UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals

A football qualifying round

The UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals was the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1976. It was contested by the eight group winners from the previous round of qualifying. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties qualified for the finals tournament in Yugoslavia. The matches were played on 24–25 April and 22 May 1976.

## Qualification

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying group stage

Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.

## Summary

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Yugoslavia | 3–1  |  Wales | 2–0 | 1–1
Czechoslovakia | 4–2  |  Soviet Union | 2–0 | 2–2
Spain | 1–3  |  West Germany | 1–1 | 0–2
Netherlands | 7–1  |  Belgium | 5–0 | 2–1

## Matches

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The eight matches took place over two legs, the first being on 24 and 25 April 1976, and the second on 22 May 1976.

24 April 1976 (1976-4-24)

17:30

Yugoslavia | 2–0|  Wales

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Vukotić 1'
Popivoda 57' | Report |

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 36,917

Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

22 May 1976 (1976-5-22)

15:00

Wales | 1–1|  Yugoslavia

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Evans 38' | Report | Katalinski 19' (pen.)

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 30,346

Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate.

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24 April 1976 (1976-4-24)

17:30

Czechoslovakia | 2–0|  Soviet Union

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Móder 34'
Panenka 47' | Report |

Tehelné Pole, Bratislava

Attendance: 47,621

Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

22 May 1976 (1976-5-22)

19:00

Soviet Union | 2–2|  Czechoslovakia

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Buryak 53'
Blokhin 87' | Report | Móder 45', 82'

NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kiev

Attendance: 76,495

Referee: Alistair McKenzie (Scotland)

Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate.

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24 April 1976 (1976-4-24)

21:00

Spain | 1–1|  West Germany

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Santillana 21' | Report | Beer 60'

Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid

Attendance: 51,771

Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

22 May 1976 (1976-5-22)

16:00

West Germany | 2–0|  Spain

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Hoeneß 17'
Toppmöller 43' | Report |

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 77,673

Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate.

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25 April 1976 (1976-4-25)

14:30

Netherlands | 5–0|  Belgium

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Rijsbergen 17'
Rensenbrink 27', 58', 85'
Neeskens 79' (pen.) | Report |

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 48,706

Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

22 May 1976 (1976-5-22)

20:00

Belgium | 1–2|  Netherlands

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Van Gool 27' | Report | Rep 61'
Cruyff 77'

Roi Baudouin, Brussels

Attendance: 19,050

Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Netherlands won 7–1 on aggregate.

## Goalscorers

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There were 22 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

3 goals

* Jozef Móder
* Rob Rensenbrink

1 goal

* Roger Van Gool
* Antonín Panenka
* Johan Cruyff
* Johan Neeskens
* Johnny Rep
* Wim Rijsbergen
* Oleg Blokhin
* Leonid Buryak
* Santillana
* Ian Evans
* Erich Beer
* Uli Hoeneß
* Klaus Toppmöller
* Josip Katalinski
* Danilo Popivoda
* Momčilo Vukotić

## References

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

## External links

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