UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 8

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Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 8 consisted of four teams: West Germany, Poland, Turkey, and Albania, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were West Germany, who finished four points above the Poland.

Final table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification West Germany Poland Turkey Albania
1  West Germany 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10 Advance to quarter-finals — 0–0 1–1 2–0
2  Poland 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 6 1–3 — 5–1 3–0
3  Turkey 6 2 1 3 5 13 −8 5 0–3 1–0 — 2–1
4  Albania 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 3 0–1 1–1 3–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Poland 3–0 Albania
Gadocha 19'
Lubański 83'
Szołtysik 90'		 Report
Attendance: 12,260
Referee: Andreas Kouniaides (Cyprus)
West Germany 1–1 Turkey
Müller 37' (pen.) Report Yavuz 15'
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 52,204
Referee: Paul Bonett
(Malta)
Turkey 2–1 Albania
Kurt 4'
Turan 43'		 Report Ziu 22'
Albania 0–1 West Germany
Report Müller 38'
Turkey 0–3 West Germany
Report Müller 43', 47'
Köppel 73'
Albania 1–1 Poland
Zhega 31' Report Banaś 6'
West Germany 2–0 Albania
Netzer 17'
Grabowski 45'		 Report
Attendance: 44,833
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Greece)
Poland 5–1 Turkey
Bula 32'
Lubański 62', 73', 90'
Gadocha 69'		 Report Yayöz 83'
Stadion Wisła, Kraków
Attendance: 20,241
(Luxembourg)
Poland 1–3 West Germany
Gadocha 27' Report Müller 29', 64'
Grabowski 70'
Attendance: 63,300
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
Albania 3–0 Turkey
Përnaska 22', 53'
Pano 64'		 Report
Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 38,159
(Czechoslovakia)
West Germany 0–0 Poland
Report
Attendance: 60,448
Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)
Turkey 1–0 Poland
Turan 52' Report
Attendance: 57,794
Referee: Petar Nikolov (Bulgaria)

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  • "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1972". 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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