UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 2

Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 2 consisted of four teams: Bulgaria, Portugal, Sweden, and Norway, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Bulgaria, who finished 4 points above Portugal.

Final table

Pos Team 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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Bulgaria 42 Norway
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Attendance: 20,762
Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan (Turkey)

Portugal 12 Sweden
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Estádio Nacional, Oeiras (Lisbon)
Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

Sweden 11 Portugal
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 49,689
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

Norway 12 Portugal
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Attendance: 29,993
Referee: William Syme (Scotland)

Sweden 02 Bulgaria
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 24,271
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

Norway 00 Bulgaria
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Attendance: 25,545
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

Norway 31 Sweden
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Attendance: 32,151
Referee: Jan Pawlik (Poland)

Sweden 52 Norway
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 14,078
Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany)

Bulgaria 30 Sweden
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Attendance: 16,479
Referee: Josip Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

Portugal 21 Norway
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Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

Bulgaria 10 Portugal
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Attendance: 39,795
Referee: Anvar Zverev (USSR)

Portugal 00 Bulgaria
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Estádio Nacional, Oeiras (Lisbon)
Attendance: 13,408
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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References

  • "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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