UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1968 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups; seven of four teams and one of three 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.

Group stages

Group 1

* (abandoned at 1-1; game declared void)
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date = October 2, 1966
14:00
team1 = fb-rt|FIN
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|AUT
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Coates (Rep. of Ireland)----footballbox
date = October 16, 1966
15:30
team1 = fb-rt|GRE|old
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|FIN
goals1 = Alexiadis 39', 86'
goals2 = Mäkipää 57'
stadium = Kaftatzoglio Stadio, Salonika
Attendance: 28,478
Referee: Valeš (Czechoslovakia)----footballbox
date = May 10 ,1967
18:00
team1 = fb-rt|FIN
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|GRE|old
goals1 = Peltonen 18'
goals2 = Chaitas 39'
stadium = Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands) ----footballbox
date = June 11, 1967
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|URS|1955
score =4–3
team2 = fb|AUT
goals1 = Malofeyev 25'
Byshovets 36'
Chislenko(*) 43'
Streltsov 80'
goals2 = Hof 38'
Wolny 54'
Siber 71'
stadium = Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 72,142
Referee: Boström (Sweden) "(*)NOTE: It is also reported that the third Soviet goal was an own goal by Helmut Wartusch." ----footballbox
date = July 16, 1967
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|URS|1955
score = 4–0
team2 = fb|GRE|old
goals1 = Banishevski 50', 77'
Sabo 72' (p)
Chislenko 83'
goals2 =
stadium = Central Stadium Dynamo, Tbilisi
Attendance: 28,040
Referee: Nilsen (Norway)----footballbox
date = August 30, 1967
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|URS|1955
score = 2–0
team2 = fb|FIN
goals1 = Khurtsilava 14'
Chislenko 80'
goals2 =
stadium = Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 20,597
Referee: Sarvan (Turkey)----footballbox
date = September 6, 1967
17:30
team1 = fb-rt|FIN
score = 2–5
team2 = fb|URS|1955
goals1 = Peltonen 18' (p)
Syrjävaara 25'
goals2 = Sabo 2', 56' (p)
Maslov 14'
Banishevski 35'
Malofeyev 63'
stadium = Kupittaan Stadion, Turku
Attendance: 7,793
Referee: Špoták (Czechoslovakia)----footballbox
date = September 24, 1967
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|AUT
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|FIN
goals1 = Flögel 17'
Grausam 81'
goals2 = Peltonen 57'
stadium = Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 25,231
Referee: Gugulović (Yugoslavia)----footballbox
date = October 4, 1967
20:30
team1 = fb-rt|GRE|old
score = 4–1
team2 = fb|AUT
goals1 = Sideris 28', 34' (p), 63'
Papaioannou 75'
goals2 = Grausam 62'
stadium = Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus(Athens)
Attendance: 34,552
Referee: Dumitrescu (Romania)----footballbox
date = October 15, 1967
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|AUT
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|URS|1955
goals1 = Grausam 49'
goals2 =
stadium = Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: Bechirov (Bulgaria)----footballbox
date = October 31, 1967
15:30
team1 = fb-rt|GRE|old
score = 0–1
team2 = fb|URS|1955
goals1 =
goals2 = Malofeyev 50'
stadium = Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus(Athens)
Attendance: 33,588
Referee: Dienst (Switzerland)----footballbox
date = November 5, 1967
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|AUT
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|GRE|old
goals1 = Siber 32'
goals2 = Sideris 71'
stadium = Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 31,996
Referee: Gere (Hungary) "The match was abandoned at 83' because of fans disturbance in the stadium.Match declared void by the UEFA decision".----

