Draw held in Zürich on 23 February 1966. Group 1 [Spain] Ireland 0-0 Spain 1.SPAIN 6 3 2 1 6- 2 8 Ireland 2-1 Turkey 2.Czechoslovakia 6 3 1 2 8- 4 7 Spain 2-0 Ireland 3.Ireland 6 2 1 3 5- 8 5 Turkey 0-0 Spain 4.Turkey 6 1 2 3 3- 8 4 Turkey 2-1 Ireland Ireland 0-2 Czechoslovakia Spain 2-0 Turkey Czechoslovakia 3-0 Turkey Czechoslovakia 1-0 Spain Spain 2-1 Czechoslovakia Turkey 0-0 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1-2 Ireland Group 2 [Bulgaria] Portugal 1-2 Sweden 1.BULGARIA 6 4 2 0 10- 2 10 Bulgaria 4-2 Norway 2.Portugal 6 2 2 2 6- 6 6 Sweden 1-1 Portugal 3.Sweden 6 2 1 3 9-12 5 Norway 1-2 Portugal 4.Norway 6 1 1 4 9-14 3 Sweden 0-2 Bulgaria Norway 0-0 Bulgaria Norway 3-1 Sweden Sweden 5-2 Norway Bulgaria 3-0 Sweden Portugal 2-1 Norway Bulgaria 1-0 Portugal Portugal 0-0 Bulgaria Group 3 [Soviet Union] Finland 0-0 Austria 1.SOVIET UNION 6 5 0 1 16- 6 10 Greece 2-1 Finland 2.Greece 5 2 1 2 7- 8 5 Finland 1-1 Greece 3.Austria 5 2 1 2 7- 9 5 Soviet Union 4-3 Austria 4.Finland 6 0 2 4 5-12 2 Soviet Union 4-0 Greece Soviet Union 2-0 Finland Finland 2-5 Soviet Union Austria 2-1 Finland Greece 4-1 Austria Austria 1-0 Soviet Union Greece 0-1 Soviet Union Austria Abd Greece (abandoned at 1-1; game declared void) Group 4 [Yugoslavia] West Germany 6-0 Albania 1.YUGOSLAVIA 4 3 0 1 8- 3 6 Yugoslavia 1-0 West Germany 2.West Germany 4 2 1 1 9- 2 5 Albania 0-2 Yugoslavia 3.Albania 4 0 1 3 0-12 1 West Germany 3-1 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 4-0 Albania Albania 0-0 West Germany Group 5 [Hungary] Netherlands 2-2 Hungary 1.HUNGARY 6 4 1 1 15- 5 9 Hungary 6-0 Denmark 2.East Germany 6 3 1 2 10-10 7 Netherlands 2-0 Denmark 3.Netherlands 6 2 1 3 11-11 5 East Germany 4-3 Netherlands 4.Denmark 6 1 1 4 6-16 3 Hungary 2-1 Netherlands Denmark 0-2 Hungary Denmark 1-1 East Germany Netherlands 1-0 East Germany Hungary 3-1 East Germany Denmark 3-2 Netherlands East Germany 3-2 Denmark East Germany 1-0 Hungary Group 6 [Italy] Romania 4-2 Switzerland 1.ITALY 6 5 1 0 17- 3 11 Italy 3-1 Romania 2.Romania 6 3 0 3 18-14 6 Cyprus 1-5 Romania 3.Switzerland 6 2 1 3 17-13 5 Cyprus 0-2 Italy 4.Cyprus 6 1 0 5 3-25 2 Romania 7-0 Cyprus Switzerland 7-1 Romania Italy 5-0 Cyprus Switzerland 5-0 Cyprus Switzerland 2-2 Italy Italy 4-0 Switzerland Cyprus 2-1 Switzerland Romania 0-1 Italy Group 7 [France] Poland 4-0 Luxembourg 1.FRANCE 6 4 1 1 14- 6 9 France 2-1 Poland 2.Belgium 6 3 1 2 14- 9 7 Belgium 2-1 France 3.Poland 6 3 1 2 13- 9 7 Luxembourg 0-3 France 4.Luxembourg 6 0 1 5 1-18 1 Luxembourg 0-0 Poland Luxembourg 0-5 Belgium Poland 3-1 Belgium Poland 1-4 France Belgium 2-4 Poland France 1-1 Belgium Belgium 3-0 Luxembourg France 3-1 Luxembourg Group 8 [England] Northern Ireland 0-2 England 1.ENGLAND 6 4 1 1 15- 5 9 Wales 1-1 Scotland 2.Scotland 6 3 2 1 10- 8 8 England 5-1 Wales 3.Wales 6 1 2 3 6-12 4 Scotland 2-1 Northern Ireland 4.Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2- 8 3 Northern Ireland 0-0 Wales [also Home Championships 66/67, 67/68] England 2-3 Scotland Wales 0-3 England Northern Ireland 1-0 Scotland England 2-0 Northern Ireland Scotland 3-2 Wales Scotland 1-1 England Wales 2-0 Northern Ireland QUARTERFINALS Draw held in Paris on 16 Jan 1968. [Apr 6, Sofia] Bulgaria 3-2 Italy [Kotkov 12pen, Dermendjiev 66, Jekov 73; Penev 61og, Prati 83] [Apr 20, Napoli] Italy 2-0 Bulgaria [Parti 14, Domenghini 68] [May 4, Budapest] Hungary 2-0 Soviet Union [Farkas 22, Göröcs 83] [May 11, Moskva] Soviet Union 3-0 Hungary [Banishevsky 22, Khurtsilava 59, Byshovets 72] [Apr 3, London] England 1-0 Spain [B.Charlton 84] [May 8, Madrid] Spain 1-2 England [Amancio 48; Peters 55, Hunter 81] [Apr 6, Marseille] France 1-1 Yugoslavia [Di Nallo 78; Musemic 66] [Apr 24, Beograd] Yugoslavia 5-1 France [Petkovic 3, 33, Musemic 12, 80, Dzajic 24; Di Nallo 34]
Draw held in Paris on 16 Jan 1968.
SEMIFINALS
Napoli, June 5, San Paolo
Italy 0-0 Soviet Union [aet]
[ref: Tschenscher (West Germany); att: 69,000]
Italy: Zoff, Burgnich, Facchetti, Bercellino, Castano, Ferrini, Domenghini,
Juliano, Mazzola, Rivera, Prati
Soviet Union: Psenichnikov, Afonin, Istomin, Kaplichni, Shesternev, Lenev,
Malofeev, Byshovets, Banishevsky, Logofet, Evriuzhikin
Italy progresses on coin toss.
Firenze, June 5, Stadio Comunale
Yugoslavia 1-0 England
[Dzajic 86]
[ref: Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain); att: 22,000]
[sent off: Mullery 90]
Yugoslavia: Pantelic, Fazlagic, Damjanovic, Pavlovic, Paunovic, Holcer,
Petkovic, Osim, Musemic, Trivic, Dzajic
England: Banks, Newton, Wilson, Mullery, Labone, Moore, Ball, Peters,
B.Charlton, Hunt, Hunter
MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE
Roma, June 8, Stadio Olimpico
England 2-0 Soviet Union
[B.Charlton 39, Hurst 63]
[ref: Zsolt (Hungary); att: 18,000]
England: Banks, Wright, Wilson, Stiles, Labone, Moore, Hunter, Peters,
B.Charlton, Hurst, Hunt
Soviet Union: Psenichnikov, Afonin, Istomin, Kaplichni, Shesternev, Lenev,
Malofeev, Banishevsky, Byshovets, Logofet, Evriuzhikin
FINAL
Roma, June 8, Stadio Olimpico
Italy 1-1 Yugoslavia [aet]
[Domenghini 80; Dzajic 39]
[ref: Dienst (Switzerland); att: 69,000]
Italy: Zoff, Burgnich, Facchetti, Ferrini, Guarneri, Castano, Domenghini,
Juliano, Anastasi, Lodetti, Prati
Yugoslavia: Pantelic, Fazlagic, Damjanovic, Pavlovic, Paunovic, Holcer,
Petkovic, Trivic, Musemic, Acimovic, Dzajic
FINAL REPLAY
Roma, June 10, Stadio Olimpico
Italy 2-0 Yugoslavia
[Riva 11, Anastasi 32]
[ref: Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain); att: 50,000]
Italy: Zoff, Burgnich, Facchetti, Salvadore, Guarneri, Rosato, Domenghini,
Mazzola, Anastasi, De Sisti, Riva
Yugoslavia: Pantelic, Fazlagic, Damjanovic, Pavlovic, Paunovic, Holcer,
Hosic, Trivic, Musemic, Acimovic, Dzajic
Topscorer overall: Riva (Italy) 7 goals
Topscorer final tournament: Dzajic (Yugoslavia) 2 goals
European Championship Overview File
1968 (details final tournament)
1968 (details qualifying and final tournament)
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