The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1972 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 14 June and ended with the final on 18 June at Heysel Stadium in Brussels. West Germany won the tournament with a 3–0 victory over the Soviet Union.[1]

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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 after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round.

Teams

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 Belgium (host) Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 1st — Debut
 Hungary Quarter-final winner 17 May 1972 2nd 1964 Third place (1964)
 Soviet Union Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 4th 1968 Winners (1960)
 West Germany Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 1st — Debut

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – Antwerp
 
 
 Belgium1
 
18 June – Brussels (Heysel)
 
 West Germany2
 
 West Germany3
 
14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé)
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Hungary0
 
 
 Soviet Union1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
17 June – Liège
 
 
 Hungary1
 
 
 Belgium2

Semi-finals

Hungary vs Soviet Union

Hungary 0–1 Soviet Union
Report
  • Konkov 53'
Stade Émile Versé, Brussels
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
Hungary[2]
Soviet Union
GK 1 István Géczi
SW 3 Miklós Páncsics
CB 2 Tibor Fábián Yellow card
CB 6 László Bálint Yellow card
CB 4 Péter Juhász
CM 12 István Juhász
CM 8 Lajos Kocsis downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 10 Lajos Kű
RW 7 István Szőke
CF 9 Ferenc Bene (c) downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Sándor Zámbó
Substitutions:
FW 15 Antal Dunai upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 24 Flórián Albert upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Rudolf Illovszky
GK 1 Yevhen Rudakov
SW 3 Murtaz Khurtsilava (c) Yellow card
CB 2 Revaz Dzodzuashvili
CB 12 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
CB 13 Yuriy Istomin
CM 14 Anatoliy Konkov
CM 7 Volodymyr Troshkin
CM 6 Viktor Kolotov
RW 8 Anatoly Baidachny
CF 9 Anatoliy Banishevskiy downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 18 Volodymyr Onyshchenko
Substitutions:
FW 16 Givi Nodia upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Oleksandr Ponomarov

Belgium vs West Germany

Belgium 1–2 West Germany
 Report
Bosuilstadion, Antwerp
Attendance: 55,669
Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)
Belgium
West Germany
GK 1 Christian Piot
SW 5 Erwin Vandendaele Yellow card 17'
CB 2 Georges Heylens
CB 4 Jean Thissen
CB 3 Léon Dolmans
RM 7 Léon Semmeling
CM 11 Jan Verheyen
CM 6 Jean Dockx
LM 8 Maurice Martens downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Raoul Lambert
CF 10 Paul Van Himst (c)
Substitutions:
FW 14 Odilon Polleunis upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Raymond Goethals
GK 1 Sepp Maier
SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB 2 Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
RM 6 Herbert Wimmer
CM 10 Günter Netzer
CM 8 Uli Hoeneß downward-facing red arrow 59'
LM 3 Paul Breitner
RW 9 Jupp Heynckes
CF 13 Gerd Müller
LW 11 Erwin Kremers
Substitutions:
FW 7 Jürgen Grabowski upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Third place play-off

Hungary 1–2 Belgium
 Report
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 6,184
Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)
Hungary[2]
Belgium
GK 1 István Géczi
SW 3 Miklós Páncsics (c)
CB 2 Tibor Fábián
CB 6 László Bálint
CB 4 Péter Juhász Yellow card
CM 12 István Juhász
CM 24 Flórián Albert
CM 10 Lajos Kű
RW 20 Mihály Kozma
CF 15 Antal Dunai
LW 11 Sándor Zámbó downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 5 Lajos Szűcs upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Rudolf Illovszky
GK 1 Christian Piot
RB 2 Georges Heylens
CB 4 Jean Thissen
CB 5 Erwin Vandendaele
LB 3 Léon Dolmans Yellow card
CM 11 Jan Verheyen
CM 6 Jean Dockx
CM 14 Odilon Polleunis
RW 7 Léon Semmeling
CF 9 Raoul Lambert
LW 10 Paul Van Himst (c)
Manager:
Raymond Goethals

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 Final
West Germany 3–0 Soviet Union
 Report
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 43,437
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
West Germany
Soviet Union
GK 1 Sepp Maier
SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
RB 2 Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB 3 Paul Breitner
DM 6 Herbert Wimmer
CM 8 Uli Hoeneß
CM 10 Günter Netzer Yellow card 44'
RW 9 Jupp Heynckes
LW 11 Erwin Kremers
CF 13 Gerd Müller
Manager:
Helmut Schön
GK 1 Yevhen Rudakov
RB 2 Revaz Dzodzuashvili
CB 3 Murtaz Khurtsilava (c) Yellow card 66'
CB 12 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi Yellow card 44'
LB 13 Yuriy Istomin
CM 7 Volodymyr Troshkin
CM 6 Viktor Kolotov
CM 14 Anatoliy Konkov downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 8 Anatoly Baidachny
LW 18 Volodymyr Onyshchenko
CF 9 Anatoliy Banishevskiy downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Oleg Dolmatov upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Eduard Kozynkevych upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Oleksandr Ponomarov

See also

References

  1. ^ "Müller the menace in German masterclass". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "European championship 1972 - Historical Football Kits".

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