UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament

The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1968 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 5 June and ended with the final replay on 10 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy won the tournament with a 2–0 replay victory over Yugoslavia.[1]

The Italian line-up on the pitch prior to the start of the final replay

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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, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.

Teams
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 EnglandQuarter-final winner8 May 19681st—Debut
 Italy (host)Quarter-final winner20 April 19681st—Debut
 Soviet UnionQuarter-final winner11 May 19683rd1964Winners (1960)
 YugoslaviaQuarter-final winner24 April 19682nd1960Runners-up (1960)

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 June – Naples
 
 
 Italy (coin toss)0
 
8 June / 10 June – Rome
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Italy (replay)1 / 2
 
5 June – Florence
 
 Yugoslavia1 / 0
 
 Yugoslavia1
 
 
 England0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
8 June – Rome
 
 
 England2
 
 
 Soviet Union0

Semi-finals

Italy vs Soviet Union

The match was decided by a coin toss. Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti called correctly.

Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Italy won on coin toss		 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 68,582
Italy
Soviet Union
GK22Dino Zoff
RB4Giancarlo Bercellino
CB5Tarcisio Burgnich
CB7Ernesto Castano
LB10Giacinto Facchetti (c)
CM18Gianni Rivera
CM13Antonio Juliano
CM11Giorgio Ferrini
RW15Sandro Mazzola
CF9Angelo Domenghini
LW16Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK1Yuri Pshenichnikov
RB3Valentin Afonin
LB4Anatoliy Banishevskiy
RH5Anatoliy Byshovets
CH7Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
LH8Yuriy Istomin
OR10Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
IR11Eduard Malofeyev
CF18Albert Shesternyov (c)
IL19Aleksandr Lenyov
OL21Gennady Logofet
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Yugoslavia vs England
Yugoslavia 1–0 England
 Report
Attendance: 21,834
Yugoslavia
England
GK1Ilija Pantelić
RB2Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
LB3Milan Damjanović
RH5Blagoje Paunović
CH6Dragan Holcer
LH7Ilija Petković
OR8Ivica Osim
IR9Vahidin Musemić
CF11Dragan Džajić
IL15Miroslav Pavlović
OL21Dobrivoje Trivić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić
GK1Gordon Banks
RB2Keith Newton
LB3Ray Wilson
RH4Alan Mullery 89'
CH6Bobby Moore (c)
LH5Brian Labone
OR7Alan Ball
IR11Martin Peters
CF8Roger Hunt
IL9Bobby Charlton
OL19Norman Hunter
Manager:
Alf Ramsey

Third place play-off
England 2–0 Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 68,817
England
Soviet Union
GK1Gordon Banks
RB3Ray Wilson
LB5Brian Labone
RH6Bobby Moore (c)
CH8Roger Hunt
LH9Bobby Charlton
OR10Geoff Hurst
IR11Martin Peters
CF16Tommy Wright
IL17Nobby Stiles
OL19Norman Hunter
Manager:
Alf Ramsey
GK1Yuri Pshenichnikov
RB3Valentin Afonin
LB4Anatoliy Banishevskiy
RH5Anatoliy Byshovets
CH7Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
LH8Yuriy Istomin
OR10Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
IR11Eduard Malofeyev
CF18Albert Shesternyov (c)
IL19Aleksandr Lenyov
OL21Gennady Logofet
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 Final

Original match

As the match ended in a draw, a replay was played to determine the winner.

Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 68,817[2]
Italy
Yugoslavia
GK22Dino Zoff
RB5Tarcisio Burgnich
CB12Aristide Guarneri
CB7Ernesto Castano
LB10Giacinto Facchetti (c)
CM14Giovanni Lodetti
CM11Giorgio Ferrini
CM13Antonio Juliano
RF9Angelo Domenghini
CF2Pietro Anastasi
LF16Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK1Ilija Pantelić
RB2Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB5Blagoje Paunović
CB6Dragan Holcer
LB3Milan Damjanović
CM21Dobrivoje Trivić
CM15Miroslav Pavlović
CM16Jovan Aćimović
RF7Ilija Petković
CF9Vahidin Musemić
LF11Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

Replay
Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 32,886[3]
Italy
Yugoslavia
GK22Dino Zoff
SW20Sandro Salvadore
CB12Aristide Guarneri
CB19Roberto Rosato
RWB5Tarcisio Burgnich
LWB10Giacinto Facchetti (c)
CM15Sandro Mazzola
CM8Giancarlo De Sisti
RF9Angelo Domenghini
CF2Pietro Anastasi
LF17Luigi Riva
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK1Ilija Pantelić
RB2Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB5Blagoje Paunović
CB6Dragan Holcer
LB3Milan Damjanović
CM21Dobrivoje Trivić
CM15Miroslav Pavlović
CM16Jovan Aćimović
RF22Idriz Hošić
CF9Vahidin Musemić
LF11Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić
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References
  1. "Riva return sparks Italy triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL". UEFA euro2000.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL Replay". UEFA euro2000.org. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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