UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament

The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1968 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 5 June and ended with the final replay on 10 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy won the tournament with a 2–0 replay victory over Yugoslavia.[1]

The Italian line-up on the pitch prior to the start of the final replay

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Format

Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.

Teams
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 EnglandQuarter-final winner8 May 19681st—Debut
 Italy (host)Quarter-final winner20 April 19681st—Debut
 Soviet UnionQuarter-final winner11 May 19683rd1964Winners (1960)
 YugoslaviaQuarter-final winner24 April 19682nd1960Runners-up (1960)

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
        
 
5 June – Naples
 
 
 Italy (coin toss)0
 
8 and 10 June – Rome
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Italy (replay)12
 
5 June – Florence
 
 Yugoslavia10
 
 Yugoslavia1
 
 
 England0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
8 June – Rome
 
 
 England2
 
 
 Soviet Union0

Semi-finals

Italy vs Soviet Union

The match was decided by a coin toss. Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti called correctly.

Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Italy won on coin toss		 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 68,582
Italy
Soviet Union
GK22Dino Zoff
SW7Ernesto Castano
RB5Tarcisio Burgnich
CB4Giancarlo Bercellino
LB10Giacinto Facchetti (c)
DM11Giorgio Ferrini
CM13Antonio Juliano
CM18Gianni Rivera
RW9Angelo Domenghini
FW15Sandro Mazzola
FW16Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK1Yuri Pshenichnikov
SW18Albert Shesternyov (c)
RB8Yuriy Istomin
CB10Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
LB3Valentin Afonin
RH11Eduard Malofeyev
CM21Gennady Logofet
CM19Aleksandr Lenyov
RW5Anatoliy Byshovets
CF4Anatoliy Banishevskiy
LW7Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Yugoslavia vs England
Yugoslavia 1–0 England
  • Džajić 86'
 Report
Attendance: 21,834
Yugoslavia
England
GK1Ilija Pantelić
SW6Dragan Holcer
RB2Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB5Blagoje Paunović
LB3Milan Damjanović
DM15Miroslav Pavlović
CM21Dobrivoje Trivić
CM8Ivica Osim
RW7Ilija Petković
CF9Vahidin Musemić
LW11Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić
GK1Gordon Banks
SW6Bobby Moore (c)
RB2Keith Newton
CB5Brian Labone
LB3Ray Wilson
DM4Alan MulleryRed card 89'
CM19Norman Hunter
CM9Bobby Charlton
CM11Martin Peters
FW7Alan Ball
FW8Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey

Third place play-off
England 2–0 Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 68,817
England
Soviet Union
GK1Gordon Banks
SW6Bobby Moore (c)
RB16Tommy Wright
CB5Brian Labone
LB3Ray Wilson
DM17Nobby Stiles
CM19Norman Hunter
CM9Bobby Charlton
CM11Martin Peters
FW8Roger Hunt
FW10Geoff Hurst
Manager:
Alf Ramsey
GK1Yuri Pshenichnikov
SW18Albert Shesternyov (c)
RB8Yuriy Istomin
CB10Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
LB3Valentin Afonin
RH11Eduard Malofeyev
CM19Aleksandr Lenyov
CM21Gennady Logofet
RW5Anatoliy Byshovets
CF4Anatoliy Banishevskiy
LW7Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
Manager:
Mikhail Yakushin

Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 Final

Original match

As the match ended in a draw, a replay was played to determine the winner.

Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 68,817[2]
Italy
Yugoslavia
GK22Dino Zoff
SW7Ernesto Castano
CB5Tarcisio Burgnich
CB12Aristide Guarneri
LB10Giacinto Facchetti (c)
RM9Angelo Domenghini
CM14Giovanni Lodetti
CM11Giorgio Ferrini
AM13Antonio Juliano
CF2Pietro Anastasi
CF16Pierino Prati
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK1Ilija Pantelić
RB2Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB5Blagoje Paunović
CB6Dragan Holcer
LB3Milan Damjanović
RM21Dobrivoje Trivić
CM15Miroslav Pavlović
LM16Jovan Aćimović
RW7Ilija Petković
LW11Dragan Džajić
CF9Vahidin Musemić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

Replay
Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 32,886[3]
Italy
Yugoslavia
GK22Dino Zoff
SW20Sandro Salvadore
CB12Aristide Guarneri
CB19Roberto Rosato
RB5Tarcisio Burgnich
LB10Giacinto Facchetti (c)
IR15Sandro Mazzola
IL8Giancarlo De Sisti
LW9Angelo Domenghini
CF2Pietro Anastasi
LF17Gigi Riva
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK1Ilija Pantelić
RB2Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
CB5Blagoje Paunović
CB6Dragan Holcer
LB3Milan Damjanović
CM21Dobrivoje Trivić
CM15Miroslav Pavlović
CM16Jovan Aćimović
RF22Idriz Hošić
CF9Vahidin Musemić
LF11Dragan Džajić
Manager:
Rajko Mitić

See also

References
  1. "Riva return sparks Italy triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "European Football Championship 1968 FINAL Replay". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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