The UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals was the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1976. It was contested by the eight group winners from the previous round of qualifying. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties qualified for the finals tournament in Yugoslavia. The matches were played on 24–25 April and 22 May 1976.

Qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying group stage

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.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yugoslavia  3–1  Wales 2–0 1–1
Czechoslovakia  4–2  Soviet Union 2–0 2–2
Spain  1–3  West Germany 1–1 0–2
Netherlands  7–1  Belgium 5–0 2–1

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, the first being on 24 and 25 April 1976, and the second on 22 May 1976.

Yugoslavia 2–0 Wales
Vukotić 1'
Popivoda 57'		 Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 36,917
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)
Wales 1–1 Yugoslavia
Evans 38' Report Katalinski 19' (pen.)
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,346
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Czechoslovakia 2–0 Soviet Union
Móder 34'
Panenka 47'		 Report
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 47,621
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)
Soviet Union 2–2 Czechoslovakia
Buryak 53'
Blokhin 87'		 Report Móder 45', 82'
NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv
Attendance: 76,495
Referee: Alistair McKenzie (Scotland)

Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Spain 1–1 West Germany
Santillana 21' Report Beer 60'
Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 51,771
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
West Germany 2–0 Spain
Hoeneß 17'
Toppmöller 43'		 Report
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 77,673
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate.

Netherlands 5–0 Belgium
Rijsbergen 17'
Rensenbrink 27', 58', 85'
Neeskens 79' (pen.)		 Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 48,706
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
Belgium 1–2 Netherlands
Van Gool 27' Report Rep 61'
Cruyff 77'
Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 19,050
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Netherlands won 7–1 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

3 goals

1 goal

References

External links

UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
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