UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament

The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1976 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 16 June and ended with the final on 20 June at the Stadion Crvena zvezda in Belgrade. Czechoslovakia won the tournament with a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory over West Germany.^[1]

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

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 after 30 minutes of extra time, there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round.

Teams

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Czechoslovakia	Quarter-final winner	22 May 1976	2nd	1960	Third place (1960)
Netherlands	Quarter-final winner	22 May 1976	1st	—	Debut
West Germany	Quarter-final winner	22 May 1976	2nd	1972	Winners (1972)
Yugoslavia (host)	Quarter-final winner	22 May 1976	3rd	1968	Runners-up (1960, 1968)

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 June – Zagreb
	Czechoslovakia (a.e.t.)	3
					20 June – Belgrade
	Netherlands	1
					Czechoslovakia (p)	2 (5)
	17 June – Belgrade
					West Germany	2 (3)
	Yugoslavia	2
	West Germany (a.e.t.)	4
					Third place play-off
					19 June – Zagreb
					Netherlands (a.e.t.)	3
					Yugoslavia	2

Semi-finals

Czechoslovakia vs Netherlands

Czechoslovakia	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
Ondruš 19' Nehoda 114' Veselý 118'	Report	Ondruš 73' (o.g.)

16 June 1976 (1976-06-16)

20:15

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 17,879

Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Czechoslovakia[2]

Netherlands

GK 1 Ivo Viktor SW 4 Anton Ondruš (c) CB 5 Ján Pivarník CB 3 Jozef Čapkovič  106' CB 12 Koloman Gögh RM 9 Jaroslav Pollák  51'  60' CM 7 Antonín Panenka CM 2 Karol Dobiaš  113' LM 8 Jozef Móder  91' CF 10 Marián Masný CF 11 Zdeněk Nehoda Substitutions: MF 16 František Veselý  91' DF 6 Ladislav Jurkemik  106' Manager: Václav Ježek

GK 1 Piet Schrijvers SW 4 Adrie van Kraay CB 2 Wim Suurbier CB 3 Wim Rijsbergen  37' CB 5 Ruud Krol CM 6 Johan Neeskens  76' CM 7 Wim Jansen CM 10 Willy van de Kerkhof  57' RW 8 Johnny Rep  65' LW 11 Rob Rensenbrink CF 9 Johan Cruyff (c)  76' Substitutions: MF 12 Willem van Hanegem  115'  37' FW 13 Ruud Geels  65' Manager: George Knobel

Yugoslavia vs West Germany

Yugoslavia	2–4 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Popivoda 19' Džajić 30'	Report	Flohe 64' Müller 82', 115', 119'

17 June 1976 (1976-06-17)

20:15

Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 50,652

Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)

Yugoslavia[2]

West Germany[2]

GK 1 Ognjen Petrović SW 5 Josip Katalinski CB 2 Ivan Buljan CB 4 Dražen Mužinić CM 10 Jurica Jerković CM 9 Jovan Aćimović (c)  105' CM 6 Ivica Šurjak AM 8 Branko Oblak  105' RW 17 Slaviša Žungul LW 11 Dragan Džajić CF 7 Danilo Popivoda Substitutions: MF 15 Franjo Vladić  105' DF 20 Luka Peruzović  105' Manager: Ante Mladinić

GK 1 Sepp Maier SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c) CB 2 Berti Vogts CB 3 Bernard Dietz CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck DM 7 Rainer Bonhof CM 6 Herbert Wimmer  79' CM 13 Dietmar Danner  46' AM 10 Erich Beer CF 8 Uli Hoeneß CF 11 Bernd Hölzenbein Substitutions: MF 15 Heinz Flohe  46' FW 9 Dieter Müller  79' Manager: Helmut Schön

Third place play-off

Netherlands	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia
Geels 27', 107' W. van de Kerkhof 39'	Report	Katalinski 43' Džajić 82'

19 June 1976 (1976-06-19)

20:15

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 6,766

Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Netherlands

Yugoslavia[2]

GK 1 Piet Schrijvers SW 4 Adrie van Kraay CB 2 Wim Suurbier CB 7 Wim Jansen  46' CB 5 Ruud Krol (c) CM 14 Jan Peters CM 10 Willy van de Kerkhof CM 16 Peter Arntz  70' RW 15 René van de Kerkhof LW 11 Rob Rensenbrink CF 13 Ruud Geels Substitutions: DF 20 Wim Meutstege  46' FW 19 Kees Kist  70' Manager: George Knobel

GK 1 Ognjen Petrović SW 5 Josip Katalinski CB 2 Ivan Buljan CB 4 Dražen Mužinić CB 6 Ivica Šurjak CM 10 Jurica Jerković CM 8 Branko Oblak CM 9 Jovan Aćimović (c)  46' RW 17 Slaviša Žungul  46' LW 11 Dragan Džajić CF 7 Danilo Popivoda Substitutions: FW 13 Vahid Halilhodžić  46' MF 15 Franjo Vladić  46' Manager: Ante Mladinić

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final

Czechoslovakia	2–2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Švehlík 8' Dobiaš 25'	Report Positions[3]	Müller 28' Hölzenbein 89'
Penalties
Masný Nehoda Ondruš Jurkemik Panenka	5–3	Bonhof Flohe Bongartz Hoeneß

20 June 1976 (1976-06-20)

20:15

Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 30,790

Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Czechoslovakia[2]

West Germany[2]

GK 1 Ivo Viktor SW 4 Anton Ondruš (c) RB 5 Ján Pivarník CB 12 Koloman Gögh LB 3 Jozef Čapkovič CM 2 Karol Dobiaš  55'  94' CM 8 Jozef Móder  59' AM 7 Antonín Panenka RW 10 Marián Masný LW 11 Zdeněk Nehoda CF 17 Ján Švehlík  79' Substitutions: DF 6 Ladislav Jurkemik  79' MF 16 František Veselý  94' Manager: Václav Ježek

GK 1 Sepp Maier SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c) RB 2 Berti Vogts CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck LB 3 Bernard Dietz CM 7 Rainer Bonhof CM 6 Herbert Wimmer  46' AM 10 Erich Beer  80' RW 8 Uli Hoeneß LW 11 Bernd Hölzenbein CF 9 Dieter Müller Substitutions: MF 15 Heinz Flohe  46' MF 14 Hans Bongartz  80' Manager: Helmut Schön

See also

• Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
• Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship
• Yugoslavia at the UEFA European Championship

References

1. "Panenka's panache seals Czechoslovak triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
2. "European championship 1976 - Historical Football Kits".
3. Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.

Bibliography

• Kier, Richard (2018). The European Championship – A Complete History (Part 1: 1960–1976). Rowanvale Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9115-6967-1.

External links

• UEFA Euro 1976 official history