European Championships 1972 Hosted in Belgium 
Winners: West Germany Runners-up: Soviet Union Holders from previous tournament: Italy QUALIFYING
| Group 1 | | 7 October 1970 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | - | 1 | Finland | 5,549 | Letensky Stadion, Prague | | | Albrecht (30)
| | | | Paatelainen (41) | | | | 11 October 1970 | Romania | 3 | - | 0 | Finland | 36,584 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest | | | Dumitrache 2 (28, 42), Nunweiller (77)
| | | | | | | | 11 November 1970 | Wales | 0 | - | 0 | Romania | 19,882 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | | 21 April 1971 | Wales
| 1 | - | 3 | Czechoslovakia | 12,787 | Vetch Field, Swansea | | | Davies R (49 - pen.)
| | | | Capkovic 2 (80, 83), Taborsky (81)
| | | | 16 May 1971 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | - | 0 | Romania | 38,207 | Tehelne Pole (Slavan), Bratislava | | | Vesely (88)
| | | | | | | | 26 May 1971 | Finland | 0 | - | 1 | Wales | 5,410 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki | | | | | | | Toshack (54) | | | | 16 June 1971 | Finland | 0 | - | 4 | Czechoslovakia | 4,658 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki | | | | | | | Capkovic (10), Pollak (16), Karko 2 (83, 89) | | | | 22 September 1971 | Finland | 0 | - | 4 | Romania | 2,084 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki | | | | | | | Iordanescu (25), Lupescu (37), Dembrovschi (55), Lucescu (64 - pen.) | | | | 13 October 1971 | Wales | 3 | - | 0 | Finland | 10,301 | Vetch Field, Swansea | | | Durban (10), Toschack (53), Reece (89) | | | | | | | | 27 October 1971 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | - | 0 | Wales | 20,051 | Letensky Stadion, Prague | | | Kuna (60) | | | | | | | | 14 November 1971 | Romania | 2 | - | 1 | Czechoslovakia | 63,583 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest | | | Dembrovschi (26), Dobrin (52) | | | | Capkovic (50) | | | | 24 November 1971 | Romania | 2 | - | 0 | Wales | 35,251 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest | | | Lupescu (9), Lucescu (74) | | | | | | | | Final Group 1 table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Goal Diff | | 1 | Romania | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | +9 | | 2 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | +5 | | 3 | Wales | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -1 | | 4 | Finland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | -15 |
| Group 2
| | 7 October 1970 | Norway | 1 | - | 3 | Hungary | 16,090 | Ullevaal, Oslo | | | Iversen (50) | | | | Bene (6), Nagy (23), Karlsen (69 - og) | | | 11 November 1970 | France | 3 | - | 1 | Norway | 10,357 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | | Floch (30), Lech (55), Mezy (63) | | | | Nilsen (79) | | | | 15 November 1970 | Bulgaria | 1 | - | 1 | Norway | 21,465 | Vasil Levski Stadion, Sofia | | | Atanasov (29) | | | | Fuglset (83)
| | | 24 April 1971 | Hungary | 1 | - | 1 | France | 45,867 | Nepstadion, Budapest | | Kocsis (70 - pen.) | | | | Revelli (64) | | | 19 May 1971 | Bulgaria | 3 | - | 0 | Hungary | 28,342 | Vasil Levski Stadion, Sofia | | Kolev (38), Petkov (48), Velichkov (72) | | | | | | | 9 June 1971 | Norway | 1 | - | 4 | Bulgaria | 22,041 | Ullevaal, Oslo | | Iversen (80)
| | | | Bonev 2 (26, 42 - pen.), Zhekov (29), Vasilev M (37)
| | | 8 September 1971 | Norway | 1 | - | 3 | France | 16,544 | Ullevaal, Oslo | | Dybwad-Olsen (80) | | | | Vergnes (33), Blanchet (34), Loubet (46) | | | 25 September 1971 | Hungary | 2 | - | 0 | Bulgaria | 67,740 | Nestadion, Budapest | | Juhasz (51), Vidats (52) | | | | | | | 9 October 1971 | France | 0 | - | 2 | Hungary | 21,756 | Stade Olympique, Colombes (Paris) | | | | | | Bene (35), Novi (43 - og) | | | 27 October 1971 | Hungary | 4 | - | 0 | Norway | 29,253 | Nepstadion, Budapest | | Bene 2 (22, 43), Dunai (24), Szucs (63) | | | | | | | 10 November 1971 | France | 2 | - | 1 | Bulgaria | 9,405 | Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes | | Lech (64), Loubet (84) | | | | Bonev (54 - pen.) | | | 4 December 1971 | Bulgaria | 2 | - | 1 | France | 18,057 | Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia | | Zhekov (47), Mihaylov (82)
