UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying play-offs

The UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying play-offs (officially referred to as the UEFA Euro 1968 quarter-finals) were the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1968. They were contested by the eight group winners of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home and away ties qualified for the final tournament in France. The matches were played in April and May 1968.

Qualification

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.

Summary

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

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, taking place in April and May 1968. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Bulgaria  v  Italy

6 April 1968 17:00

Bulgaria	3 – 2	Italy
Kotkov  11' (pen.) Dermendzhiev  66' Zhekov  73'	Report	Penev  60' (o.g.) Prati  83'

Vasil Levski, Sofia Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

Italy  v  Bulgaria

20 April 1968 16:00

Italy	2 – 0	Bulgaria
Prati  14' Domenghini  55'	Report

Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 95.000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

Italy won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

Hungary  v  Soviet Union

4 May 1968 17:00

Hungary	2 – 0	Soviet Union
Farkas 22' Göröcs 84'

Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 71,556 Referee: Laurens Van Ravens (NED)

Soviet Union  v  Hungary

11 May 1968 19:30

Soviet Union	3 – 0	Hungary
Solymosi 22' (og) Khurtsilava 59' Byshovets 72'

Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 91,129 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (FRG)

Soviet Union won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

England  v  Spain

3 April 1968 19:45

England	1 – 0	Spain
B. Charlton 84'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 95.000 Referee: Gilbert Droz (SUI)

Spain  v  England

8 May 1968 20:30

Spain	1 – 2	England
Amancio 48'		Peters 55' Hunter 81'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 90.000 Referee: Josef Krnavek (TCH)

England won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

France  v  Yugoslavia

6 April 1968 16:00

France	1 – 1	Yugoslavia
Di Nallo 78'		Musemić 66'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 35.423 Referee: Erwin Vetter (FRG)

Yugoslavia  v  France

24 April 1968 16:30

Yugoslavia	5 – 1	France
Petković 3', 33' Musemić 12', 80' Džajić 24'		Di Nallo 34'

Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 47,747 Referee: Paul Schiller (AUT)

Yugoslavia won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

References

• "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014. 
• "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014. 
• Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8. 

External links

• UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying play-offs