UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 3
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Matches
Malta ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Vassallo ![]() |
Report | Kritikopoulos ![]() |
Greece ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Müller ![]() |
Switzerland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Odermatt ![]() |
Report |
Wankdorf Stadion, Bern
Attendance: 32,770
Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Wales) /injured 29'/ from 29' Thomas Henry Reynolds (Wales)
Switzerland ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Jeandupeux ![]() Künzli ![]() |
Report | Hurst ![]() Chivers ![]() Weibel ![]() |
England ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Summerbee ![]() |
Report | Odermatt ![]() |
Goalscorers
There were 32 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Allan Clarke Chris Lawler Martin Peters Mike Summerbee Kostas Aidiniou Kostas Davourlis Michalis Kritikopoulos Eddie Theobald Willie Vassallo Rolf Blättler Roland Citherlet Daniel Jeandupeux
1 own goal
Anton Weibel (against England)
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References
- "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1972". 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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