UEFA Euro 1968
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 5 June – 10 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  England |
| Fourth place |  USSR |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 7 (1.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 260,916 (52,183 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Dragan Džajić (2 goals) |
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The UEFA Euro 1968 was the 3rd UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held from 5 June to 10 June. All the European football teams could compete. The defending champion was Spain. The tournament was hosted in Italy. 4 teams qualified for the final group stage. The winner of the tournament was Italy after defeating Yugoslavia.[1]
Contents
Results[change | change source]
Knockout stage[change | change source]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| 5 June – Naples | |||||||
 Soviet Union |
0 | ||||||
 Italy (ct) |
0 | ||||||
| 8 June – Rome(replayed 10 June) | |||||||
| Italy |
2 (1) | ||||||
| Yugoslavia |
0 (1) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 5 June – Florence | 8 June – Rome | ||||||
 England |
0 | England |
2 | ||||
| Yugoslavia |
1 | Soviet Union |
0 | ||||
Third place game[change | change source]
| 8 June 1968 18:45 |
England |
2 – 0 | Soviet Union |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 68,817 Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary) |
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Charlton  39'Hurst 63' |
Final[change | change source]
| 8 June 1968 21:15 |
Italy |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 68,817[2] Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenghini 80' |
Džajić 32' |
Replay[change | change source]
| 10 June 1968 21:15 |
Italy |
2 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 32,866[3] Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) |
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| Riva 12' Anastasi 31' |
| UEFA Euro 1968 Winners |
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 Italy 1st title |
Statistics[change | change source]
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References[change | change source]
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1968/
- ↑ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL". UEFA euro2000.org. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20000817032136/http://www.euro2000.org/en/replay/1968/itayug/0,1068,,00.html. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ↑ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL Replay". UEFA euro2000.org. Archived from the original on 2000-08-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20000829044745/http://www.euro2000.org/en/replay/1968/itayug2/0,1068,,00.html. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
