The Italian line-up on the pitch prior to the start of the final replay

The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1968 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 5 June and ended with the final replay on 10 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy won the tournament with a 2–0 replay victory over Yugoslavia.[1]

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Format

Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.

Teams

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 England Quarter-final winner 8 May 1968 1st — Debut
 Italy (host) Quarter-final winner 20 April 1968 1st — Debut
 Soviet Union Quarter-final winner 11 May 1968 3rd 1964 Winners (1960)
 Yugoslavia Quarter-final winner 24 April 1968 2nd 1960 Runners-up (1960)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
        
 
5 June – Naples
 
 
 Italy (coin toss)0
 
8 and 10 June – Rome
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Italy (replay)12
 
5 June – Florence
 
 Yugoslavia10
 
 Yugoslavia1
 
 
 England0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
8 June – Rome
 
 
 England2
 
 
 Soviet Union0

Semi-finals

Italy vs Soviet Union

The match was decided by a coin toss. Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti called correctly.

Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Italy won on coin toss		 Soviet Union
Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 68,582
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Italy
Soviet Union
GK 22 Dino Zoff
SW 7 Ernesto Castano
RB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich
CB 4 Giancarlo Bercellino
LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
DM 11 Giorgio Ferrini
CM 13 Antonio Juliano
CM 18 Gianni Rivera
RW 9 Angelo Domenghini
FW 15 Sandro Mazzola
FW 16 Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK 1 Yuri Pshenichnikov
SW 18 Albert Shesternyov (c)
RB 8 Yuriy Istomin
CB 10 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
LB 3 Valentin Afonin
RH 11 Eduard Malofeyev
CM 21 Gennady Logofet
CM 19 Aleksandr Lenyov
RW 5 Anatoliy Byshovets
CF 4 Anatoliy Banishevskiy
LW 7 Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Yugoslavia vs England

Yugoslavia 1–0 England
  • Džajić 86'
 Report
Stadio Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 21,834
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Yugoslavia
England
GK 1 Ilija Pantelić
SW 6 Dragan Holcer
RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB 5 Blagoje Paunović
LB 3 Milan Damjanović
DM 15 Miroslav Pavlović
CM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM 8 Ivica Osim
RW 7 Ilija Petković
CF 9 Vahidin Musemić
LW 11 Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić
GK 1 Gordon Banks
SW 6 Bobby Moore (c)
RB 2 Keith Newton
CB 5 Brian Labone
LB 3 Ray Wilson
DM 4 Alan Mullery Red card 89'
CM 19 Norman Hunter
CM 9 Bobby Charlton
CM 11 Martin Peters
FW 7 Alan Ball
FW 8 Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey

Third place play-off

England 2–0 Soviet Union
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,817
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
England
Soviet Union
GK 1 Gordon Banks
SW 6 Bobby Moore (c)
RB 16 Tommy Wright
CB 5 Brian Labone
LB 3 Ray Wilson
DM 17 Nobby Stiles
CM 19 Norman Hunter
CM 9 Bobby Charlton
CM 11 Martin Peters
FW 8 Roger Hunt
FW 10 Geoff Hurst
Manager:
Alf Ramsey
GK 1 Yuri Pshenichnikov
SW 18 Albert Shesternyov (c)
RB 8 Yuriy Istomin
CB 10 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
LB 3 Valentin Afonin
RH 11 Eduard Malofeyev
CM 19 Aleksandr Lenyov
CM 21 Gennady Logofet
RW 5 Anatoliy Byshovets
CF 4 Anatoliy Banishevskiy
LW 7 Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 Final

Original match

As the match ended in a draw, a replay was played to determine the winner.

Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,817[2]
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Italy
Yugoslavia
GK 22 Dino Zoff
SW 7 Ernesto Castano
CB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich
CB 12 Aristide Guarneri
LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
RM 9 Angelo Domenghini
CM 14 Giovanni Lodetti
CM 11 Giorgio Ferrini
AM 13 Antonio Juliano
CF 2 Pietro Anastasi
CF 16 Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK 1 Ilija Pantelić
RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB 5 Blagoje Paunović
CB 6 Dragan Holcer
LB 3 Milan Damjanović
RM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM 15 Miroslav Pavlović
LM 10 Jovan Aćimović
RW 7 Ilija Petković
LW 11 Dragan Džajić
CF 9 Vahidin Musemić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

Replay

Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 32,886[3]
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Italy
Yugoslavia
GK 22 Dino Zoff
SW 20 Sandro Salvadore
CB 12 Aristide Guarneri
CB 19 Roberto Rosato
RB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich
LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
IR 15 Sandro Mazzola
IL 8 Giancarlo De Sisti
LW 9 Angelo Domenghini
CF 2 Pietro Anastasi
LF 17 Gigi Riva
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK 1 Ilija Pantelić
RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB 5 Blagoje Paunović
CB 6 Dragan Holcer
LB 3 Milan Damjanović
CM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM 15 Miroslav Pavlović
CM 10 Jovan Aćimović
RF 22 Idriz Hošić
CF 9 Vahidin Musemić
LF 11 Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

See also

References

  1. ^ "Riva return sparks Italy triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. ^ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL Replay". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

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