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
England	Quarter-final winner	8 May 1968	1st	—	Debut
Italy (host)	Quarter-final winner	20 April 1968	1st	—	Debut
Soviet Union	Quarter-final winner	11 May 1968	3rd	1964	Winners (1960)
Yugoslavia	Quarter-final winner	24 April 1968	2nd	1960	Runners-up (1960)

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	5 June – Naples
	Italy (coin toss)		0
						8 and 10 June – Rome
	Soviet Union		0
						Italy (replay)	1	2
	5 June – Florence
						Yugoslavia	1	0
	Yugoslavia		1
	England		0
						Third place play-off
						8 June – Rome
						England		2
						Soviet Union		0

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

5 June 1968 (1968-06-05)

18:00

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 68,582

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Italy

Soviet Union

GK 22 Dino Zoff SW 7 Ernesto Castano RB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich CB 4 Giancarlo Bercellino LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c) DM 11 Giorgio Ferrini CM 13 Antonio Juliano CM 18 Gianni Rivera RW 9 Angelo Domenghini FW 15 Sandro Mazzola FW 16 Pierino Prati Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

GK 1 Yuri Pshenichnikov SW 18 Albert Shesternyov (c) RB 8 Yuriy Istomin CB 10 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi LB 3 Valentin Afonin RH 11 Eduard Malofeyev CM 21 Gennady Logofet CM 19 Aleksandr Lenyov RW 5 Anatoliy Byshovets CF 4 Anatoliy Banishevskiy LW 7 Gennady Yevryuzhikhin Manager: Mikhail Yakushin

Yugoslavia vs England

Yugoslavia	1–0	England
Džajić 86'	Report

5 June 1968 (1968-06-05)

21:15

Stadio Comunale, Florence

Attendance: 21,834

Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

Yugoslavia

England

GK 1 Ilija Pantelić SW 6 Dragan Holcer RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c) CB 5 Blagoje Paunović LB 3 Milan Damjanović DM 15 Miroslav Pavlović CM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić CM 8 Ivica Osim RW 7 Ilija Petković CF 9 Vahidin Musemić LW 11 Dragan Džajić Manager: Rajko Mitić

GK 1 Gordon Banks SW 6 Bobby Moore (c) RB 2 Keith Newton CB 5 Brian Labone LB 3 Ray Wilson DM 4 Alan Mullery  89' CM 19 Norman Hunter CM 9 Bobby Charlton CM 11 Martin Peters FW 7 Alan Ball FW 8 Roger Hunt Manager: Alf Ramsey

Third place play-off

England	2–0	Soviet Union
B. Charlton 39' Hurst 63'	Report

8 June 1968 (1968-06-08)

18:45

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 68,817

Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)

England

Soviet Union

GK 1 Gordon Banks SW 6 Bobby Moore (c) RB 16 Tommy Wright CB 5 Brian Labone LB 3 Ray Wilson DM 17 Nobby Stiles CM 19 Norman Hunter CM 9 Bobby Charlton CM 11 Martin Peters FW 8 Roger Hunt FW 10 Geoff Hurst Manager: Alf Ramsey

GK 1 Yuri Pshenichnikov SW 18 Albert Shesternyov (c) RB 8 Yuriy Istomin CB 10 Volodymyr Kaplychnyi LB 3 Valentin Afonin RH 11 Eduard Malofeyev CM 19 Aleksandr Lenyov CM 21 Gennady Logofet RW 5 Anatoliy Byshovets CF 4 Anatoliy Banishevskiy LW 7 Gennady 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
Domenghini 80'	Report	Džajić 39'

8 June 1968 (1968-06-08)

21:15

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 68,817^[2]

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

Italy

Yugoslavia

GK 22 Dino Zoff SW 7 Ernesto Castano CB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich CB 12 Aristide Guarneri LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c) RM 9 Angelo Domenghini CM 14 Giovanni Lodetti CM 11 Giorgio Ferrini AM 13 Antonio Juliano CF 2 Pietro Anastasi CF 16 Pierino Prati Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

GK 1 Ilija Pantelić RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c) CB 5 Blagoje Paunović CB 6 Dragan Holcer LB 3 Milan Damjanović RM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić CM 15 Miroslav Pavlović LM 10 Jovan Aćimović RW 7 Ilija Petković LW 11 Dragan Džajić CF 9 Vahidin Musemić Manager: Rajko Mitić

Replay

Italy	2–0	Yugoslavia
Riva 12' Anastasi 31'	Report

10 June 1968 (1968-06-10)

21:15

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 32,886^[3]

Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

Italy

Yugoslavia

GK 22 Dino Zoff SW 20 Sandro Salvadore CB 12 Aristide Guarneri CB 19 Roberto Rosato RB 5 Tarcisio Burgnich LB 10 Giacinto Facchetti (c) IR 15 Sandro Mazzola IL 8 Giancarlo De Sisti LW 9 Angelo Domenghini CF 2 Pietro Anastasi LF 17 Gigi Riva Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi

GK 1 Ilija Pantelić RB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c) CB 5 Blagoje Paunović CB 6 Dragan Holcer LB 3 Milan Damjanović CM 21 Dobrivoje Trivić CM 15 Miroslav Pavlović CM 10 Jovan Aćimović RF 22 Idriz Hošić CF 9 Vahidin Musemić LF 11 Dragan Džajić Manager: Rajko Mitić

See also

• England at the UEFA European Championship
• Italy at the UEFA European Championship
• Soviet Union at the UEFA European Championship
• Yugoslavia at the UEFA European Championship

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.

External links

• UEFA Euro 1968 at UEFA.com