The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1976 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 16 June and ended with the final on 20 June at the Stadion Crvena zvezda in Belgrade. Czechoslovakia won the tournament with a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory over West Germany.[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
 Czechoslovakia Quarter-final winner 22 May 1976 2nd 1960 Third place (1960)
 Netherlands Quarter-final winner 22 May 1976 1st — Debut
 West Germany Quarter-final winner 22 May 1976 2nd 1972 Winners (1972)
 Yugoslavia (host) Quarter-final winner 22 May 1976 3rd 1968 Runners-up (1960, 1968)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 June – Zagreb
 
 
 Czechoslovakia (a.e.t.)3
 
20 June – Belgrade
 
 Netherlands1
 
 Czechoslovakia (p)2 (5)
 
17 June – Belgrade
 
 West Germany2 (3)
 
 Yugoslavia2
 
 
 West Germany (a.e.t.)4
 
Third place play-off
 
 
19 June – Zagreb
 
 
 Netherlands (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 Yugoslavia2

Semi-finals

Czechoslovakia vs Netherlands

Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
 Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Czechoslovakia[2]
Netherlands
GK 1 Ivo Viktor
SW 4 Anton Ondruš (c)
CB 5 Ján Pivarník
CB 3 Jozef Čapkovič downward-facing red arrow 106'
CB 12 Koloman Gögh
RM 9 Jaroslav Pollák Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 60'
CM 7 Antonín Panenka
CM 2 Karol Dobiaš Yellow card 113'
LM 8 Jozef Móder downward-facing red arrow 91'
CF 10 Marián Masný
CF 11 Zdeněk Nehoda
Substitutions:
MF 16 František Veselý upward-facing green arrow 91'
DF 6 Ladislav Jurkemik upward-facing green arrow 106'
Manager:
Václav Ježek
GK 1 Piet Schrijvers
SW 4 Adrie van Kraay
CB 2 Wim Suurbier
CB 3 Wim Rijsbergen downward-facing red arrow 37'
CB 5 Ruud Krol
CM 6 Johan Neeskens Red card 76'
CM 7 Wim Jansen
CM 10 Willy van de Kerkhof Yellow card 57'
RW 8 Johnny Rep downward-facing red arrow 65'
LW 11 Rob Rensenbrink
CF 9 Johan Cruyff (c) Yellow card 76'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Willem van Hanegem Red card 115' upward-facing green arrow 37'
FW 13 Ruud Geels upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
George Knobel

Yugoslavia vs West Germany

Yugoslavia 2–4 (a.e.t.) West Germany
 Report
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 50,652
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
Yugoslavia[2]
West Germany[2]
GK 1 Ognjen Petrović
SW 5 Josip Katalinski
CB 2 Ivan Buljan
CB 4 Dražen Mužinić
CM 10 Jurica Jerković
CM 9 Jovan Aćimović (c) downward-facing red arrow 105'
CM 6 Ivica Šurjak
AM 8 Branko Oblak downward-facing red arrow 105'
RW 17 Slaviša Žungul
LW 11 Dragan Džajić
CF 7 Danilo Popivoda
Substitutions:
MF 15 Franjo Vladić upward-facing green arrow 105'
DF 20 Luka Peruzović upward-facing green arrow 105'
Manager:
Ante Mladinić
GK 1 Sepp Maier
SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB 2 Berti Vogts
CB 3 Bernard Dietz
CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
DM 7 Rainer Bonhof
CM 6 Herbert Wimmer downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 13 Dietmar Danner downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 10 Erich Beer
CF 8 Uli Hoeneß
CF 11 Bernd Hölzenbein
Substitutions:
MF 15 Heinz Flohe upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Dieter Müller upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Helmut Schön

Third place play-off

Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 6,766
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
Netherlands
Yugoslavia[2]
GK 1 Piet Schrijvers
SW 4 Adrie van Kraay
CB 2 Wim Suurbier
CB 7 Wim Jansen downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 5 Ruud Krol (c)
CM 14 Jan Peters
CM 10 Willy van de Kerkhof
CM 16 Peter Arntz downward-facing red arrow 70'
RW 15 René van de Kerkhof
LW 11 Rob Rensenbrink
CF 13 Ruud Geels
Substitutions:
DF 20 Wim Meutstege upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 19 Kees Kist upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
George Knobel
GK 1 Ognjen Petrović
SW 5 Josip Katalinski
CB 2 Ivan Buljan
CB 4 Dražen Mužinić
CB 6 Ivica Šurjak
CM 10 Jurica Jerković
CM 8 Branko Oblak
CM 9 Jovan Aćimović (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 17 Slaviša Žungul downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 11 Dragan Džajić
CF 7 Danilo Popivoda
Substitutions:
FW 13 Vahid Halilhodžić upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Franjo Vladić upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Ante Mladinić

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final
Czechoslovakia 2–2 (a.e.t.) West Germany
 Report
Positions[3]
Penalties
 5–3
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 30,790
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
Czechoslovakia[2]
West Germany[2]
GK 1 Ivo Viktor
SW 4 Anton Ondruš (c)
RB 5 Ján Pivarník
CB 12 Koloman Gögh
LB 3 Jozef Čapkovič
CM 2 Karol Dobiaš Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 94'
CM 8 Jozef Móder Yellow card 59'
AM 7 Antonín Panenka
RW 10 Marián Masný
LW 11 Zdeněk Nehoda
CF 17 Ján Švehlík downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Ladislav Jurkemik upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 16 František Veselý upward-facing green arrow 94'
Manager:
Václav Ježek
GK 1 Sepp Maier
SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)
RB 2 Berti Vogts
CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB 3 Bernard Dietz
CM 7 Rainer Bonhof
CM 6 Herbert Wimmer downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 10 Erich Beer downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 8 Uli Hoeneß
LW 11 Bernd Hölzenbein
CF 9 Dieter Müller
Substitutions:
MF 15 Heinz Flohe upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Hans Bongartz upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Helmut Schön

See also

References

  1. ^ "Panenka's panache seals Czechoslovak triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "European championship 1976 - Historical Football Kits".
  3. ^ Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.

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