UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 1
Group 1 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 1 consisted of four teams: Romania, Czechoslovakia, Wales, and Finland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Romania, who finished above Czechoslovakia on goal difference.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png){kind=small} |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Wales | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Finland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Matches
| Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Albrecht  30' | Report | Paatelainen 41' |
| Romania | 3–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitrache 28', 42' Nunweiller 77' | Report |
| Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Veselý 88' | Report |
| Finland | 0–4 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Iordănescu 25' Lupescu 37'Dembrovschi 55'Lucescu 64' (pen.) |
| Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Kuna 60' | Report |
| Romania | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Dembrovschi 26' Dobrin 52' | Report | Čapkovič 50' |
Goalscorers
There were 28 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
- "1972 UEFA European Championship". UEFA. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. 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.