title: UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament
text: # 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.
  
  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 of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 June – Antwerp | 14 June – Antwerp |
  | Belgium | 1 |
  | Belgium | 1 | 18 June – Brussels (Heysel) | 18 June – Brussels (Heysel) |
  | West Germany | 2 | 18 June – Brussels (Heysel) | 18 June – Brussels (Heysel) |
  | West Germany | 2 | West Germany | 3 |
  | 14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé) | 14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé) | | West Germany | 3 |
  | 14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé) | 14 June – Brussels (Émile Versé) | Soviet Union | 0 |
  | Hungary | 0 | Soviet Union | 0 |
  | Soviet Union | 1 | | |
  | Soviet Union | 1 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
  | | | 17 June – Liège | 17 June – Liège |
  | | | Hungary | 1 |
  | | | Belgium | 2 |
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  ### Hungary vs Soviet Union
  
  | Hungary | 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
  
  | 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
  
  | Hungary | 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
  
  | 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 ||
  