UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals

The UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals was the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1976. It was contested by the eight group winners from the previous round of qualifying. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties qualified for the finals tournament in Yugoslavia. The matches were played on 24–25 April and 22 May 1976.

Qualification

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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.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yugoslavia   3–1   Wales 2–0 1–1
Czechoslovakia   4–2   Soviet Union 2–0 2–2
Spain   1–3   West Germany 1–1 0–2
Netherlands   7–1   Belgium 5–0 2–1

Matches

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The eight matches took place over two legs, the first being on 24 and 25 April 1976, and the second on 22 May 1976.

Yugoslavia  2–0  Wales
Vukotić   1'
Popivoda   57'
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Attendance: 36,917
Wales  1–1  Yugoslavia
Evans   38' Report Katalinski   19' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,346

Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate.


Czechoslovakia  2–0  Soviet Union
Móder   34'
Panenka   47'
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Attendance: 47,621
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)
Soviet Union  2–2  Czechoslovakia
Buryak   53'
Blokhin   87'
Report Móder   45', 82'
Attendance: 76,495

Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate.


Spain  1–1  West Germany
Santillana   21' Report Beer   60'
West Germany  2–0  Spain
Hoeneß   17'
Toppmöller   43'
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Attendance: 77,673
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate.


Netherlands  5–0  Belgium
Rijsbergen   17'
Rensenbrink   27', 58', 85'
Neeskens   79' (pen.)
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Belgium  1–2  Netherlands
Van Gool   27' Report Rep   61'
Cruyff   77'
Attendance: 19,050

Netherlands won 7–1 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

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There were 22 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

3 goals

1 goal

References

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  • "1976 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1976". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958–1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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