Group 4

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date = November 2, 1966
14:45
team1 = fb-rt|ROU|1965
score = 4–2
team2 = fb|SUI
goals1 = Dridea 8'
Frăţilă 11', 25', 38'
goals2 = Künzli 54'
Odermatt 70'
stadium = Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest
Attendance: 14,209
Referee: Finney (England)----footballbox
date = November 26, 1966
14:30
team1 = fb|ITA
score = 3–1
team2 = fb|ROU|1965
goals1 = Mazzola 30', 67'
Depaoli 43'
goals2 = Dobrin 7'
stadium = Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany)----footballbox
date = December 3, 1966
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|CYP
score = 1–5
team2 = fb|ROU|1965
goals1 = Pierides 32'
goals2 = Dridea 49', 82'
Lucescu 51'
Frăţilă 65', 74'
stadium = GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 4,823
Referee: Lentini (Malta)----footballbox
date = March 22, 1967
15:45
team1 = fb-rt|CYP
score = 0–2
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 =
goals2 = Domenghini 76'
Facchetti 88'
stadium = GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 5,380
Referee: Kiryakov (Bulgaria) ----footballbox
date = April 23, 1967
16:30
team1 = fb-rt|ROU|1965
score = 7–0
team2 = fb|CYP
goals1 = Lucescu 4'
Martinovici 15'
Dumitriu 24', 52', 77'
I.Ionescu 47', 86'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Attendance: 9,412
Referee: Gugulović (Yugoslavia)----footballbox
date = May 24, 1967
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|SUI
score = 7–1
team2 = fb|ROU|1965
goals1 = Künzli 12', 67'
Quentin 15', 32'
Blättler 46', 59'
Odermatt 63'
goals2 = Dobrin 70'
stadium = Hardturm Stadion, Zürich
Attendance: 21,337
Referee: Lacoste (France)----footballbox
date = June 25, 1967
17:30
team1 = fb-rt|ROU|1965
score = 0–1
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 =
goals2 = Bertini 81'
stadium = Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Attendance: 54,300
Referee: Gómez Arribas (Spain)----footballbox
date = November 1, 1967
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 5–0
team2 = fb|CYP
goals1 = Mazzola 12', 22'
Riva 46', 55', 59'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadio San Vito, Cosenza
Attendance: 22,059
Referee: Queudeville (Luxembourg) ----footballbox
date = November 8, 1967
20:30
team1 = fb-rt|SUI
score = 5–0
team2 = fb|CYP
goals1 = Blättler 32', 55'
Künzli 43'
Dürr 58' (p)
Odermatt 73'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadio Comunale di Cornaredo, Lugano
Attendance: 3,737
Referee: Schaut (Belgium)----footballbox
date = November 18, 1967
14:45
team1 = fb-rt|SUI
score = 2–2
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 = Quentin 34'
Künzli 68'
goals2 = Riva 66', 85' (p)
stadium = Wankdorf Stadion, Berne
Attendance: 53,137
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)----footballbox
date = December 23, 1967
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 4–0
team2 = fb|SUI
goals1 = Mazzola 3'
Riva 13'
Domenghini 45', 67'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Wharton (Scotland)----footballbox
date = February 17, 1968
15:15
team1 = fb-rt|CYP
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|SUI
goals1 = Asprou 22'
Papadopoulos 46'
goals2 = Kattos 9' (og)
stadium = GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Špoták (Czechoslovakia)----

Group 7

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date = October 2, 1966
12:00
team1 = fb-rt|POL
score = 4–0
team2 = fb|LUX
goals1 = Jarosik 49'
Liberda 54'
Grzegorczyk 73'
Sadek 88'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadion Pogoń, Szczecin
Attendance: 10,840
Referee: Vetter (East Germany)----footballbox
date = October 22, 1966
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|POL
goals1 = Di Nallo 26'
Lech 85'
goals2 = Grzegorczyk 61'
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 23,524
Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany)----footballbox
date = November 11, 1966
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|BEL
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 = Van Himst 51', 54'
goals2 = Lech 67'
stadium = Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Attendance: 43,404
Referee: Taylor (England)----footballbox
date = November 26, 1966
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|LUX
score = 0–3
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 =
goals2 = Herbet 8'
Revelli 40'
Lech 41'
stadium = Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 3,465
Referee: van Ravens (Netherlands)----footballbox
date = March 19, 1967
16:00
team1 = fb-rt|LUX
score = 0–5
team2 = fb|BEL
goals1 =
goals2 = Van Himst 20', 36'
Stockman 29', 60', 73'
stadium = Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 9,107
Referee: Göppel (Switzerland)----footballbox
date = April 16, 1967
16:00
team1 = fb-rt|LUX
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|POL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 7,229
Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)----footballbox
date = May 21, 1967
12:00
team1 = fb-rt|POL
score = 3–1
team2 = fb|BEL
goals1 = Lubański 28', 41'
Szołtysik 72'
goals2 = Puis 52'
stadium = Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Olkku (Finland)----footballbox
date = September 17, 1967
13:00
team1 = fb-rt|POL
score = 1–4
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 = Brychczy 26'
goals2 = Herbin 13'
Di Nallo 33', 85'
Guy 63'
stadium = Stadion Dziesięciolecia, Warsaw
Attendance: 51,010
Referee: Marschall (Austria)----footballbox
date = October 8, 1967
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|BEL
score = 2–4
team2 = fb|POL
goals1 = Devrindt 15', 35'
goals2 = Żmijewski 26', 52', 70'
Brychczy 45'
stadium = Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Attendance: 35,897
Referee: Gardeazábal (Spain)----footballbox
date = October 28, 1967
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|BEL
goals1 = Herbin 84'
goals2 = Claessen 37'
stadium = Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes
Attendance: 14,591
Referee: Francescon (Italy)----footballbox
date = November 22, 1967
19:30
team1 = fb-rt|BEL
score = 3–0
team2 = fb|LUX
goals1 = Thio 62', 77'
Claessen 65'
goals2 =
stadium = Stade Klokke, Bruges
Attendance: 6,745
Referee: O'Neill (Northern Ireland)----footballbox
date = December 23, 1967
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 3–1
team2 = fb|LUX
goals1 = Loubet 42', 47', 53'
goals2 = Klein 85'
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Oliveira (Portugal)----

