UEFA Euro 1976

The UEFA Euro 1976 was the 5th UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held from 16 June to 20 June. All the European football teams could compete. The defending champion was Czechoslovakia. The tournament was hosted in Yugoslavia. 4 teams qualified for the final group stage. The winner of the tournament was Czechoslovakia after defeating West Germany.^[1]

UEFA Euro 1976

Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Dates	16 June – 20 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	19 (4.75 per match)
Attendance	106,087 (26,522 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dieter Müller (4 goals)
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Results

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 June – Zagreb
	Netherlands	1
					20 June – Belgrade
	Czechoslovakia (a)	3
					Czechoslovakia (p)	2 (5)
	17 June – Belgrade
					West Germany	2 (3)
	Yugoslavia	2
	West Germany (a)	4
					Third place
					19 June – Zagreb
					Netherlands (a)	3
					Yugoslavia	2

Third place game

19 June 1976

20:15

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

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Attendance: 6,766

Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Final

20 June 1976

20:15

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

Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Attendance: 30,790

Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

UEFA Euro 1976 Winners
Czechoslovakia 1st title

Statistics

4 goals

• Dieter Müller

2 goals

• Dragan Džajić
• Ruud Geels