1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates7–15 April
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Bulgaria
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The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1968 Final Tournament was held in France.

Qualification[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Austria  2–3  Yugoslavia 1–0 1–3
Poland  3–5   3–2 0–3
Romania  2–5  Hungary 2–1 0–4
Turkey  0–1  Bulgaria 0–0 0–1
Malta  1–3  Italy 1–2 0–1
Luxembourg  0–11  Belgium 0–4 0–7
West Germany  2–1  Spain 1–0 1–1
Republic of Ireland  1–4  England 0–0 1–4

Teams[]

The following teams entered the tournament. Eight teams qualified (Q) and eight teams entered without playing qualification matches.

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 6
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
 Belgium 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
  Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1


7 April Switzerland   1–1  Belgium
Portugal  2–0  Scotland
9 April Scotland  4–0   Switzerland
Portugal  1–0  Belgium
11 April Scotland  2–0  Belgium
Portugal  1–0   Switzerland

Group B[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
 Soviet Union 3 0 2 1 3 4 –1 2
 Netherlands 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1


7 April Soviet Union  2–2  Netherlands
Bulgaria  0–0  England
9 April Bulgaria  1–0  Soviet Union
England  1–0  Netherlands
11 April Bulgaria  3–1  Netherlands
England  1–1  Soviet Union

Group C[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
 Italy 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
 West Germany 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2


7 April   2–0  Yugoslavia
West Germany  2–0  Italy
9 April Yugoslavia  1–0  West Germany
Italy  2–0  
11 April   3–1  West Germany
Italy  2–2  Yugoslavia

Group D[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
 Hungary 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
 Greece 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
  3 0 1 2 5 9 –4 1


7 April   1–1  Greece
France  3–0  Hungary
9 April Hungary  4–1  
France  0–0  Greece
11 April France  4–3  
Hungary  2–1  Greece

Semifinals[]

 3 – 1 Portugal
France 3 – 1 Bulgaria

Third place match[]

Portugal 4 – 2 Bulgaria

Final[]

 2 – 1 France


 1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 


First title

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