1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1968 Final Tournament was held in France.

1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country22x20px France
Dates7–15 April
Teams16
Final positions
Champions22x20px Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runner-up22x20px France
Third place22x20px Portugal
Fourth place Bulgaria
1967
1969

Qualification

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Austria 22x20px 2–3 22x20px Yugoslavia 1–0 1–3
Poland 22x20px 3–5 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 3–2 0–3
Romania [[File:{{{flag alias-1965}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 2–5 22x20px Hungary 2–1 0–4
Turkey  0–1  Bulgaria 0–0 0–1
Malta 22x20px 1–3  Italy 1–2 0–1
Luxembourg 22x20px 0–11  Belgium 0–4 0–7
West Germany 22x20px 2–1 22x20px Spain 1–0 1–1
Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg 1–4 22x20px England 0–0 1–4

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament. Eight teams qualified (Q) and eight teams entered without playing qualification matches.

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
22x20px Portugal 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 6
22x20px Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
22x20px Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1


7 April Switzerland 22x20px 1–1 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Portugal 22x20px 2–0 22x20px Scotland
9 April Scotland 22x20px 4–0 22x20px Switzerland
Portugal 22x20px 1–0 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
11 April Scotland 22x20px 2–0 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Portugal 22x20px 1–0 22x20px Switzerland

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
22x20px England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
22x20px USSR 3 0 2 1 3 4 –1 2
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1


7 April USSR 22x20px 2–2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967–1971).svg 0–0 22x20px England
9 April Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967–1971).svg 1–0 22x20px USSR
England 22x20px 1–0  Netherlands
11 April Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967–1971).svg 3–1  Netherlands
England 22x20px 1–1 22x20px USSR

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
22x20px Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
 Italy 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
22x20px Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
22x20px West Germany 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2


7 April Czechoslovakia 22x20px 2–0 22x20px Yugoslavia
West Germany 22x20px 2–0  Italy
9 April Yugoslavia 22x20px 1–0 22x20px West Germany
Italy  2–0 22x20px Czechoslovakia
11 April Czechoslovakia 22x20px 3–1 22x20px West Germany
Italy  2–2 22x20px Yugoslavia

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
22x20px France 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
22x20px Hungary 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 3 0 1 2 5 9 –4 1


7 April East Germany File:Flag of East Germany.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece
France 22x20px 3–0 22x20px Hungary
9 April Hungary 22x20px 4–1 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
France 22x20px 0–0 File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece
11 April France 22x20px 4–3 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Hungary 22x20px 2–1  Greece

Semifinals

13 April 1968 (1968-04-13)
Czechoslovakia 22x20px 3 – 1 22x20px Portugal Cannes
13 April 1968 (1968-04-13)
France 22x20px 3 – 1  Bulgaria Nice

Third place match

15 April 1968 (1968-04-15)
Portugal 22x20px 4 – 2 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967–1971).svg Bulgaria Cannes

Final

15 April 1968 (1968-04-15)
Czechoslovakia 22x20px 2 – 1 22x20px France Cannes
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