UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying play-offs

The UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying play-offs (officially referred to as the UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals) were the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1976. They were contested by the eight group winners of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home and away ties qualified for the final tournament in Yugoslavia. The matches were played on 24/25 April and 22 May 1976.

Qualification

Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.

Summary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Yugoslavia	3–1	Wales	2–0	1–1
Czechoslovakia	4–2	Soviet Union	2–0	2–2
Spain	1–3	West Germany	1–1	0–2
Netherlands	7–1	Belgium	5–0	2–1

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, the first being on 24 and 25 April 1976, and the second on 22 May 1976. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Yugoslavia  v  Wales

24 April 1976 (1976-04-24) 17:30

Yugoslavia	2–0	Wales
Vukotić  1' Popivoda  54'	Report

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Attendance: 36,917 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

Wales  v  Yugoslavia

22 May 1976 (1976-05-22) 16:00

Wales	1–1	Yugoslavia
Evans  38'	Report	Katalinski  19' (pen.)

Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 30,346 Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976.

Czechoslovakia  v  Soviet Union

24 April 1976 (1976-04-24) 18:00

Czechoslovakia	2–0	Soviet Union
Móder  34' Panenka  47'	Report

Tehelné Pole, Bratislava Attendance: 47,621 Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Soviet Union  v  Czechoslovakia

22 May 1976 (1976-05-22) 18:00

Soviet Union	2–2	Czechoslovakia
Buryak  53' Blokhin  87'	Report	Móder  45', 82'

NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kiev Attendance: 76,495 Referee: Alistair McKenzie (Scotland)

Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976.

Spain  v  West Germany

24 April 1976 (1976-04-24) 21:00

Spain	1–1	West Germany
Santillana  21'	Report	Beer  60'

Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid Attendance: 51,771 Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

West Germany  v  Spain

22 May 1976 (1976-05-22) 16:00

West Germany	2–0	Spain
Hoeneß  17' Toppmöller  43'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 77,673 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976.

Netherlands  v  Belgium

25 April 1976 (1976-04-25) 14:30

Netherlands	5–0	Belgium
Rijsbergen  17' Rensenbrink  27', 58', 85' Neeskens  79' (pen.)	Report

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 48,706 Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

Belgium  v  Netherlands

22 May 1976 (1976-05-22) 20:00

Belgium	1–2	Netherlands
Van Gool  27'	Report	Rep  61' Cruyff  77'

Roi Baudouin, Brussels Attendance: 19,050 Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Netherlands won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976.

References

• "1976 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014. 
• "European Championship 1976". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014. 
• Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8. 

External links

• UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying play-offs