Group 8

Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966-1967 and 1967-1968 British Home Championships
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date = October 22, 1966
00:00
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 = R.Davies 76'
goals2 = Law 86'
stadium = Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 33,269
Referee: Dagnall (England)----footballbox
date = October 22, 1966
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|NIR
score = 0–2
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 = Hunt 40'
Peters 60'
stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 47,897
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)----footballbox
date = November 16, 1966
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|NIR
goals1 = Murdoch 14'
Lennox 35'
goals2 = Nicholson 9'
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 45,281
Referee: Taylor (England)----footballbox
date = November 16, 1966
00:00
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score = 5–1
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 = Hurst 30', 34'
B.Charlton 43'
Hennessey 65' (og)
J.Charlton 84'
goals2 = W.Davies 36'
stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,380
Referee: Wharton (Scotland)----footballbox
date = April 12, 1967
19:30
team1 = fb-rt|NIR
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Howley (England)----footballbox
date = April 15, 1967
00:00
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score = 2–3
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 = J.Charlton 84'
Hurst 88'
goals2 = Law 27'
Lennox 78'
McCalliog 87'
stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 99,063
Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany)----footballbox
date = October 21, 1967
00:00
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 0–3
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 = Peters 34'
B.Charlton 87'
Ball 90' (p)
stadium = Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 44,960
Referee: Gordon (Scotland)----footballbox
date = October 21, 1967
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|NIR
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 = Clements 67'
goals2 =
stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Finney (England)----footballbox
date = November 22, 1967
00:00
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 3–2
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 = Gilzean 15', 65'
McKinnon 78'
goals2 = R.Davies 18'
Durban 55'
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 57,472
Referee: Finney (England)----footballbox
date = November 22, 1967
19:45
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score = 2–0
team2 = fb|NIR
goals1 = Hurst 43'
B.Charlton 62'
goals2 =
stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 83,969
Referee: Callaghan (Wales)----footballbox
date = February 24, 1968
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Hughes 39'
goals2 = Peters 20'
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 134,461
Referee: van Ravens (Netherlands)----footballbox
date = February 28, 1968
19:15
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 2–0
team2 = fb|NIR
goals1 = Rees 75'
R.Davies 84'
goals2 =
stadium = The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 17,548
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)----

Knockout stages

Quarterfinals

footballbox
date = April 6, 1968
17:00
First Leg
team1 = fb-rt|BUL|1967
score = 3–2
report =
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 = Kotkov 12' (pen)
Dermendzhiev 66'
Zhekov 73'
goals2 = Penev 61' (og)
Prati 83'
stadium = Vasil Levski, Sofia
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Schulenburg (FRG)
footballbox
date = April 20, 1968
16:00
Second Leg
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|BUL|1967
goals1 = Prati 14'
Domenghini 68'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 95.000
Referee: Dienst (SUI)

"Italy won 4-3 on aggregate"

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date = May 4, 1968
17:00
First Leg
team1 = fb-rt|HUN|1957
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|URS|1955
goals1 = Farkas 22'
Göröcs 84'
goals2 =
stadium = Ferenc Puskas Stadium, Budapest
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: Van Ravens (NED)
footballbox
date = May 11, 1968
19:30
Second Leg
team1 = fb-rt|URS|1955
score = 3–0
report =
team2 = fb|HUN|1957
goals1 = Solymosi 22' (og)
Khurtsilava 59'
Byshovets 72'
goals2 =
stadium = Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 102.000
Referee: Tschenscher (FRG)

"Soviet Union won 3-2 on aggregate"

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date = April 3, 1968
19:45
First Leg
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score = 1–0
report =
team2 = fb|ESP|1939
goals1 = B. Charlton 84'
goals2 =
stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100.000
Referee: Droz (SUI)
footballbox
date = May 8, 1968
20:30
Second Leg
team1 = fb-rt|ESP|1939
score = 1–2
report =
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Amancio 48'
goals2 = Peters 55'
Hunter 81'
stadium = Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 120.000
Referee: Krnavek (TCH)

"England won 3-1 on aggregate"

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date = April 6, 1968
16:00
First Leg
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 1–1
report =
team2 = fb|YUG
goals1 = Di Nallo 78'
goals2 = Musemić 66'
stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 35.423
Referee: Vetter (FRG)
footballbox
date = April 24, 1968
16:30
Second Leg
team1 = fb-rt|YUG
score = 5–1
report =
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 = Petković 3', 33'
Musemić 12', 80'
Džajić 24'
goals2 = Di Nallo 34'
stadium = Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 70.900
Referee: Schiller (AUT)

"Yugoslavia won 6-2 on aggregate"

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External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/68e.html tables and results] at RSSSF.com