UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 2

Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 2 consisted of four teams: Bulgaria, Portugal, Sweden, and Norway, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Bulgaria, who finished 4 points above Portugal.

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Bulgaria 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10 Advance to quarter-finals 1–0 3–0 4–2
2   Portugal 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 6 0–0 1–2 2–1
3   Sweden 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 5 0–2 1–1 5–2
4   Norway 6 1 1 4 9 14 −5 3 0–0 1–2 3–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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Bulgaria  4–2  Norway
  • Tsanev   18', 43'
  • Zhekov   42', 85'
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Attendance: 20,762
Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan (Turkey)

Portugal  1–2  Sweden
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Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

Sweden  1–1  Portugal
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 49,689
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

Norway  1–2  Portugal
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Attendance: 29,993
Referee: William Syme (Scotland)

Sweden  0–2  Bulgaria
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 24,271
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

Norway  0–0  Bulgaria
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Attendance: 25,545
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

Norway  3–1  Sweden
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Attendance: 32,151
Referee: Jan Pawlik (Poland)

Sweden  5–2  Norway
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Råsunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm)
Attendance: 14,078
Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany)

Bulgaria  3–0  Sweden
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Attendance: 16,479
Referee: Josip Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

Portugal  2–1  Norway
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Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

Bulgaria  1–0  Portugal
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Attendance: 39,795
Referee: Anvar Zverev (USSR)

Portugal  0–0  Bulgaria
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Attendance: 13,408
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

Goalscorers

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There were 34 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  • "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.[dead link]
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.