| | | | Blanchet (84)
| | | | Final Group 2 table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Goal Diff | | 1 | Hungary | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | +7 | | 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | +4 | | 3 | France | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | +2 | | 4 | Norway | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 | -13 |
| Group 3 | 11 October 1970 | Malta | 1 | - | 1 | Greece | 8,689 | Empire Stadium, Gzira | | Vassallo (66) | | | | Kritikopoulos (80)
| | | | 16 December 1970 | Greece | 0 | - | 1 | Switzerland | 30,699 | Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus, Athens | | | | | | | Muler (85) | | | | 20 December 1970 | Malta | 1 | - | 2 | Switzerland | 4,739 | Empire Stadium, Gzira | | | Theobald (55 - pen.) | | | | Quentin (49), Kunzli (57) | | | | 3 February 1971 | Malta | 0 | - | 1 | England | 29,751 | Empire Stadium, Gzira | | | | | | | Peters (35)
| | | | 21 April 1971 | Switzerland | 5 | - | 0 | Malta | 16,470 | Allmend Stadion, Lucerne | | | Blattler (14), Kunzli (17), Quentin (26), Clitherlet (28), Muller (30) | | | | | | | | 21 April 1971 | England | 3 | - | 0 | Greece | 55,123 | Wembley Stadium, London | | | Chivers (23), Hurst (68), Lee (87) | | | | | | | | 12 May 1971 | Switzerland | 1 | - | 0 | Greece | 32,770 | Wankdorf Stadion, Berne | | | Odermatt (73)
| | | | | | | | 12 May 1971 | England | 5 | - | 0 | Malta | 41,534 | Wembley Stadium, London | | | Chivers 2 (1, 47), Lee (41), Clarke (46 - pen.), Lawler (74) | | | | | | | | 18 June 1971 | Greece | 2 | - | 0 | Malta | 9,561 | Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus, Athens | | | Davourlis (60), Aidiniou (80) | | | | | | | | 13 October 1971 | Switzerland | 2 | - | 3 | England | 47,877 | St Jakob Stadium, Basel | | | Jeandupeux (10), Kunzli (44)
| | | | Hurst (1), Chivers (12), Weibel (77 - og) | | | | 10 November 1971 | England | 1 | - | 1 | Switzerland | 90,423 | Wembley Stadium, London | | | Summerbee (9) | | | | Odermatt (26) | | | | 1 December 1971 | Greece | 0 | - | 2 | England | 34,014 | Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus, Athens | | | | | | | Hurt (59), Chivers (90) | | | | Final Group 3 table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Goal Diff | | 1 | England | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 11 | +12 | | 2 | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | +7 | | 3 | Greece | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | -5 | | 4 | Malta | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1 | -14 |
| Group 4 | 11 November 1970 | Spain | 3 | - | 0 | Northern Ireland | 26,215 | Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville | | | Rexach (39), Pirri (60), Aragones (75) | | | | | | | 15 November 1970 | Cyprus | 1 | - | 3 | Soviet Union | 8,980 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia | | Charalambous (42)
| | | | Kolotov (10), Yevryuzhikhin (16), Shevchenko (50) | | | | 3 February 1971 | Cyprus | 0 | - | 3 | Northern Ireland | 9,119 | GSP Stadium, Nicoia | | | | | | | Nicholson (53), Dougan (55), Best (86 - pen.) | | | 21 April 1971 | Northern Ireland | 5 | - | 0 | Cyprus | 19,153 | Windsor Park, Belfast | | | Dougan (2), Best 3 (44, 47, 56), Nicholson (85) | | | | | | | 9 May 1971 | Cyprus | 0 | - | 2 | Spain | 5,818 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia | | | | | | | Pirri (3), Violeta (86) | | | 30 May 1971 | Soviet Union | 2 | - | 1 | Spain | 81,700 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow | | Kolotov (79), Shevchenko (83)
| | | | Rexach (88)
| | | 7 June 1971 | Soviet Union
| 6 | - | 1 | Cyprus
| 21,159 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow | | Fedotov 2 (4, 86), Yevryuzhikhin 2 (23, 38), Kolotov (59)
| | | | Michael S (75)
