The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1976 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 16 June and ended with the final on 20 June at the Stadion Crvena zvezda in Belgrade. Czechoslovakia won the tournament with a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory over West Germany.
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 ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance Quarter-final winner 22 May 1976 2nd 1960 Third place (1960) Quarter-final winner 22 May 1976 1st — Debut Quarter-final winner 22 May 1976 2nd 1972 Winners (1972) (host) Quarter-final winner 22 May 1976 3rd 1968 Runners-up (1960, 1968)
Bracket
Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia vs Netherlands
GK 1 Ivo ViktorSW 4 Anton Ondruš (c)CB 5 Ján PivarníkCB 3 Jozef Čapkovič CB 12Koloman GöghRM 9 Jaroslav Pollák CM 7 Antonín PanenkaCM 2 Karol Dobiaš LM 8 Jozef Móder CF 10Marián MasnýCF 11Zdeněk NehodaSubstitutions:MF 16František Veselý DF 6 Ladislav Jurkemik Manager:Václav Ježek GK 1 Piet SchrijversSW 4 Adrie van KraayCB 2 Wim SuurbierCB 3 Wim Rijsbergen CB 5 Ruud KrolCM 6 Johan Neeskens CM 7 Wim JansenCM 10Willy van de Kerkhof RW 8 Johnny Rep LW 11Rob RensenbrinkCF 9 Johan Cruyff (c) Substitutions:MF 12Willem van Hanegem FW 13Ruud Geels Manager:George Knobel
Yugoslavia vs West Germany
GK 1 Ognjen PetrovićSW 5 Josip KatalinskiCB 2 Ivan BuljanCB 4 Dražen MužinićCM 10Jurica JerkovićCM 9 Jovan Aćimović (c) CM 6 Ivica ŠurjakAM 8 Branko Oblak RW 17Slaviša ŽungulLW 11Dragan DžajićCF 7 Danilo PopivodaSubstitutions:MF 15Franjo Vladić DF 20Luka Peruzović Manager:Ante Mladinić GK 1 Sepp MaierSW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)CB 2 Berti VogtsCB 3 Bernard DietzCB 4 Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckDM 7 Rainer BonhofCM 6 Herbert Wimmer CM 13Dietmar Danner AM 10Erich BeerCF 8 Uli HoeneßCF 11Bernd HölzenbeinSubstitutions:MF 15Heinz Flohe FW 9 Dieter Müller Manager:Helmut Schön
Third place play-off
GK 1 Piet SchrijversSW 4 Adrie van KraayCB 2 Wim SuurbierCB 7 Wim Jansen CB 5 Ruud Krol (c)CM 14Jan PetersCM 10Willy van de KerkhofCM 16Peter Arntz RW 15René van de KerkhofLW 11Rob RensenbrinkCF 13Ruud GeelsSubstitutions:DF 20Wim Meutstege FW 19Kees Kist Manager:George Knobel GK 1 Ognjen PetrovićSW 5 Josip KatalinskiCB 2 Ivan BuljanCB 4 Dražen MužinićCB 6 Ivica ŠurjakCM 10Jurica JerkovićCM 8 Branko OblakCM 9 Jovan Aćimović (c) RW 17Slaviša Žungul LW 11Dragan DžajićCF 7 Danilo PopivodaSubstitutions:FW 13Vahid Halilhodžić MF 15Franjo Vladić Manager:Ante Mladinić
Final
See also Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship Germany at the UEFA European Championship Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship Yugoslavia at the UEFA European Championship
References
Bibliography
External links
UEFA Euro 1976 official history