UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 2
Football tournament qualifying stage
Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 2 consisted of four teams: Bulgaria, Portugal, Sweden, and Norway, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Bulgaria, who finished 4 points above Portugal.
Final table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
Portugal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Goalscorers
There were 34 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Georgi Asparuhov
Nikola Kotkov
Vasil Mitkov
Harald Berg
Sven Otto Birkeland
Harald Sunde
Custódio Pinto
José Augusto Torres
Thomas Nordahl
Ingvar Svensson
References
- "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.[dead link]
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.