| | | 22 September 1971 | Soviet Union | 1 | - | 0 | Northern Ireland | 51,186 | Cental Lenin Stadium, Moscow | | Muntyan (43)
| | | | | | | 13 October 1971 | Northern Ireland | 1 | - | 1 | Soviet Union | 16,573 | Windsor Park, Belfast | | Nicholson (13) | | | | Byshovets (32)
| | | 27 October 1971 | Spain | 0 | - | 0 | Soviet Union | 40,169 | Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville | 24 November 1971 | Spain | 7 | - | 0 | Cyprus | 19,176 | Estadio Los Carmenes, Granada | | Pirri 2 (9, 47 - pen.), Quino 2 (13, 22), Aguilar (63), Lora (66), Rojo (75)
| | | | | | | 16 February 1972 | Northern Ireland | 1 | - | 1 | Spain | 19,925 | Boothferry Park, Kingston-upon-Hull | | Morgan (71)
| | | | Rojo (41)
| | | | Final Group 4 table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Goal Diff | | 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 10 | +9 | | 2 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | +11 | | 3 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | +4 | | 4 | Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 | -24 |
| | Group 5 | | 14 October 1970 | Denmark | 0 | - | 1 | Portugal
| 17,317 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen | | | | | | | Joao (40) | | | 11 November 1970
| Scotland | 1 | - | 0 | Denmark | 24,618 | 3rd Hampden Park, Glasgow | | | O'Hare (13) | | | | | | | | 25 November 1970 | Belgium | 2 | - | 0 | Denmark | 9,697 | Stade Klokke, Bruges | | | Devrindt 2 (17, 37) | | | | | | | | 3 February 1971 | Belgium | 3 | - | 0 | Scotland | 13,931 | Stade Sclessin, Liege | | | McKinnon (39 - og), Van Himst 2 (57, 85 - pen.) | | | | | | | | 17 February 1971 | Belgium | 3 | - | 0 | Portugal | 26,921 | Stadio Emile Verse, Anderlecht | | | Lambert 2 (14, 64 - pen.), De Nul (75) | | | | | | | | 21 April 1971 | Portugal | 2 | - | 0 | Scotland | 35,463 | Estadio da Luz, Lisbon | | | Stanton (22 - og), Eusebio (83) | | | | | | | 12 May 1971
| Portugal | 5 | - | 0 | Denmark | 16,391 | Estadio das Antas, Oporto | | | Rodrigues (17), Eusebio (42), Baptista 2 (47, 49), Sandvad (87 - og) | | | | | | | | 26 May 1971 | Denmark | 1 | - | 2 | Belgium | 27,266 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen | | | Bjerre (76) | | | | Devrindt 2 (65, 75) | | | | 9 June 1971 | Denmark | 1 | - | 0 | Scotland | 37,682 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen | | | Laudrup (43) | | | | | | | | 13 October 1971 | Scotland | 2 | - | 1 | Portugal | 58,612 | 3rd Hampden Park, Glasgow | | | O'Hare (22), Gemmill (58) | | | | Rodrigues (56)
| | | | 10 November 1971 | Scotland | 1 | - | 0 | Belgium | 36,500 | Pittodrie, Aberdeen | | | O'Hare (6) | | | | | | | | 21 November 1971 | Portugal | 1 | - | 1 | Belgium | 53,577 | Estadio da Luz, Lisbon | | | Peres (90 - pen.) | | | | Lambert (61) | | | | Final Group 5 table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Goal Diff | | 1 | Belgium | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | +8 | | 2 | Portugal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | +4 | | 3 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -3 | | 4 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | -9 |
| | Group 6 | | 14 October 1970 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | - | 1 | Sweden | 28,194 | Dalymount Park, Dublin | | | Carroll (44 - pen.) | | | | Brzokoupil (61) | | | | 28 October 1970 | Sweden | 1 | - | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 11,922 | Rasunda Stadion, Solna, Stockholm | | | Turesson (74)
| | | | | | | | 31 October 1970 | Austria | 1 | - | 2 | Italy | 54,953 | Praterstadion, Vienna | | | Parits (29)
| | | | De Sisti (27), Mazzola (34)
| | | | 8 December 1970 | Italy | 3 | - | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 41,092 | Stadio Communale, Florence | | | De Sisti (22 - pen.), Boninsegna (42), Prati (84) | | | | | | | | 10 May 1971 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | - | 2 | Italy | 22,613 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | | | Conway (23) | | | | Boninsegna (15), Prati (59) | | | | 26 May 1971 | Sweden | 1 | - | 0 | Austria | 5,416 | Rasunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm) | | | Olsson (62)
