UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 5
Football tournament qualifying stage
Group 5 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 5 consisted of four teams: Hungary, East Germany, Netherlands, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Hungary, who finished 2 points above East Germany.
Final table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 4–3 | 3–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
Netherlands ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 25,134
Referee: Aníbal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal)
East Germany ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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East Germany ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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East Germany ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Goalscorers
There were 42 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Erik Dyreborg
Gerhard Körner
Wolfram Löwe
Eberhard Vogel
Dezső Molnár
Zoltán Varga
Rinus Israël
Jan Mulder
Miel Pijs
Sjaak Swart
Willy van der Kuijlen
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.
- ^ Goal also credited to Sandvad own goal.