UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1968 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups; seven of four teams and one of three 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.

Qualified nations

  Qualified
  Did not qualify – First Round
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
Country Method of qualificationFinals appearanceDate qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1
 Italy Quarter-finals winner 1st 20 April 1968 0 (debut)
 Yugoslavia Quarter-finals winner 2nd 24 April 1968 1 (1960)
 England Quarter-finals winner 1st 8 May 1968 0 (debut)
 Soviet Union Quarter-finals winner 3rd 11 May 1968 2 (1960, 1964)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Drawing of lots

Groups

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Czechoslovakia Republic of Ireland Turkey
1  Spain 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 8 Advance to play-offs — 2–1 2–0 2–0
2  Czechoslovakia 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 7 1–0 — 1–2 3–0
3  Republic of Ireland 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 5 0–0 0–2 — 2–1
4  Turkey 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 4 0–0 0–0 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Bulgaria Portugal Sweden Norway
1  Bulgaria 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10 Advance to play-offs — 1–0 3–0 4–2
2  Portugal 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 6 0–0 — 1–2 2–1
3  Sweden 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 5 0–2 1–1 — 5–2
4  Norway 6 1 1 4 9 14 −5 3 0–0 1–2 3–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Soviet Union Greece Austria Finland
1  Soviet Union 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 10 Advance to play-offs — 4–0 4–3 2–0
2  Greece 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 5 0–1 — 4–1 2–1
3  Austria 5 2 1 2 8 10 −2 5 1–0 Annulled[lower-alpha 1] — 2–1
4  Finland 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2 2–5 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Austria v Greece match was abandoned in the 86th minute at 1–1 due to a crowd disturbance and declared void.[1]

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia West Germany Albania
1  Yugoslavia 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Advance to play-offs — 1–0 4–0
2  West Germany 4 2 1 1 9 2 +7 5 3–1 — 6–0
3  Albania 4 0 1 3 0 12 −12 1 0–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary East Germany Netherlands Denmark
1  Hungary 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to play-offs — 3–1 2–1 6–0
2  East Germany 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 7 1–0 — 4–3 3–2
3  Netherlands 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 5 2–2 1–0 — 2–0
4  Denmark 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 3 0–2 1–1 3–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy Romania Switzerland Cyprus
1  Italy 6 5 1 0 17 3 +14 11 Advance to play-offs — 3–1 4–0 5–0
2  Romania 6 3 0 3 18 14 +4 6 0–1 — 4–2 7–0
3   Switzerland 6 2 1 3 17 13 +4 5 2–2 7–1 — 5–0
4  Cyprus 6 1 0 5 3 25 −22 2 0–2 1–5 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France Belgium Poland Luxembourg
1  France 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 9 Advance to play-offs — 1–1 2–1 3–1
2  Belgium 6 3 1 2 14 9 +5 7 2–1 — 2–4 3–0
3  Poland 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 7 1–4 3–1 — 4–0
4  Luxembourg 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17 1 0–3 0–5 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group 8

Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1  England 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to play-offs — 2–3 5–1 2–0
2  Scotland 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8 1–1 — 3–2 2–1
3  Wales 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 4 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4  Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 3 0–2 1–0 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bulgaria  3–4  Italy 3–2 0–2
Hungary  2–3  Soviet Union 2–0 0–3
England  3–1  Spain 1–0 2–1
France  2–6  Yugoslavia 1–1 1–5

References

  1. ↑ "European Championship 1968". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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