UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament

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]

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

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 ofqualification	Date ofqualification	Finalsappearance	Lastappearance	Previous bestperformance
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-finals				Final
	14 June – Antwerp
	Belgium	1
					18 June – Brussels (Heysel)
	West Germany	2
					West Germany	3
	14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé)
					Soviet Union	0
	Hungary	0
	Soviet Union	1
					Third place play-off
					17 June – Liège
					Hungary	1
					Belgium	2

Semi-finals

Hungary vs Soviet Union

14 June 1972 (1972-06-14)

20:00

Hungary	0–1	Soviet Union
	Report	Konkov53'

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 CB 6 László Bálint CB 4 Péter Juhász CM 12 István Juhász CM 8 Lajos Kocsis  60' CM 10 Lajos Kű RW 7 István Szőke CF 9 Ferenc Bene (c)  60' LW 11 Sándor Zámbó Substitutions: FW 15 Antal Dunai  60' MF 24 Flórián Albert  60' Manager: Rudolf Illovszky

GK 1 Yevhen Rudakov SW 3 Murtaz Khurtsilava (c) 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  70' LW 18 Volodymyr Onyshchenko Substitutions: FW 16 Givi Nodia  70' Manager: Oleksandr Ponomarov

Belgium vs West Germany

14 June 1972 (1972-06-14)

20:00

Belgium	1–2	West Germany
Polleunis83'	Report	Müller24', 71'

Bosuilstadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 55,669

Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)

Belgium

West Germany

GK 1 Christian Piot SW 5 Erwin Vandendaele  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  70' CF 9 Raoul Lambert CF 10 Paul Van Himst (c) Substitutions: FW 14 Odilon Polleunis  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  59' LM 3 Paul Breitner RW 9 Jupp Heynckes CF 13 Gerd Müller LW 11 Erwin Kremers Substitutions: FW 7 Jürgen Grabowski  59' Manager: Helmut Schön

Third place play-off

17 June 1972 (1972-06-17)

20:00

Hungary	1–2	Belgium
Kű53' (pen.)	Report	Lambert24' Van Himst28'

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 CM 12 István Juhász CM 24 Flórián Albert CM 10 Lajos Kű RW 20 Mihály Kozma CF 15 Antal Dunai LW 11 Sándor Zámbó  46' Substitutions: FW 5 Lajos Szűcs  46' Manager: Rudolf Illovszky

GK 1 Christian Piot RB 2 Georges Heylens CB 4 Jean Thissen CB 5 Erwin Vandendaele LB 3 Léon Dolmans 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

18 June 1972 (1972-06-18)

16:00

West Germany	3–0	Soviet Union
Müller27', 58' Wimmer52'	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  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)  66' CB 12 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi  44' LB 13 Yuriy Istomin CM 7 Volodymyr Troshkin CM 6 Viktor Kolotov CM 14 Anatoliy Konkov  46' RW 8 Anatoly Baidachny LW 18 Volodymyr Onyshchenko CF 9 Anatoliy Banishevskiy  66' Substitutions: MF 15 Oleg Dolmatov  46' FW 11 Eduard Kozynkevych  66' Manager: Oleksandr Ponomarov

See also

• Belgium at the UEFA European Championship
• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Hungary at the UEFA European Championship
• Soviet Union at the UEFA European Championship

References

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

External links

• UEFA Euro 1972 official history