Tournament details | |
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Dates | 7 September 1966 – 11 May 1968 |
Teams | 31 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 98[note 1] |
Goals scored | 306 (3.12 per match)[note 1] |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (6 goals each) |
UEFA European Qualifiers |
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The qualifying round for the 1968 UEFA European Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups; seven of four teams and one of three teams. Each group winner progressed to 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.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
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Quarter-final winner | 20 April 1968 | 0 (debut) |
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Quarter-final winner | 24 April 1968 | 1 (1960) |
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Quarter-final winner | 8 May 1968 | 0 (debut) |
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Quarter-final winner | 11 May 1968 | 2 (1960, 1964) |
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 1–0 | Void[a] | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | 3–1 | — | 6–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 4–3 | 3–2 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 6 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | 7–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 5 | 2–2 | 7–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | — |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 7 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | 2–1 | — | 2–4 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | 1–4 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | — |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 8 |
Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 quarter-finals |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bulgaria ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
3–2 | 0–2 |
Hungary ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–3 |
England ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 |
France ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–5 |
There were 306 goals scored in 98 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.[note 1]
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal