UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying


The qualifying round for the 1972 [European Football Championship] consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. 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.

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
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3
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1


Summary

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8

















Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Drawing of lots