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Euro 1972 Championships |
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| The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 72) final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 14 and June 18, 1972 and consisted of only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match! |
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| At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match.The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant that they had to qualify, as well, for the final stage. The winners had a young team, whereas the Hungarians, and Russians were probably past their best. Once again the hosts Belgium did well, and USSR the previous finalist proved very hard to beat. |
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| The qualifying round was played throughout 1970 and 1971 (group phase), and 1972 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for 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. |
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