| 1968 UEFA European Football Championship Italia '68 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Italy |
| Dates | June 5 – June 10 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
Italy (1st title) |
Second place  |
 Yugoslavia |
Third place  |
 England |
| Fourth place |  USSR |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 5 (1. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Yugoslavia national football team refers to the national football team that represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1920-1941 and the Socialist Federal Republic The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. 25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dragan Džajić (2 goals) |
The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. Dragan Džajić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Џајић (born May 30 1946 in Ub, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is widely Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This was the third European Football Championship, an event held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. The final tournament took place between June 5 and June 10, 1968. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
It was in this year that the tournament changed its name from European Nations Cup to European Championship.
There were also some changes in the tournament's qualifying structure, with the two-legged home-and-away knock-out stage being replaced by a group phase.
At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match.
The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant that they had to qualify along with all the others for the final stage.
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Venues
- Stadio Olimpico, Rome - 86,500 capacity
- Stadio San Paolo, Naples - 72,800 capacity
- Stadio Comunale, Florence - 47,000 capacity
Qualification
The qualification competition was played in two stages: a group stage (taking place from 1966 until 1968) and the quarter-finals (played in 1968). The qualifying round for the 1968 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups seven of four teams and one of three teams There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each with the exception of group 4, which only had three. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for 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.
The following teams participated in the final tournament:
Squads
For a list of all the squads that took part in the 1968 tournament, go to UEFA Euro 1968 squads. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. The Yugoslavia national football team refers to the national football team that represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1920-1941 and the Socialist Federal Republic Here are the squads for the 1968 European Football Championship tournament in Italy, that took place between 5 June and 10 June, 1968
Final tournament
| Semi finals | Final | ||||||
| 5 June – Naples (Stadio San Paolo) | |||||||
 USSR |
0 | ||||||
| Italy (coin toss) |
0 | ||||||
| 8 June – Rome (Stadio Olimpico) (replayed 10 June) | |||||||
| Italy |
2 (1) | ||||||
| Yugoslavia |
0 (1) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 5 June - Florence (Stadio Comunale) | 8 June - Rome (Stadio Olimpico) | ||||||
| England |
0 | England |
2 | ||||
| Yugoslavia |
1 | USSR |
0 | ||||
Semi-finals
| 1968-06-05 18:00 |
Italy |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.)[1] | USSR |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 68,582 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) |
| 1968-06-05 21:15 |
Yugoslavia |
1 – 0 | England |
Stadio Comunale, Florence Attendance: 21,834 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) |
Džajić  87' |
Third place play-off
| 1968-06-08 16:45 |
England |
2 – 0 | USSR |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 68,817 Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary) |
| Charlton 39' Hurst 63' |
Final
| 1968-06-08 21:15 |
Italy |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
| Domenghini 80' |
Džajić 39' |
Replay
| 1968-06-10 21:15 |
Italy |
2 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) |
| Riva 12' Anastasi 31' |
| Euro 1968 Champions |
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 Italy First title |
Statistics
Top scorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Fastest goal
12 minutes: Luigi Riva (Italy vs Yugoslavia, Replay)
Average goals
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References
- ^ Match decided by toss of coin: USSR captain Albert Shesternyov called incorrectly. Albert Alekseyevich Shesternyov (Альберт Алексеевич Шестернёв ( 20 June 1941 in Moscow – 5 November 1994
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