Group 5 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 5 consisted of four teams: Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Belgium, who finished two points above Portugal.
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uefa, euro, 1972, qualifying, group, group, uefa, euro, 1972, qualifying, tournament, eight, groups, decide, which, teams, would, qualify, uefa, euro, 1972, finals, tournament, group, consisted, four, teams, belgium, portugal, scotland, denmark, where, they, p. Group 5 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 5 consisted of four teams Belgium Portugal Scotland and Denmark where they played against each other home and away in a round robin format The group winners were Belgium who finished two points above Portugal Contents 1 Final table 2 Matches 3 Goalscorers 4 ReferencesFinal table editPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 nbsp Belgium 6 4 1 1 11 3 8 9 Advance to quarter finals 3 0 3 0 2 02 nbsp Portugal 6 3 1 2 10 6 4 7 1 1 2 0 5 03 nbsp Scotland 6 3 0 3 4 7 3 6 1 0 2 1 1 04 nbsp Denmark 6 1 0 5 2 11 9 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 Source UEFARules for classification Qualification tiebreakersMatches edit14 October 197019 00Denmark nbsp 0 1 nbsp PortugalReport Joao nbsp 40 Idraetsparken CopenhagenAttendance 17 317Referee Leo Callaghan Wales 11 November 197020 00Scotland nbsp 1 0 nbsp DenmarkO Hare nbsp 13 ReportHampden Park GlasgowAttendance 24 618Referee Erich Linemayr Austria 25 November 197020 00Belgium nbsp 2 0 nbsp DenmarkDevrindt nbsp 17 37 ReportStade Klokke BrugesAttendance 9 697Referee John Carpenter Rep of Ireland 3 February 197120 00Belgium nbsp 3 0 nbsp ScotlandMcKinnon nbsp 39 o g Van Himst nbsp 57 85 pen ReportStade Sclessin LiegeAttendance 13 931Referee Antonio Sbardella Italy 17 February 197120 00Belgium nbsp 3 0 nbsp PortugalLambert nbsp 14 64 pen De Nul nbsp 75 ReportStade Emile Verse AnderlechtAttendance 26 921Referee Gaspar Pintado Viu Spain 21 April 197121 30Portugal nbsp 2 0 nbsp ScotlandStanton nbsp 22 o g Eusebio nbsp 83 ReportEstadio da Luz LisbonAttendance 35 463Referee Michel Kitabdjian France 12 May 197121 30Portugal nbsp 5 0 nbsp DenmarkRodrigues nbsp 17 Eusebio nbsp 42 Baptista nbsp 47 49 Sandvad nbsp 87 o g ReportEstadio das Antas OportoAttendance 16 391Referee Malcolm Wright Northern Ireland 26 May 197119 00Denmark nbsp 1 2 nbsp BelgiumBjerre nbsp 76 Report Devrindt nbsp 65 75 Idraetsparken CopenhagenAttendance 27 266Referee Kare Sirevaag Norway 9 June 197119 00Denmark nbsp 1 0 nbsp ScotlandLaudrup nbsp 43 ReportIdraetsparken CopenhagenAttendance 37 682Referee Wolfgang Riedel East Germany 13 October 197120 00Scotland nbsp 2 1 nbsp PortugalO Hare nbsp 22 Gemmill nbsp 58 Report Rodrigues nbsp 56 Hampden Park GlasgowAttendance 58 612Referee Brunon Piotrowicz Poland 10 November 197119 30Scotland nbsp 1 0 nbsp BelgiumO Hare nbsp 6 ReportPittodrie Stadium AberdeenAttendance 36 500Referee Johan Einar Bostrom Sweden 21 November 197115 00Portugal nbsp 1 1 nbsp BelgiumPeres nbsp 90 pen Report Lambert nbsp 61 Estadio da Luz LisbonAttendance 53 577Referee Kenneth Howard Burns England Goalscorers editThere were 27 goals scored in 12 matches for an average of 2 25 goals per match 4 goals nbsp Johan Devrindt 3 goals nbsp Raoul Lambert nbsp John O Hare 2 goals nbsp Paul Van Himst nbsp Vitor Baptista nbsp Eusebio nbsp Rui Rodrigues 1 goal nbsp Andre De Nul nbsp Kresten Bjerre nbsp Finn Laudrup nbsp Jacinto Joao nbsp Fernando Peres nbsp Archie Gemmill 1 own goal nbsp Erik Sandvad against Portugal nbsp Ronnie McKinnon against Belgium nbsp Pat Stanton against Portugal References edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 5 amp oldid 1138209035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
