The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1972 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 14 June and ended with the final on 18 June at Heysel Stadium in Brussels. West Germany won the tournament with a 3–0 victory over the Soviet Union.
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 (host) Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 1st — Debut Quarter-final winner 17 May 1972 2nd 1964 Third place (1964) Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 4th 1968 Winners (1960) Quarter-final winner 13 May 1972 1st — Debut
Bracket
Semi-finals
Hungary vs Soviet Union
GK 1 István GécziSW 3 Miklós PáncsicsCB 2 Tibor Fábián CB 6 László Bálint CB 4 Péter JuhászCM 12István JuhászCM 8 Lajos Kocsis CM 10Lajos KűRW 7 István SzőkeCF 9 Ferenc Bene (c) LW 11Sándor ZámbóSubstitutions:FW 15Antal Dunai MF 24Flórián Albert Manager:Rudolf Illovszky GK 1 Yevhen RudakovSW 3 Murtaz Khurtsilava (c) CB 2 Revaz DzodzuashviliCB 12Volodymyr KaplychnyiCB 13Yuriy IstominCM 14Anatoliy KonkovCM 7 Volodymyr TroshkinCM 6 Viktor KolotovRW 8 Anatoly BaidachnyCF 9 Anatoliy Banishevskiy LW 18Volodymyr OnyshchenkoSubstitutions:FW 16Givi Nodia Manager:Oleksandr Ponomarov
Belgium vs West Germany
GK 1 Christian PiotSW 5 Erwin Vandendaele CB 2 Georges HeylensCB 4 Jean ThissenCB 3 Léon DolmansRM 7 Léon SemmelingCM 11Jan VerheyenCM 6 Jean DockxLM 8 Maurice Martens CF 9 Raoul LambertCF 10Paul Van Himst (c)Substitutions:FW 14Odilon Polleunis Manager:Raymond Goethals GK 1 Sepp MaierSW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)CB 2 Horst-Dieter HöttgesCB 4 Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckRM 6 Herbert WimmerCM 10Günter NetzerCM 8 Uli Hoeneß LM 3 Paul BreitnerRW 9 Jupp HeynckesCF 13Gerd MüllerLW 11Erwin KremersSubstitutions:FW 7 Jürgen Grabowski Manager:Helmut Schön
Third place play-off
GK 1 István GécziSW 3 Miklós Páncsics (c)CB 2 Tibor FábiánCB 6 László BálintCB 4 Péter Juhász CM 12István JuhászCM 24Flórián AlbertCM 10Lajos KűRW 20Mihály KozmaCF 15Antal DunaiLW 11Sándor Zámbó Substitutions:FW 5 Lajos Szűcs Manager:Rudolf Illovszky GK 1 Christian PiotRB 2 Georges HeylensCB 4 Jean ThissenCB 5 Erwin VandendaeleLB 3 Léon Dolmans CM 11Jan VerheyenCM 6 Jean DockxCM 14Odilon PolleunisRW 7 Léon SemmelingCF 9 Raoul LambertLW 10Paul Van Himst (c)Manager:Raymond Goethals
Final
See also Belgium at the UEFA European Championship Germany at the UEFA European Championship Hungary at the UEFA European Championship Soviet Union at the UEFA European Championship
References
External links
UEFA Euro 1972 official history