UEFA Euro 1968
The UEFA Euro 1968 was the 3rd UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held from 5 June to 10 June. All the European football teams could compete. The defending champion was Spain. The tournament was hosted in Italy. 4 teams qualified for the final group stage. The winner of the tournament was Italy after defeating Yugoslavia.[1]
| 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 |  USSR |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 7 (1.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 260,916 (52,183 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Dragan Džajić (2 goals) |
← 1964 1972 → | |
Results
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| 5 June – Naples | |||||||
 Soviet Union
|
0 | ||||||
 Italy (ct)
|
0 | ||||||
| 8 June – Rome(replayed 10 June) | |||||||
| Italy
|
2 (1) | ||||||
| Yugoslavia
|
0 (1) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 5 June – Florence | 8 June – Rome | ||||||
 England
|
0 | England
|
2 | ||||
| Yugoslavia
|
1 | Soviet Union
|
0 | ||||
Third place game
| 8 June 1968 18:45 |
England
|
2 – 0 | Soviet Union
|
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 68,817 Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlton  39'Hurst 63'
|
Final
| 8 June 1968 21:15 |
Italy
|
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia
|
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 68,817[2] Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenghini 80'
|
Džajić 32'
|
Replay
| 10 June 1968 21:15 |
Italy
|
2 – 0 | Yugoslavia
|
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 32,866[3] Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riva 12' Anastasi 31'
|
| UEFA Euro 1968 Winners |
|---|
 Italy 1st title |
Statistics
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
UEFA Euro 1968 Media
The Stadio Olimpico in Rome during a S.S. Lazio's match
The "San Paolo" Stadium in Naples (Italy) during the half-time break of S.S.C. Napoli v U.C. Sampdoria (2-0) game, Matchday 3 of Italian Championship 2019–20 Serie A, September 14, 2019.
Soccer in Florence, Italy, 2007
1968 UEFA European Football Championship finalists
References
- ↑ uefa.com. "UEFA EURO 1968 - History". UEFA.com.
- ↑ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL". UEFA euro2000.org. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ↑ "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL Replay". UEFA euro2000.org. Archived from the original on 2000-08-29. Retrieved 2012-07-05.