UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1972 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four 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
 Belgium Quarter-finals winner 1st 13 May 1972 0 (debut)
 Soviet Union Quarter-finals winner 4th 13 May 1972 3 (1960, 1964, 1968)
 West Germany Quarter-finals winner 1st 13 May 1972 0 (debut)
 Hungary Quarter-finals winner 2nd 17 May 1972 1 (1964)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Groups

Group 1

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9 9
 Czechoslovakia 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 9
 Wales 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 5
 Finland 6 0 1 5 1 16 −15 1
Czechoslovakia Finland Romania Wales
Czechoslovakia  1–1 1–0 1–0
Finland  0–4 0–4 0–1
Romania  2–1 3–0 2–0
Wales  1–3 3–0 0–0

Group 2

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 9
 Bulgaria 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 7
 France 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 7
 Norway 6 0 1 5 5 18 −13 1
Bulgaria France Hungary Norway
Bulgaria  2–1 3–0 1–1
France  2–1 0–2 3–1
Hungary  2–0 1–1 4–0
Norway  1–4 1–3 1–3

Group 3

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 11
  Switzerland 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 9
 Greece 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 3
 Malta 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1
England Greece Malta Switzerland
England  3–0 5–0 1–1
Greece  0–2 2–0 0–1
Malta  0–1 1–1 1–2
Switzerland   2–3 1–0 5–0

Group 4

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 6 4 2 0 13 4 +9 10
 Spain 6 3 2 1 14 3 +11 8
 Northern Ireland 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 6
 Cyprus 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0
Cyprus Northern Ireland Spain Soviet Union
Cyprus  0–3 0–2 1–3
Northern Ireland  5–0 1–1 1–1
Spain  7–0 3–0 0–0
Soviet Union  6–1 1–0 2–1

Group 5

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 9
 Portugal 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 7
 Scotland 6 3 0 3 4 7 −3 6
 Denmark 6 1 0 5 2 11 −9 2
Belgium Denmark Portugal Scotland
Belgium  2–0 3–0 3–0
Denmark  1–2 0–1 1–0
Portugal  1–1 5–0 2–0
Scotland  1–0 1–0 2–1

Group 6

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 10
 Austria 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 7
 Sweden 6 2 2 2 3 5 −2 6
 Republic of Ireland 6 0 1 5 3 17 −14 1
Austria Republic of Ireland Italy Sweden
Austria  6–0 1–2 1–0
Republic of Ireland  1–4 1–2 1–1
Italy  2–2 3–0 3–0
Sweden  1–0 1–0 0–0

Group 7

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 9
 Netherlands 6 3 1 2 18 6 +12 7
 East Germany 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 7
 Luxembourg 6 0 1 5 1 23 −22 1
East Germany Luxembourg Netherlands Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
East Germany  2–1 1–0 1–2
Luxembourg  0–5 0–8 0–2
Netherlands  3–2 6–0 1–1
Yugoslavia  0–0 0–0 2–0

Group 8

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10
 Poland 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 6
 Turkey 6 2 1 3 5 13 −8 5
 Albania 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 3
Albania Poland Turkey West Germany
Albania  1–1 3–0 0–1
Poland  3–0 5–1 1–3
Turkey  2–1 1–0 0–3
West Germany  2–0 0–0 1–1

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Italy  1–2  Belgium 0–0 1–2
Hungary  5–4  Romania 1–1 2–22–1
England  1–3  West Germany 1–3 0–0
Yugoslavia  0–3  Soviet Union 0–0 0–3
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