an event held every four years and organised by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 5 and 10 June 1968.
It was in this year that the tournament changed its name from European Nations' Cup to European Championship.
There were also some changes in the tournament's qualifying structure, with the two-legged home-and-away knock-out stage being replaced by a group phase.
At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match.
The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant that they had to qualify along with all the others for the final stage.
Contents |
| Rome | Naples | Florence |
|---|---|---|
| Stadio Olimpico | Stadio San Paolo | Stadio Comunale |
| Capacity: 86,500 | Capacity: 72,800 | Capacity: 47,000 |
The qualification competition was played in two stages: a group stage (taking place from 1966 until 1968) and the quarter-finals (played in 1968). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each with the exception of group 4, which only had three. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for 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.
The following teams participated in the final tournament:
For a list of all the squads that took part in the 1968 tournament, go to UEFA Euro 1968 squads.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 5 June – Naples (Stadio San Paolo) | |||||||
| Soviet Union | 0 | ||||||
| Italy (coin toss) | 0 | ||||||
| 8 June – Rome (Stadio Olimpico) (replayed 10 June) | |||||||
| Italy | 2 (1) | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 0 (1) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 5 June – Florence (Stadio Comunale) | 8 June – Rome (Stadio Olimpico) | ||||||
| England | 0 | England | 2 | ||||
| Yugoslavia | 1 | Soviet Union | 0 | ||||
| 5 June 1968 18:00 |
Italy | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)[1] | Soviet Union | Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 68,582 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 1968 21:15 |
Yugoslavia | 1 – 0 | England | Stadio Comunale, Florence Attendance: 21,834 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Džajić 87' |
| 8 June 1968 16:45 |
England | 2 – 0 | Soviet Union | Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 68,817 Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton 39' Hurst 63' |
| 8 June 1968 21:15 |
Italy | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia | Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenghini 80' | Džajić 32' |
| 10 June 1968 21:15 |
Italy | 2 – 0 | Yugoslavia | Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riva 12' Anastasi 31' |
There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per game.
12 minutes: Luigi Riva (Italy vs Yugoslavia, Replay)
1.4 goals per game
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||