UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament

The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1968 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 5 June and ended with the final replay on 10 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy won the tournament with a 2–0 replay victory over Yugoslavia.[1]

The Italian line-up on the pitch prior to the start of the final replay

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Format

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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, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.

Teams

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Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
  England Quarter-final winner 8 May 1968 1st Debut
  Italy (host) Quarter-final winner 20 April 1968 1st Debut
  Soviet Union Quarter-final winner 11 May 1968 3rd 1964 Winners (1960)
  Yugoslavia Quarter-final winner 24 April 1968 2nd 1960 Runners-up (1960)

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
        
 
5 June – Naples
 
 
  Italy (coin toss)0
 
8 and 10 June – Rome
 
  Soviet Union0
 
  Italy (replay)12
 
5 June – Florence
 
  Yugoslavia10
 
  Yugoslavia1
 
 
  England0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
8 June – Rome
 
 
  England2
 
 
  Soviet Union0

Semi-finals

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Italy vs Soviet Union

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The match was decided by a coin toss. Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti called correctly.

Italy  0–0 (a.e.t.)
Italy won on coin toss
  Soviet Union
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soviet Union
GK 22 Dino Zoff
SW 7 Ernesto Castano
RB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich
CB 4 Giancarlo Bercellino
LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
DM 11 Giorgio Ferrini
CM 13 Antonio Juliano
CM 18 Gianni Rivera
RW 9 Angelo Domenghini
FW 15 Sandro Mazzola
FW 16 Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
 
GK 1 Yuri Pshenichnikov
SW 18 Albert Shesternyov (c)
RB 8 Yuriy Istomin
CB 10 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
LB 3 Valentin Afonin
RH 11 Eduard Malofeyev
CM 21 Gennady Logofet
CM 19 Aleksandr Lenyov
RW 5 Anatoliy Byshovets
CF 4 Anatoliy Banishevskiy
LW 7 Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Yugoslavia vs England

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Yugoslavia  1–0  England
  • Džajić   86'
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Yugoslavia
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
GK 1 Ilija Pantelić
SW 6 Dragan Holcer
RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB 5 Blagoje Paunović
LB 3 Milan Damjanović
DM 15 Miroslav Pavlović
CM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM 8 Ivica Osim
RW 7 Ilija Petković
CF 9 Vahidin Musemić
LW 11 Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić
 
GK 1 Gordon Banks
SW 6 Bobby Moore (c)
RB 2 Keith Newton
CB 5 Brian Labone
LB 3 Ray Wilson
DM 4 Alan Mullery   89'
CM 19 Norman Hunter
CM 9 Bobby Charlton
CM 11 Martin Peters
FW 7 Alan Ball
FW 8 Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey

Third place play-off

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England  2–0  Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 68,817
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soviet Union
GK 1 Gordon Banks
SW 6 Bobby Moore (c)
RB 16 Tommy Wright
CB 5 Brian Labone
LB 3 Ray Wilson
DM 17 Nobby Stiles
CM 19 Norman Hunter
CM 9 Bobby Charlton
CM 11 Martin Peters
FW 8 Roger Hunt
FW 10 Geoff Hurst
Manager:
Alf Ramsey
 
GK 1 Yuri Pshenichnikov
SW 18 Albert Shesternyov (c)
RB 8 Yuriy Istomin
CB 10 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
LB 3 Valentin Afonin
RH 11 Eduard Malofeyev
CM 19 Aleksandr Lenyov
CM 21 Gennady Logofet
RW 5 Anatoliy Byshovets
CF 4 Anatoliy Banishevskiy
LW 7 Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Final

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Original match

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As the match ended in a draw, a replay was played to determine the winner.

Italy  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Yugoslavia
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Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yugoslavia
GK 22 Dino Zoff
SW 7 Ernesto Castano
CB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich
CB 12 Aristide Guarneri
LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
RM 9 Angelo Domenghini
CM 14 Giovanni Lodetti
CM 11 Giorgio Ferrini
AM 13 Antonio Juliano
CF 2 Pietro Anastasi
CF 16 Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
 
GK 1 Ilija Pantelić
RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB 5 Blagoje Paunović
CB 6 Dragan Holcer
LB 3 Milan Damjanović
RM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM 15 Miroslav Pavlović
LM 10 Jovan Aćimović
RW 7 Ilija Petković
LW 11 Dragan Džajić
CF 9 Vahidin Musemić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

Replay

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Italy  2–0  Yugoslavia
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yugoslavia
GK 22 Dino Zoff
SW 20 Sandro Salvadore
CB 12 Aristide Guarneri
CB 19 Roberto Rosato
RB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich
LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
IR 15 Sandro Mazzola
IL 8 Giancarlo De Sisti
LW 9 Angelo Domenghini
CF 2 Pietro Anastasi
LF 17 Gigi Riva
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
 
GK 1 Ilija Pantelić
RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB 5 Blagoje Paunović
CB 6 Dragan Holcer
LB 3 Milan Damjanović
CM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić
CM 15 Miroslav Pavlović
CM 10 Jovan Aćimović
RF 22 Idriz Hošić
CF 9 Vahidin Musemić
LF 11 Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Riva return sparks Italy triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. ^ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL Replay". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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