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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
QUALIFYING ROUND 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. Group Phase Quarter-finals 1st Leg - Saturday April 29, 1972 ''19:45 GMT Wembley Stadium , London '' ''Referee: Robert Helies (FRA)'' 2nd Leg - Saturday May 13, 1972 ''16:00 CET Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Stadium , Berlin '' ''Referee: Milivoje Gugulovic (YUG)'' West Germany won 3-1 on aggregate. 1st Leg - Saturday April 29, 1972 ''15:30 CET Giuseppe Meazza , Milan '' ''Referee: Peter Hristov Nikolov (BUL)'' 2nd Leg - Saturday May 13, 1972 ''20:00 CET Parc Astrid , Brussels '' ''Referee: Paul Schiller (AUT)'' Belgium won 2-1 on aggregate. 1st Leg - Saturday April 29, 1972 ''17:00 CET Ferenc Puskas Stadium , Budapest '' ''Referee: David William Smith (ENG)'' 2nd Leg - Sunday May 14, 1972 '' Bucharest '' ''Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)'' Replay Match (neutral ground) - Wednesday May 17, 1972 ''20:00 CET Partizan Stadium , Belgrade '' ''Referee: Christe Michas (GRE)'' Hungary won 5-4 on aggregate. 1st Leg - Sunday April 30, 1972 ''16:00 CET Crvena Zvezda Stadium , Belgrade '' ''Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (SWI)'' 2nd Leg - Saturday May 13, 1972 ''17:00 MSK Luzhniki Stadium , Moscow '' ''Referee: Aurelio Angonese (ITA)'' Soviet Union won 3-0 on aggregate. FINAL TOURNAMENT Semi-finals Wednesday June 14, 1972 ''20:00 CET Bosuil Stadium , Antwerp '' ''Referee: William J. Mullan (SCO)'' ''20:00 CET Parc Astrid , Brussels '' ''Referee: Rudi Glöckner (West Germany)'' Third Place Match Saturday June 17, 1972 ''20:00 CET Sclessin Stadium , Liège - Attendance 9 000'' ''Referee: Johan Einar Boström (SWE)'' Belgium - ''' Hungary ''' '''2 - 1''' (2-0) Belgium: Piot, Heylens, Van den Daele, Thissen, Dolmans, Dockx, Verheyen, Polleunis, Semmeling, Van Himst, Lambert Hungary: Géczi, Fábián, Páncsics, Bálint, P.Juhász, I.Juhász, Kü, Abert, Kozma, A.Dunai, Zámbö (46 Szücs) 1-0 24' Lambert 1-1 53' Kű (penalty) 2-1 28' Van Himst Final Sunday June 18, 1972 ''16:00 CET Heysel Stadium , Brussels '' - Attendance: 50 000'' ''Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (AUT)'' West Germany - ''' Soviet Union ''' '''3 - 0''' (1 - 0) West Germany: Maier; Höttges, Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, Breitner; U.Hoeness, Wimmer, Netzer; Heynckes, G.Müller, E.Kremers Soviet Union: Rudakov; Dzodzuashvili, Kaplichny, Istomin, Khurtsilava, Kolotov, Troshkin, Baidachni, Banishevsky (66 Kozinkevich), Konkov (46 Dolmatov), Onishenko 1-0 27' Gerd Müller 2-0 52' Herbert Wimmer 3-0 58' Gerd Müller TOURNAMENT STATISTICS Top Scorers 4 Goals: Gerd Müller (West Germany) 1 Goal: Herbert Wimmer (West Germany), Anatoli Konkov (USSR), Raoul Lambert , Odilon Polleunis , Paul Van Himst (Belgium), Lajos Kű (Hungary) Fastest Goal 24 Minutes: Raoul Lambert (Belgium vs Hungary); Gerd Müller (West Germany vs Belgium) Average Goals 2.5 Per Game |
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