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1968 European Football ChampionshipThe 1968 European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the 3rd edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 5 and June 10, 1968. It was in this edition that the tournament changed its name from European Nations Cup to European Championship. There were also some changes in the tournament's qualifying structure, with the two-legged home-and-away knock-out stage, being replaced by a group phase. At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match. The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant that they had to qualify, along with all the others, for the final stage. Venues Qualification The qualification competition was played in two stages: a group stage (taking place from 1966 until 1968) and the quater-finals (played in 1968). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each with the exception of group 4, which only had three. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for 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. Group phase | olspan="8" style="background:#efefef;" width="50%"|Group 1 | colspan="8" style="background:#efefef;" width="50%"|Group 2 | | eam!!Pts!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Team!!Pts!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA | | b>Spain | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Bulgaria | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Czechoslovakia-national-football-team" title="Czechoslovakia national football team">Czechoslovakia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | Portugal | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Republic-of-Ireland-national-football-team" title="Republic of Ireland national football team">Republic of Ireland | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Sweden | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Turkey-national-football-team" title="Turkey national football team">Turkey | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Norway | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | | olspan="8" style="background:#efefef;" width="50%"|Group 3 | colspan="8" style="background:#efefef;" width="50%"|Group 4 | | eam!!Pts!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Team!!Pts!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA | | b>Soviet Union | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Greece-national-football-team" title="Greece national football team">Greece | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Austria-national-football-team" title="Austria national football team">Austria | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Albania | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Finland-national-football-team" title="Finland national football team">Finland | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | colspan=8| | | olspan="8" style="background:#efefef;" width="50%"|Group 5 | colspan="8" style="background:#efefef;" width="50%"|Group 6 | | eam!!Pts!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Team!!Pts!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA | | b>Hungary | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | Italy | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | | a href="/encyclopedia/East-Germany-national-football-team" title="East Germany national football team">East Germany | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Romania | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Netherlands-national-football-team" title="Netherlands national football team">Netherlands | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | Switzerland | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Denmark-national-football-team" title="Denmark national football team">Denmark | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | Cyprus | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | | olspan="8" style="background:#efefef;" width="50%"|Group 7 | colspan="8" style="background:#efefef;" width="50%"|Group 8* | | eam!!Pts!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Team!!Pts!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA | | b>France | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | England | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Belgium-national-football-team" title="Belgium national football team">Belgium | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | Scotland | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Poland-national-football-team" title="Poland national football team">Poland | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | Wales | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Luxembourg-national-football-team" title="Luxembourg national football team">Luxembourg | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | * Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966-1967 and 1967-1968 British Home Championships Quarter-finals 1st Leg - Saturday April 6, 1968 17:00 EET Vassil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany) | a href="/encyclopedia/Bulgaria-national-football-team" title="Bulgaria national football team">Bulgaria | 3 - 2 | (1-0) | Italy | | otkov 12' pen | colspan=2| | Penev 61' own goal | | ermendjiev 66' | colspan=2| | Prati 83' | | ekov 73' | 2nd Leg - Saturday April 20, 1968 16:00 CET Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (SWI) Italy won 4-3 on aggregate.
1st Leg - Saturday May 4, 1968 17:00 CET Ferenc Puskas Stadium, Budapest
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (NET) | a href="/encyclopedia/Hungary-national-football-team" title="Hungary national football team">Hungary | 2 - 0 | (1-0) | Soviet Union | | arkas 22' | | rcs 84' | 2nd Leg - Saturday May 11, 1968 19:30 MSK Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) Soviet Union won 3-2 on aggregate.
1st Leg - Wednesday April 3, 1968 19:45 GMT Wembley Stadium, London
Referee: Gilbert Droz (SWI) 2nd Leg - Wednesday May 8, 1968 20:30 CET Santiago Bernabu stadium, Madrid
Referee: Josef Krnavek (CZE) | a href="/encyclopedia/Spain-national-football-team" title="Spain national football team">Spain | 1 - 2 | (0-0) | England | | mancio 48' | colspan=2| | Peters 55' | | olspan=3| | Hunter 81' | England won 3-1 on aggregate.
1st Leg - Saturday April 6, 1968 16:00 CET Stade Vlodrome, Marseille
Referee: Erwin Vetter (West Germany) | a href="/encyclopedia/France-national-football-team" title="France national football team">France | 1 - 1 | (0-0) | Yugoslavia | | i Nallo 78' | colspan=2| | Musemic 66' | 2nd Leg - Wednesday May 24, 1968 16:30 CET Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
Referee: Paul Schiller (AUT) | b>Yugoslavia | 5 - 1 | (4-1) | France | | etkovic 3' | colspan=2| | Di Nallo 34' | | usemic 12' | | zajic 24' | | etkovic 33' | | usemic 80' | Yugoslavia won 6-2 on aggregate.
Final tournament Semi-finals Wednesday June 5, 1968 18:00 CET Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) Italy through on coin toss. 21:15 CET Stadio Comunale, Florence
Referee: Jos Maria Ortiz de Mendibil (SPA) Third place match Saturday June 8, 1968 15:00 CET Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (HUN) Final Saturday June 8, 1968 22:15 CET Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (SWI) Final replay Monday June 10, 1968 21:15 CET Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Jos Maria Ortiz de Mendibil (SPA) Top scorers 2 Goals 1 Goal - Luigi RIVA (ITA)
- Angelo DOMENGHINI (ITA)
- Pietro ANASTASI (ITA)
- Geoff HURST (ENG)
- Bobby CHARLTON (ENG)
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