The UEFA Euro 1968 quarter-finals was the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1968. It was contested by the eight group winners of the qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties qualified for the final tournament in Italy. The matches were played in April and May 1968.

Qualification

Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. If the aggregate scores were level at the end of the tie, a third leg had to be played at a neutral venue. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.

Draw

The quarter-finals draw was conducted in Paris on 16 January 1968. At that time only 7 out of eight group winners were known, as the crucial match of Group 8 involving Scotland and England was scheduled on February 24th. There were no seeds. The teams were drawn in the following order: Winner group 8 - Spain, France - Yugoslavia, Hungary - USSR, Bulgaria - Italy. The semifinals would be: Winner QF1 - Winner QF2, Winner QF3 - Winner QF4.
In the same meeting it was decided that Italy was the first choice to host the final tournament in June 1968.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bulgaria  3–4  Italy 3–2 0–2
Hungary  2–3  Soviet Union 2–0 0–3
England  3–1  Spain 1–0 2–1
France  2–6  Yugoslavia 1–1 1–5

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, taking place in April and May 1968.

Bulgaria 3–2 Italy
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Attendance: 57,689
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)
Italy 2–0 Bulgaria
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Italy won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.


Hungary 2–0 Soviet Union
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Attendance: 71,556
Soviet Union 3–0 Hungary
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Soviet Union won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.


England 1–0 Spain
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Attendance: 94,586
Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland)
Spain 1–2 England
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Attendance: 66,994
Referee: Josef Krnavek (Czechoslovakia)

England won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.


France 1–1 Yugoslavia
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Attendance: 35,423
Referee: Erwin Vetter (East Germany)
Yugoslavia 5–1 France
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Yugoslavia won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1968.

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  • "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958–1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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