1968 UEFA European Football Championship

Italia '68
UEFA Euro 1968 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	5 June – 10 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (1st title)
Runner-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	England
Fourth place	Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Goals scored	7 (1.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dragan Džajić (2 goals)
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The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the third European Football Championship, an event held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 5 June and 10 June 1968.

It was in this year that the tournament changed its name from European Nations Cup to European Championship.

There were also some changes in the tournament's qualifying structure, with the two-legged home-and-away knock-out stage being replaced by a group phase.

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 along with all the others for the final stage.

Contents 1 Venues 2 Qualification 3 Squads 4 Final tournament 4.1 Semi-finals 4.2 Third place play-off 4.3 Final 4.3.1 Replay 5 Statistics 5.1 Top scorers 5.2 Fastest goal 5.3 Average goals 6 References

[edit] Venues

Rome	Naples	Florence
Stadio Olimpico	Stadio San Paolo	Stadio Comunale
Capacity: 86,500	Capacity: 72,800	Capacity: 47,000

[edit] Qualification

The qualification competition was played in two stages: a group stage (taking place from 1966 until 1968) and the quarter-finals (played in 1968). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each with the exception of group 4, which only had three. 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:

•  England
•  Italy
•  Soviet Union
•  Yugoslavia

[edit] Squads

For a list of all the squads that took part in the 1968 tournament, go to UEFA Euro 1968 squads.

[edit] Final tournament

	Semifinals				Final
	5 June – Naples (Stadio San Paolo)
	Soviet Union	0
	Italy (coin toss)	0
					8 June – Rome (Stadio Olimpico) (replayed 10 June)
					Italy	2 (1)
					Yugoslavia	0 (1)
					Third place
	5 June - Florence (Stadio Comunale)			8 June - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
	England	0		England	2
	Yugoslavia	1			Soviet Union	0

[edit] Semi-finals

5 June 1968 18:00	Italy	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)[1]	Soviet Union	Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 68,582 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

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5 June 1968 21:15	Yugoslavia	1 – 0	England	Stadio Comunale, Florence Attendance: 21,834 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
	Džajić  87'

[edit] Third place play-off

8 June 1968 16:45	England	2 – 0	Soviet Union	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 68,817 Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
	Charlton  39' Hurst  63'

[edit] Final

8 June 1968 21:15	Italy	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
	Domenghini  80'		Džajić  39'

[edit] Replay

10 June 1968 21:15	Italy	2 – 0	Yugoslavia	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
	Riva  12' Anastasi  31'

Euro 1968 Champions
Italy First title

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Top scorers

2 goals

• Dragan Džajić

1 goal

• Luigi Riva
• Angelo Domenghini
• Pietro Anastasi
• Geoff Hurst
• Bobby Charlton

[edit] Fastest goal

12 minutes: Luigi Riva (Italy vs Yugoslavia, Replay)

[edit] Average goals

1.4 goals per game

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[edit] References

1. ^ Match decided by toss of coin: USSR captain Albert Shesternyov called incorrectly.