The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1976 Final Tournament was held in Hungary. It also served as the European qualification for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Hungary |
Dates | 28 May – 6 June |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Hungary |
Third place | Spain |
Fourth place | France |
Qualification
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Netherlands | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Wales | (a)3–3 | England | 0–1 | 3–2 |
Luxembourg | 0–2 | Iceland | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Northern Ireland | w.o. | Scotland | ||
Denmark | 3–1 | Poland | 1–1 | 2–0 |
East Germany | 1–3 | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Norway | 1–3 | Finland | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Sweden | 1–1(a) | West Germany | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Belgium | 2–4 | Italy | 2–2 | 0–2 |
Switzerland | (a)1–1 | Portugal | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Malta | 1–4 | France | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Liechtenstein | 1–9 | Spain | 1–5 | 0–4 |
Romania | 2–4 | Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Yugoslavia | 4–4 (6-5p) | Bulgaria | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Austria | 1–2 | Turkey | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Teams
editThe following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
editGroup A
editTeams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 2 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
28 May | Wales | 2–1 | Yugoslavia |
Hungary | 2–1 | Italy | |
30 May | Italy | 2–1 | Yugoslavia |
Hungary | 1–0 | Wales | |
1 June | Yugoslavia | 4–3 | Hungary |
Wales | 1–0 | Italy |
Group B
editTeams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 2 |
Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 |
28 May | Spain | 2–0 | Turkey |
Switzerland | 0–0 | Iceland | |
30 May | Turkey | 0–0 | Iceland |
Spain | 0–0 | Switzerland | |
1 June | Spain | 3–0 | Iceland |
Switzerland | 1–0 | Turkey |
Group C
editTeams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
28 May | West Germany | 2–1 | Finland |
France | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia | |
30 May | France | 3–0 | West Germany |
Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Finland | |
1 June | West Germany | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia |
France | 0–0 | Finland |
Group D
editTeams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 0 |
28 May | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Netherlands |
Denmark | 5–3 | Northern Ireland | |
30 May | Netherlands | 3–0 | Northern Ireland |
Soviet Union | 3–0 | Denmark | |
1 June | Denmark | 3–1 | Netherlands |
Soviet Union | 2–0 | Northern Ireland |
Semifinals
editSoviet Union | 3 – 0 | Spain |
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Third place match
editFinal
editSoviet Union | 1 – 0 | Hungary |
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1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
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Soviet Union Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe following teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship:
Semifinalists:
Qualification unclear: