UEFA Euro 1972
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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = UEFA European Football Championship
| year = 1972
| other_titles = Championnat du Football Belgique 1972<br>UEFA Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1972<br>Europees kampioenschap voetbal 1972
| image = Euro 72.jpg
| size = 120px
| caption = UEFA Euro 1972 official logo
| country = Belgium
| dates = [[June 14]] – [[June 18]]
| num_teams = 4
| venues = 4
| cities = 3
| champion = West Germany
| count = 1
| second = USSR
| second-flagvar = 1955
| third = Belgium
| fourth = Hungary
| fourth-flagvar = 1957
| matches = 4
| goals = 10
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]] (4 goals)
| player =
}}
The '''1972 UEFA European Football Championship''' final tournament was held in [[Belgium]]. This was the fourth [[European Football Championship]], held every four years and endorsed by [[UEFA]]. The final tournament took place between [[June 14]] and [[June 18]], [[1972]].
At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match.
The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant that they had to qualify, as well, for the final stage.
==Venues==
*[[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]] - Capacity: 50,000
*[[Stade Maurice Dufrasne|Sclessin Stadium]], [[Liège (city)|Liège]] - Capacity: 31,000
*[[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium|Stade Émile Versé]], [[Brussels]] - Capacity: 28,000
*[[Bosuil Stadium]], [[Antwerp]] - Capacity: 20,000
==Squads==
To read a list of all the squads that took part in UEFA Euro 1972, go to [[UEFA Euro 1972 squads]].
==Qualifying Round==
[[Image:Euro 1972.png|thumb|1972 UEFA European Football Championship finalists.]]
{{main|1972 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying}}
The qualifying round was played throughout 1970 and 1971 (group phase), and 1972 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.
The following teams participated in the final tournament:
*{{fb|BEL}}
*{{fb|HUN|1957}}
*{{fb|URS|1955}}
*{{fb|FRG}}
==Final tournament==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals -->
|14 June – [[Antwerp]] ([[Bosuil Stadium]])|{{fb|BEL}}|1|'''{{fb|FRG}}'''|'''2'''
|14 June - [[Brussels]] ([[Parc Astrid]])|{{fb|HUN|1957}}|0|'''{{fb|URS|1955}}'''|'''1'''
<!--final -->
|18 June – [[Brussels]] ([[Heysel Stadium]])|'''{{fb|FRG}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|URS|1955}}|0
<!--third place -->
|17 June - [[Liège]] ([[Stade Maurice Dufrasne|Sclessin Stadium]])|'''{{fb|BEL}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|HUN|1957}}|1
}}
===Semi-finals===
{{footballbox
|date=[[1972-06-14]]
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score=1 – 2
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3836/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fb|FRG}}
|goals1=[[Odilon Polleunis|Polleunis]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2=[[Gerd Müller|Müller]] {{goal|24}} {{goal|71}}
|stadium=[[Bosuilstadion]], [[Antwerp]]
|referee=[[William J. Mullan]] (Scotland) }}
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{{footballbox
|date=[[1972-06-14]]
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN|1957}}
|score=0 – 1
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3837/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fb|URS|1955}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Anatoli Konkov|Konkov]] {{goal|53}}
|stadium=[[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]], [[Brussels]]
|referee=[[Rudi Glöckner]] (Germany) }}
===Third place play-off===
{{footballbox
|date=[[1972-06-17]]
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN|1957}}
|score=1 – 2
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3838/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fb|BEL}}
|goals1=[[Lajos Kű|Kű]] {{goal|53|pen.}}
|goals2=[[Raoul Lambert|Lambert]] {{goal|24}}<br />[[Paul Van Himst|Van Himst]] {{goal|28}}
|stadium=[[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]], [[Liège (city)|Liege]]
|referee=[[Johan Einar Boström]] (Sweden) }}
===Final===
{{main|UEFA Euro 1972 Final}}
{{footballbox
|date=[[1972-06-18]]
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|FRG}}
|score=3 – 0
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=184/match=3839/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fb|URS|1955}}
|goals1=[[Gerd Müller|Müller]] {{goal|27}} {{goal|58}}<br /> [[Herbert Wimmer|Wimmer]] {{goal|52}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]]
|referee=[[Ferdinand Marschall]] (Austria) }}
{{winners|fb|Euro 1972 Champions|West Germany|First}}
==Statistics==
===Top scorers===
;'''4 goals'''
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
;'''1 goal'''
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Herbert Wimmer]]
*{{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Anatoli Konkov]]
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Raoul Lambert]]
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Odilon Polleunis]]
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Paul Van Himst]]
*{{flagicon|HUN|1957}} [[Lajos Kű]]
===Fastest goal===
'''24 minutes''': [[Raoul Lambert]] (Belgium vs Hungary); [[Gerd Müller]] (West Germany vs Belgium)
===Average goals===
2.5 goals per game
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