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UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 5

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Group 5 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 5 consisted of four teams: Hungary, East Germany, Netherlands, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Hungary, who finished 2 points above East Germany.

Final table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary East Germany Netherlands Denmark
1  Hungary 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 3–1 2–1 6–0
2  East Germany 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 7 1–0 — 4–3 3–2
3  Netherlands 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 5 2–2 1–0 — 2–0
4  Denmark 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 3 0–2 1–1 3–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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Netherlands 2–2 Hungary
  • Pijs 35'
  • Cruyff 54'
 Report
Attendance: 62,100
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)
Hungary 6–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 18,487
Referee: Petros Tzouvaras (Greece)
Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 25,134
Referee: Aníbal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal)
East Germany 4–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 30,207
Hungary 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 24,352
Referee: Franz Mayer (Austria)
Denmark 0–2 Hungary
Report
Attendance: 34,284
Referee: William John Gow (Wales)
Denmark 1–1 East Germany
 Report
Attendance: 23,234
Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium)
Netherlands 1–0 East Germany
 Report
Attendance: 44,505
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)
Hungary 3–1 East Germany
 Report
Attendance: 69,871
Referee: Tofik Bakhramov (USSR)
Denmark 3–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 34,375
Referee: Malcolm Hall Wright (Northern Ireland)
East Germany 3–2 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 18,519
Referee: Ryszard Banasiuk (Poland)
East Germany 1–0 Hungary
 Report
Attendance: 48,872
Referee: Robert Héliès (France)

Goalscorers

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There were 42 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  • "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.[dead link‍]
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
  1. ^ Goal also credited to Sandvad own goal.
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