| | | | | | | | 30 May 1971 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | - | 4 | Austria | 14,674 | Dalymount Park, Dublin | | | Rogers (46 - pen.) | | | | Schmidradner (4 - pen.), Kodat (11), Dunne T. (31 - og), Starek (71)
| | | | 9 June 1971 | Sweden | 0 | - | 0 | Italy | 36,528 | Rasunda Stadion, Solna (Stockholm) | | 4 September 1971 | Austria | 1 | - | 0 | Sweden | 38,274 | Praterstadion, Vienne | | | Stering (23)
| | | | | | | | 9 October 1971 | Italy | 3 | - | 0 | Sweden | 65,582 | Stadio San Siro, Milan | | | Riva 2 (3, 33), Boninsegna (40)
| | | | | | | | 10 October 1971 | Austria | 6 | - | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 15,050 | Linzer Stadion, Linz | | | Jara 2 (12, 85), Pirkner (41 - pen.), Partis 3 (45, 51, 89)
| | | | | | | | 20 November 1971 | Italy | 2 | - | 2 | Austria | 58,752 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | | | Prati (10), De Sisti (75) | | | | Jara (36), Sara (59)
| | | | Final Group 6 table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Goal Diff | | 1 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | +8 | | 2 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | +8 | | 3 | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | | 4 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 1 | -14 |
| Group 7
| | 11 October 1970 | Netherlands | 1 | - | 1 | Yugoslavia | 56,200 | Stadion Feyenoord (De Kuip), Rotterdam | | | Israel (50 - pen.) | | | | Dzajic (22) | | | | 14 October 1970 | Luxembourg | 0 | - | 2 | Yugoslavia | 5,163 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg | | | | | | | Bukal 2 (44, 62) | | | | 11 November 1970 | East Germany | 1 | - | 0 | Netherlands | 30,089 | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden | | | Ducke (56)
| | | | | | | | 15 November 1970 | Luxembourg | 0 | - | 5 | East Germany | 3,795 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg | | | | | | | Vogel (21), Kreische 4 (29, 36, 39, 78)
| | | | 24 February 1971 | Netherlands | 6 | - | 0 | Luxembourg | 38,117 | Stadion Feyenoord (De Kuip), Rotterdam | | | Lippens (26), Keizer 2 (53, 80), Cruyff 2 (59, 69), Suurbier (83) | | | | | | | | 4 April 1971 | Yugoslavia | 2 | - | 0 | Netherlands
| 15,563 | Stadion Stari plac, Split | | | Jerkovic (8), Dzajic (84)
| | | | | | | | 24 April 1971 | East Germany | 2 | | 1 | Luxembourg | 11,276 | Stadion der Freundschaft, Gera | | | Kreische (31), Frenzel (88)
| | | | Dussier (90)
| | | | 9 May 1971 | East Germany | 1 | - | 2 | Yugoslavia | 94,876 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig | | | Lowe (70)
| | | | Filipovic (11), Dzajic (19)
| | | | 10 October 1971 | Netherlands | 3 | - | 2 | East Germany | 48,037 | Stadion Feyenoord (De Kuip), Rotterdam | | | Hulshoff (25), Keizer 2 (52, 63)
| | | | Vogel 2 (10, 82)
| | | | 16 October 1971 | Yugoslavia | 0 | - | 0 | East Germany | 2,340 | Stadion JNA, Belgrade | | 27 October 1971 | Yugolavia | 0 | - | 0 | Luxembourg | 10,022 | Stadion pod Goricom, Titograd | | 17 November 1971 | Luxembourg | 0 | - | 8 | Netherlands | 12,561 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven | | | | | | | Cruyff 3 (4, 14, 60), Keizer (7), Pahlplatz (12), Hulshoff (37), Hoekema (54), Israel (82)
| | | | Final Group 7 table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Goal Diff | | 1 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +5 | | 2 | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | +12 | | 3 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | +5 | | 4 | Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 1 | -22 |
| Group 8 | | 14 October 1970 | Poland | 3 | - | 0 | Albania | 12,260 | Stadion Slaski, Chorzow | | | Gadocha (19), Lubanski (83), Szoltysik (90) | | | | Law (86)
| | | | 17 October 1970 | West Germany | 1 | - | 1 | Turkey | 52,204 | Mungersdorfer Stadion, Cologne | | | Muller (37 - pen.) | | | | Yavuz (15)
