Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4

Group 4 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 4 consisted of four teams: Soviet Union, Spain, Northern Ireland, and Cyprus, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Soviet Union, who finished two points above Spain.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 
1 Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Soviet Union 6 4 2 0 13 4 +9 10 Advance to quarter-finals 2–1 1–0 6–1
2 Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Spain 6 3 2 1 14 3 +11 8 0–0 3–0 7–0
3 Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Northern Ireland 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 6 1–1 1–1 5–0
4 Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0 1–3 0–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Spain Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 3–0Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Northern Ireland
Rexach Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  39'
Pirri Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  60'
Aragonés Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  75'
Report
Attendance: 26,215
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Cyprus Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 1–3Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Soviet Union
Charalambous Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  42' Report Kolotov Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  10'
Yevryuzhikhin Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  16'
Shevchenko Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  50'
Attendance: 8,980
Referee: Petar Kostovski (Yugoslavia)

Cyprus Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 0–3Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Northern Ireland
Report Nicholson Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  53'
Dougan Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  55'
Best Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  86' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,119
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Northern Ireland Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 5–0Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Cyprus
Dougan Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  2'
Best Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  44', 47', 56'
Nicholson Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  85'
Report
Attendance: 19,153
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

Cyprus Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 0–2Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Spain
Report Pirri Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  3'
Violeta Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  86'
Attendance: 5,818
Referee: Constantin Bărbulescu (Romania)

Soviet Union Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 2–1Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Spain
Kolotov Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  79'
Shevchenko Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  83'
Report Rexach Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  88'
Attendance: 81,700
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

Soviet Union Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 6–1Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Cyprus
Fedotov Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  4', 86'
Yevryuzhikhin Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  23', 38'
Kolotov Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  59'
Banishevski Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  85'
Report S. Michael Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  75'
Attendance: 21,159
Referee: Erik Beijar (Finland)

Soviet Union Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 1–0Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Northern Ireland
Muntyan Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  43' Report
Attendance: 51,186
Referee: Ove Dahlberg (Sweden)

Northern Ireland Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 1–1Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Soviet Union
Nicholson Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  13' Report Byshovets Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  32'
Attendance: 16,573
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Spain Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 0–0Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 40,169
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw (England)

Spain Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 7–0Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Cyprus
Pirri Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  9', 47' (pen.)
Quino Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  13', 22'
Aguilar Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  63'
Lora Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  66'
Rojo Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  75'
Report
Attendance: 19,176
Referee: Joseph Cassar Naudi (Malta)

Northern Ireland Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4 1–1Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  Spain
Morgan Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  71' Report Rojo Uefa Euro 1972 Qualifying Group 4  41'
Attendance: 19,925
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

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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