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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
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 | — |
Matches
Attendance: 62,100
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)
Attendance: 18,487
Referee: Petros Tzouvaras (Greece)
Attendance: 25,134
Referee: Aníbal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal)
Attendance: 30,207
Referee: Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (Iceland)
Attendance: 24,352
Referee: Franz Mayer (Austria)
Attendance: 23,234
Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium)
Attendance: 34,375
Referee: Malcolm Hall Wright (Northern Ireland)
Attendance: 18,519
Referee: Ryszard Banasiuk (Poland)
Goalscorers
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
- "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.
- ^ Goal also credited to Sandvad own goal.