| | | | 13 December 1970 | Turkey | 2 | - | 1 | Albania | 39,000 | Inonu Stadion, Istanbul | | | Kurt (4), Turan (43)
| | | | Ziu (22)
| | | | 17 February 1971 | Albania | 0 | - | 1 | West Germany | 38,082 | Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana | | | | | | | Muller (38)
| | | | 25 April 1971 | Turkey | 0 | - | 3 | West Germany | 38,097 | Inonu Stadion, Istanbul | | | | | | | Muller 2 (43, 47), Koppel (73)
| | | | 12 May 1971 | Albania | 1 | - | 1 | Poland | 28,182 | Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana | | | Zhega (31)
| | | | Banas (6)
| | | | 12 June 1971 | West Germany | 2 | - | 0 | Albania | 44,833 | Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe | | | Netzer (17), Grabowski (45) | | | | | | | | 22 September 1971 | Poland | 5 | - | 1 | Turkey | 20,241 | Stadion Wisla, Krakow | | | Bula (32), Lubanski 3 (62, 73, 90), Gadocha (69)
| | | | Yayoz (83) | | | | 10 October 1971 | Poland | 1 | - | 3 | West Germany | 63,300 | Stadion Dziesieciolecia, Warsaw | | | Gadocha (27) | | | | Muller 2 (29, 64), Grabowski (70) | | | | 14 November 1971 | Albania | 3 | - | 0 | Turkey | 38,159 | Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana | | | Pernaska 2 (22, 53), Pano (64)
| | | | | | | | 17 November 1971 | West Germany | 0 | - | 0 | Poland | 60,448 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg | | 5 December 1971 | Turkey | 1 | - | 0 | Poland | 57,794 | Ataturk Stadi, Izmir | | | Turan (52)
| | | | | | | | Final Group 8 table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Goal Diff | | 1 | West Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | +8 | | 2 | Poland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | +4 | | 3 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | -8 | | 4 | Albania | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | -4 |
| QUARTER-FINALS 1st leg | | 29 April 1972 | Italy | 0 | - | 0 | Belgium | 63,549 | San Siro, Milan | | 29 April 1972 | Hungary | 1 | - | 1 | Romania | 68,446 | Nepstadion, Budapest | | | Branikovits (11)
| | | | Satmareanu (56) | | | | 29 April 1972 | England | 1 | - | 3 | West Germany | 96,766 | Wembley Stadium, London | | | Lee (78)
| | | | Hoeness (21), Netzer (84 - pen.), Muller (88) | | | | 30 April 1972 | Yugoslavia | 0 | - | 0 | Soviet Union | 58,312 | Stadion Crvena zvezda, Belgrade | 2nd leg
| | 13 May 1972 | Belgium | 2 | - | 1 | Italy | 26,561 | Stade Emile Verse, Brussels | | | Van Moer (23), Van Himst (71)
| | | | Riva (86 - pen.) | | | | (Belgium win 2-1 on aggregate) | | 14 May 1972 | Romania | 2 | - | 2 | Hungary | 60,254 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharesst | | | Dobrin (14), Neagu (81) | | | | Szoke (5), Kocsis (36) | | | | (3-3 on aggregate, replay ordered to be played neutral ground) | | 13 May 1972 | West Germany | 0 | - | 0 | England | 76,122 | Olympiastadion, West Berlin | | (West Germany win 3-1 on aggregate) | | 13 May 1972 | Soviet Union | 3 | - | 0 | Yugoslavia | 90,263 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow | | | Kolotov (53), Banishevskiy (74), Kozynkevych (90)
| | | | | | | | (Soviet Union win 3-0 on aggregate) | | Replay | | 17 May 1972 | Hungary | 2 | - | 1 | Romania | 32,130 | Stadion JNA, Belgrade | | | Kocsis (27), Szoke (89) | | | | Neagu (34)
| | | | SEMI-FINALS | | 14 June 1972 | Hungary | 0 | - | 1 | Soviet Union | 1,659 | Stade Emile Verse, Brussels | | | | | | | Konkov (53) | | | | 14 June 1972 | Belgium | 1 | - | 2 | West Germany | 55,669 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp | | | Polleunis (83)
| | | | Muller 2 (24, 71) | | | | THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF | | 17 June 1972 | Belgium | 2 | - | 1 | Hungary | 6,184 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege | | | Lambert (24), Van Himst (28)
| | | | Ku (53 - pen.) | | | | FINAL | | 18 June 1972 | West Germany | 3 | - | 0 | Soviet Union | 43,437 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | | | Muller 2 (27, 58), Wimmer (52)
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