UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 1
Group 1 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 1 consisted of four teams: Romania, Czechoslovakia, Wales, and Finland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Romania, who finished above Czechoslovakia on goal difference.
Final table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
Czechoslovakia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Albrecht ![]() | Report | Paatelainen ![]() |
Letenský stadion, Prague
Attendance: 5,549
Referee: William O'Neill (Northern Ireland)
Romania ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Dumitrache ![]() Nunweiller ![]() | Report |
Wales ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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R. Davies ![]() | Report | Čapkovič ![]() Táborský ![]() |
Czechoslovakia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Veselý ![]() | Report |
Finland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Čapkovič ![]() Pollák ![]() Karkó ![]() |
Finland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Iordănescu ![]() Lupescu ![]() Dembrovschi ![]() Lucescu ![]() |
Czechoslovakia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kuna ![]() | Report |
Romania ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Dembrovschi ![]() Dobrin ![]() | Report | Čapkovič ![]() |
Goalscorers
There were 28 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
- "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.