Group 3 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 3 consisted of four teams: England, Switzerland, Greece, and Malta, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were England, who finished two points above Switzerland.
Final table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | England | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Greece | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Malta | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Matches
editMalta | 1–1 | Greece |
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Vassallo 66' | Report | Kritikopoulos 80' |
Greece | 0–1 | Switzerland |
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Report | Müller 85' |
Switzerland | 1–0 | Greece |
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Odermatt 73' | Report |
Attendance: 32,770
Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Wales) /injured 29'/ from 29' Thomas Henry Reynolds (Wales)
Switzerland | 2–3 | England |
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Jeandupeux 10' Künzli 44' |
Report | Hurst 1' Chivers 12' Weibel 77' (o.g.) |
England | 1–1 | Switzerland |
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Summerbee 9' | Report | Odermatt 26' |
Goalscorers
editThere were 32 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Anton Weibel (against England)
References
edit- "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.