UEFA Euro 1968 final
Event | UEFA Euro 1968 | ||||||
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Italy won after a replay | |||||||
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After extra time | |||||||
Date | 8 June 1968 | ||||||
Venue | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||||||
Referee | Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) | ||||||
Attendance | 68,817 | ||||||
Replay | |||||||
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Date | 10 June 1968 | ||||||
Venue | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||||||
Referee | José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) | ||||||
Attendance | 32,886 | ||||||
The UEFA Euro 1968 final consisted of two
The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 8 June 1968 in front of a crowd of 68,817 and was refereed by Gottfried Dienst. Six minutes before half-time, Dragan Džajić gave Yugoslavia the lead after he scored from a Dobrivoje Trivić cross. With ten minutes of the match remaining, Giovanni Lodetti was fouled on the edge of the Yugoslavia penalty area by Blagoje Paunović. Domenghini's subsequent right-footed free kick went through the wall and past Ilija Pantelić, the Yugoslavia goalkeeper, and levelled the score at 1–1. Extra time brought no change to the scoreline and the match ended in a draw thus the result of the final would need to be determined in a replay.
The replay was played two days later at the Stadio Olimpico in front of a crowd of 32,866. Gigi Riva opened the scoring for Italy in the 13th minute before Pietro Anastasi flicked the ball up and volleyed it into the corner of the Yugoslavia goal to double Italy's lead in the 31st minute. Italy missed several subsequent chances to score and the match ended 2–0, with Italy winning their first European Championship title.
Italy finished the subsequent international tournament, the
Background
UEFA Euro 1968 was the third edition of the UEFA European Championship, UEFA's football competition for national teams.[1] Qualifying rounds were played on a home-and-away round-robin tournament basis prior to the semi-finals and final taking place in Italy, between 5 and 10 June 1968.[2] A third-place play-off match took place before the final, on the same day.[3]
Italy had been knocked out in the
Road to the final
Italy
Round | Opposition | Score |
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Qualifying group | Romania | 3–1 ( H), 1–0 (A )
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Cyprus | 2–0 (A), 5–0 (H) | |
Switzerland | 2–2 (A), 4–0 (H) | |
Quarter-final | Bulgaria | 2–3 (A), 2–0 (H) |
Semi-final | Soviet Union | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) (N)[a]
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Italy commenced their UEFA Euro 1968 campaign in
There they faced Bulgaria in a two-legged tie, the first match of which was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 6 April 1968.[17] After eleven minutes, Nikola Kotkov was tripped and struck the subsequent penalty past Enrico Albertosi in the Italy goal to give Bulgaria the lead. Italy's Armando Picchi was injured after a collision with Dimitar Yakimov but made to continue by Ferruccio Valcareggi, his manager.[18] Fifteen minutes into the second half, Stancho Bonchev saved from Rivera but Dimitar Penev scored an own goal from the rebound to level the score. Dinko Dermendzhiev then scored from a corner during which Albertosi was injured and had to be replaced by Lido Vieri. Petar Zhekov then gave Bulgaria a two-goal lead when he chipped the ball over Vieri in the 73rd minute before Pierino Prati scored on his debut for Italy and the match ended 3–2.[19] The second leg was played on 20 April 1968 at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples in front of 95,000 spectators. Prati put Italy ahead in the 14th minute with a diving header before Domenghini scored with a free kick that deflected in off the post. The match ended 2–0 and Italy progressed to the finals that they themselves would host with a 4–3 aggregate victory.[20][21]
Italy's semi-final opponents were the Soviet Union, the 1960 European Nations' Cup champions, with the match taking place at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples on 5 June 1968 in heavy rain. The Soviet Union were denied a penalty after the ball struck
Yugoslavia
Round | Opposition | Score |
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Qualifying group | West Germany
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1–0 (H), 1–3 (A) |
Albania | 2–0 (A), 4–0 (H) | |
Quarter-final | France | 1–1 (A), 5–1 (H) |
Semi-final | England | 1–0 (N) |
Yugoslavia were in the three-team
