UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 1

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Group 1 of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1976 finals tournament. Group 1 consisted of four teams: Czechoslovakia, England, Portugal, and Cyprus, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Czechoslovakia, who finished one point above England.

Final table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czechoslovakia England Portugal Cyprus
1  Czechoslovakia 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to quarter-finals 2–1 5–0 4–0
2  England 6 3 2 1 11 3 +8 8 3–0 0–0 5–0
3  Portugal 6 2 3 1 5 7 −2 7 1–1 1–1 1–0
4  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 0 16 −16 0 0–3 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches[]

England 3–0 Czechoslovakia
Channon 72'
Bell 80', 83'
Report
Attendance: 83,858
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

England 0–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 84,461
Referee: (Switzerland)

England 5–0 Cyprus
Macdonald 2', 35', 48', 53', 86' Report
Attendance: 68,245
Referee: (Finland)

Czechoslovakia 4–0 Cyprus
Panenka 10', 35', 50' (pen.)
Masný 78'
Report
Letenský Stadion, Prague
Attendance: 4,994
Referee: (East Germany)

Czechoslovakia 5–0 Portugal
Bičovský 11', 22'
Nehoda 25', 46'
Petráš 52'
Report
Letenský Stadion, Prague
Attendance: 12,034 *
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

Note: Attendance also reported as 22,000.


Cyprus 0–1 England
Report Keegan 6'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 15,708
Referee: (Bulgaria)

Cyprus 0–2 Portugal
Report Nené 25'
Moínhos 87'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 8,615
Referee: (Romania)

Czechoslovakia 2–1 England
Nehoda 45'
Galis 47'
Report Channon 26'
Attendance: 50,651
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Note: The match was originally abandoned after 17 minutes on 29 October 1975 due to fog. The score at that moment was 0–0.


Portugal 1–1 Czechoslovakia
Nené 8' Report Ondruš 7'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

Portugal 1–1 England
Rui Rodrigues 16' Report Channon 42'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Cyprus 0–3 Czechoslovakia
Report Nehoda 9'
Bičovský 27'
Masný 33'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: (Hungary)

Portugal 1–0 Cyprus
Alves 20' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: (Malta)

Goalscorers[]

There were 31 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.

5 goals

  • England Malcolm Macdonald

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[]

  • "1976 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1976". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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