Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 2 consisted of four teams: Hungary, Bulgaria, France, and Norway, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Hungary, who finished two points above Bulgaria and France.
Final table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Hungary
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | France
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Norway
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — |
Matches edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 38 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Jacky Novi (against Hungary)
Geir Karlsen (against Hungary)
References edit
- "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.