Yugoslavia's opponents in the last eight were France with the first match of the two-legged tie being held on 6 April 1968 at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.[27] Yugoslavia were without several players who had moved abroad to play domestic football, rendering them ineligible for the national side. France's Fleury Di Nallo came closest to scoring in the first half but his shot struck the Yugoslavia crossbar. Midway through the second half, Dragan Džajić was fouled by Jean Baeza and took the subsequent free kick himself which Vahidin Musemić headed in to give Yugoslavia the lead. Di Nallo then ran through the Yugoslavia defence with the ball and lifted it over Ilija Pantelić in the Yugoslavia goal, and the match ended 1–1.[19] The return leg took place 18 days later at the Crvena Zvezda Stadium in Belgrade.[28] Three minutes into the game, Džajić's cross when met by Ilija Petković with a diving header to make it 1–0 to Yugoslavia. Musemić then doubled the lead with a deflected shot in the 13th minute before Džajić made it 3–0 a minute later. Petković dribbled past two France players before scoring and although Di Nallo scored for France, Musemić made it 5–1 from a Džajić cross, and Yugoslavia progressed to the semi-final with a 6–2 aggregate victory.[29]
The semi-final saw Yugoslavia drawn against the 1966 FIFA World Cup champions
Match
Pre-match
The
Summary
The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 8 June 1968 in front of a crowd of 68,817.[32] Giorgio Ferrini's long-range shot was fumbled by Pantelić but cleared by his defence before Ferrini dropped a cross and was forced to make a close-range save from Facchetti. Prati then made a run down the left side of the pitch before striking a shot off-target. Domenghini struck the ball with his thigh and went wide of the Yugoslavia goal.[34] Six minutes before half-time, Džajić gave his side the lead.[32] Trivić made a run down the right wing and crossed for Džajić whose control was initially poor but was still able to get a shot away into the Italy net.[34] Five minutes after half-time, Džajić struck a shot but it was saved by Zoff at the near post.[35] Juliano then headed Giovanni Lodetti's corner down but the ball was stuck under Pietro Anastasi's feet before being cleared by Mirsad Fazlagić. Zoff pushed out a low cross from Džajić and the ball fell to Musemić who opted to pass instead of shoot into an empty net. With ten minutes of the match remaining, Lodetti was fouled on the edge of the Yugoslavia penalty area by Blagoje Paunović. Domenghini's subsequent right-footed free kick went through the wall and past Pantelić who did not move, and levelled the score at 1–1. Extra time brought no change to the scoreline and the match ended in a draw, the result of the final would need to be determined in a replay.[36]
Details
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Replay
Pre-match
The referee for the replay was José María Ortiz de Mendíbil who had also officiated over Yugoslavia's semi-final victory over England.[38] Osim and Ilija Petković were unavailable for Yugoslavia, while Italy replaced Ferrini with Sandro Salvadore, Roberto Rosato and Giancarlo De Sisti came in to the midfield and Mazzola was recalled. Gigi Riva was also selected having been out for an extended period with a broken leg.[36]
Summary
The replay was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 10 June 1968 in front of a crowd of 32,866.[32] Riva took possession of a loose ball in the 12th minute and struck a low shot with his left foot which Pantelić pushed round the Yugoslavia goalpost.[36] From the resulting corner, Domenghini's shot struck Riva's legs and he hit the ball on the turn to open the scoring for Italy in the 13th minute.[39] Roberto Rosato then fouled Idriz Hošić and from Džajić's subsequent free kick, Musemić headed wide. In the 31st minute, Domenghini passed to De Sisti who kicked the ball to Anastasi. He flicked the ball up and volleyed it into the corner of the Yugoslavia goal to double his side's lead. In the second half, Riva headed wide from around 6 yards (5.5 m). His close-range shot blocked after Pantelić dropped Mazzola's cross and although Anastasi scored from the rebound, he and Riva were deemed to have been offside and the goal was disallowed. Pantelić then fumbled another cross from Mazzola but Riva's shot was high over the crossbar. The match ended 2–0 and Italy claimed their first European title.[40]
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Post-match
All but three of UEFA's team of the tournament had featured in the final, including five Italy and three Yugoslavia players.[3] Referring to the late goal for Italy in the initial final, Zoff admitted that "to be honest, we didn't deserve to draw".[36] He went on to suggest that his side's performance in the replay was "perfect" and that they "definitely deserved to win that game."[42]
Italy finished the subsequent international tournament, the
See also
- Italy at the UEFA European Championship
- Yugoslavia at the UEFA European Championship
Notes
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- ISBN 978-0-571-16979-5.
- O'Brien, Jonathan (2021). Euro Summits: The Story of the UEFA European Championship. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-849-8.
External links
- UEFA Euro 1968 at UEFA.com