The Men's European Football Qualifiers for the 1972 Summer Olympics consisted of two stages, the first single elimination tournament and then group stage.Games of the XX. Olympiad. RSSSF.
First round
Second round
Qualified teams The following four teams from Europe qualified for the final tournament.
Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in the Summer Olympics football tournament1 2 Group 1 winners 2 (1952, 1956) Group 3 winners 1 (1964) Group 2 winners 4 (1924, 1936, 1952, 1960) Group 4 winners 6 (1908, 1912, 1920, 1948, 1952, 1960) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. 2 Includes all participations by a competing nation at the Summer Olympics (clubs representing nations, olympic teams, full national teams, etc.).
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