UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 5
Group 5 of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1976 finals tournament. Group 5 consisted of four teams: Netherlands, Poland, Italy, and Finland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Netherlands, who finished tied on points with Poland, but the Netherlands advanced with a better goal difference. Italy finished in third place despite conceding only 3 goals (all in the game lost in the Netherlands) as a consequence of the abysmal 3 goals scored in the 6 games.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Netherlands | Poland | Italy | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
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Matches
| Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Rahja File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' | Szarmach File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Lato File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Kasperczak File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Gadocha File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Lato File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
| Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Rensenbrink File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Cruyff File:Soccerball shade.svg 64', 80' |
Boninsegna File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' |
| Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Chinaglia File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (pen.) |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 28,000
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Capello File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' |
Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
- "1976 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1976". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.