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[]

16 June 1976

20:15

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

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 17,879

Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Czechoslovakia

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'
CF	9	Johan Cruyff (c)	76'
LW	11	Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutions:
MF	12	Willem van Hanegem	115'	37'
FW	13	Ruud Geels		65'
Manager:
George Knobel

Yugoslavia vs West Germany[]

17 June 1976

20:15

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

Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 50,652

Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)

Yugoslavia

West Germany


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
CF	7	Danilo Popivoda
LW	11	Dragan Džajić
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'
CM	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[]

19 June 1976

20:15

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

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 6,766

Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Netherlands

Yugoslavia


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
CF	13	Ruud Geels
LW	11	Rob Rensenbrink
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'
CF	7	Danilo Popivoda
LW	11	Dragan Džajić
Substitutions:
FW	13	Vahid Halilhodžić	46'
MF	15	Franjo Vladić	46'
Manager:
Ante Mladinić

Final[]

20 June 1976

20:15

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

Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 30,790

Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Czechoslovakia

West Germany


GK	1	Ivo Viktor
SW	4	Anton Ondruš (c)
CB	5	Ján Pivarník
CB	12	Koloman Gögh
CB	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
CF	9	Dieter Müller
LW	11	Bernd Hölzenbein
Substitutions:
MF	15	Heinz Flohe	46'
MF	14	Hans Bongartz	80'
Manager:
Helmut Schön

References[]

^ "Panenka's panache seals Czechoslovak triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.

External links[]

UEFA Euro 1976 official history

[1] "Panenka's panache seals Czechoslovak triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[FOOTNOTEKier2018396–399-2] Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.

[1]

[2]

v t UEFA Euro 1976
Stages	Qualification Final tournament Final
General information	Squads
Official symbols	Telstar Durlast (ball)

v t UEFA Euro 1976 finalists
Champions	Czechoslovakia
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Yugoslavia