title: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
text: # UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
  
  The qualifying round for the 1968 UEFA European Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups; seven of four teams and one of three teams. 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.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy (host) | Quarter-final winner | 20 April 1968 | 0 (debut) |
  | Yugoslavia | Quarter-final winner | 24 April 1968 | 1 (1960) |
  | England | Quarter-final winner | 8 May 1968 | 0 (debut) |
  | Soviet Union | Quarter-final winner | 11 May 1968 | 2 (1960, 1964) |
  
  * ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year.
  
  ## Summary
  
  | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Spain | Bulgaria | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Hungary | Italy | France | England |
  | Czechoslovakia Republic of Ireland Turkey | Portugal Sweden Norway | Greece Austria Finland | West Germany Albania | East Germany Netherlands Denmark | Romania Switzerland Cyprus | Belgium Poland Luxembourg | Scotland Wales Northern Ireland |
  
  ## Tiebreakers
  
  If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
  
  * Greater number of points in all group matches
  * Goal difference in all group matches
  * Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  * Drawing of lots
  
  ## Groups
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
  | 2 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 |
  | 3 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Turkey | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
  | 2 | Portugal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 |
  | 3 | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 |
  | 4 | Norway | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
  | 2 | Greece | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 |
  | 3 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | | 1–0 | Void | — | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Finland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
  
  * ↑ The Austria v Greece match was abandoned in the 86th minute at 1–1 due to a crowd disturbance and declared void.
  
  ### Group 4
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
  | 2 | West Germany | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | | 3–1 | — | 6–0 |
  | 3 | Albania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
  
  ### Group 5
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hungary | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 |
  | 2 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | | 1–0 | — | 4–3 | 3–2 |
  | 3 | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 |
  | 4 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — |
  
  ### Group 6
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
  | 2 | Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 6 | | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | 7–0 |
  | 3 | Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 5 | | 2–2 | 7–1 | — | 5–0 |
  | 4 | Cyprus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 2 | | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | — |
  
  ### Group 7
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
  | 2 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | | 2–1 | — | 2–4 | 3–0 |
  | 3 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | | 1–4 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 |
  | 4 | Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 | | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | — |
  
  ### Group 8
  
  Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship.
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
  | 2 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 |
  | 3 | Wales | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
  | 4 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bulgaria | 3–4 | Italy | 3–2 | 0–2 |
  | Hungary | 2–3 | Soviet Union | 2–0 | 0–3 |
  | England | 3–1 | Spain | 1–0 | 2–1 |
  | France | 2–6 | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | 1–5 |
  
  ## Goalscorers
  
  There were 306 goals scored in 98 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.
  
  6 goals
  
  * János Farkas
  * Luigi Riva
  
  5 goals
  
  * Henning Frenzel
  * Fleury Di Nallo
  * Sandro Mazzola
  * Constantin Frățilă
  * Fritz Künzli
  * Gerd Müller
  
  4 goals
  
  * Paul Van Himst
  * Petar Zhekov
  * Bobby Charlton
  * Geoff Hurst
  * Martin Peters
  * Giorgos Sideris
  * Angelo Domenghini
  * Rolf Blättler
  
  3 goals
  
  * Leopold Grausam
  * Jacques Stockman
  * Dinko Dermendzhiev
  * Kresten Bjerre
  * Juhani Peltonen
  * Georges Lech
  * Charly Loubet
  * Flórián Albert
  * Kálmán Mészöly
  * Janusz Żmijewski
  * Mircea Dridea
  * Emil Dumitriu
  * Anatoliy Banishevskiy
  * Igor Chislenko
  * Eduard Malofeyev
  * Yozhef Sabo
  * Inge Danielsson
  * Karl Odermatt
  * René-Pierre Quentin
  * Hannes Löhr
  * Vahidin Musemić
  * Slaven Zambata
  
  2 goals
  
  * Helmut Siber
  * Roger Claessen
  * Johan Devrindt
  * Johnny Thio
  * Nikola Kotkov
  * Nikola Tsanev
  * Jozef Adamec
  * Tom Søndergaard
  * Herbert Pankau
  * Jack Charlton
  * Robert Herbin
  * Alekos Alexiadis
  * Ferenc Bene
  * Pierino Prati
  * Johan Cruyff
  * Piet Keizer
  * Wim Suurbier
  * Kjetil Hasund
  * Odd Iversen
  * Olav Nilsen
  * Lucjan Brychczy
  * Ryszard Grzegorczyk
  * Włodzimierz Lubański
  * Eusébio
  * Jaime Graça
  * Nicolae Dobrin
  * Ion Ionescu
  * Mircea Lucescu
  * Alan Gilzean
  * Denis Law
  * Bobby Lennox
  * Anatoliy Byshovets
  * Murtaz Khurtsilava
  * Pirri
  * Leif Eriksson
  * Tom Turesson
  * Ogün Altıparmak
  * Ron Davies
  * Wyn Davies
  * Ivica Osim
  * Ilija Petković
  
  1 goal
  
  * Rudi Flögel
  * Erich Hof
  * Franz Wolny
  * Wilfried Puis
  * Georgi Asparuhov
  * Vasil Mitkov
  * Melis Asprou
  * Pamboullis Papadopoulos
  * Kostakis Pierides
  * Alexander Horváth
  * Josef Jurkanin
  * Ladislav Kuna
  * Vojtech Masný
  * Juraj Szikora
  * Erik Dyreborg
  * Gerhard Körner
  * Wolfram Löwe
  * Eberhard Vogel
  * Alan Ball
  * Roger Hunt
  * Norman Hunter
  * Pertti Mäkipää
  * Simo Syrjävaara
  * André Guy
  * Yves Herbet
  * Hervé Revelli
  * Stathis Chaitas
  * Mimis Papaioannou
  * János Göröcs
  * Dezső Molnár
  * Zoltán Varga
  * Mario Bertini
  * Virginio De Paoli
  * Giacinto Facchetti
  * Jean Klein
  * Rinus Israël
  * Jan Mulder
  * Miel Pijs
  * Sjaak Swart
  * Willy van der Kuijlen
  * Dave Clements
  * Jimmy Nicholson
  * Harald Berg
  * Sven Otto Birkeland
  * Harald Sunde
  * Andrzej Jarosik
  * Jan Liberda
  * Jerzy Sadek
  * Zygfryd Szołtysik
  * Custódio Pinto
  * José Augusto Torres
  * Noel Cantwell
  * Andy McEvoy
  * Turlough O'Connor
  * Frank O'Neill
  * Ray Treacy
  * Florea Martinovici
  * John Hughes
  * Jim McCalliog
  * Ronnie McKinnon
  * Bobby Murdoch
  * Valery Maslov
  * Eduard Streltsov
  * Amancio Amaro
  * José Eulogio Gárate
  * José María García Lavilla
  * Francisco Gento
  * Ramón Grosso
  * Thomas Nordahl
  * Ingvar Svensson
  * Richard Dürr
  * Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu
  * Alan Durban
  * Ronnie Rees
  * Uwe Seeler
  * Dragan Džajić
  * Vojin Lazarević
  * Josip Skoblar
  * Edin Sprečo
  
  1 own goal
  
  * Dimitar Penev (against Italy)
  * Kostas Panayiotou (against Switzerland)
  * Ernő Solymosi (against Soviet Union)
  * John Dempsey (against Czechoslovakia)
  * Terry Hennessey (against England)
  