The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1968 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final tournament began with the semi-finals on 5 June and ended with the final replay on 10 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy won the tournament with a 2–0 replay victory over Yugoslavia.
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Format Any game in the final tournament that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves). If scores were still level, a coin toss would be used in all matches but the final. If the final finished level after extra time, a replay would take place at a later date to decide the winner.
Teams Team Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance Quarter-final winner 8 May 1968 1st — Debut (host) Quarter-final winner 20 April 1968 1st — Debut Quarter-final winner 11 May 1968 3rd 1964 Winners (1960) Quarter-final winner 24 April 1968 2nd 1960 Runners-up (1960)
Bracket
Semi-finals
Italy vs Soviet Union The match was decided by a coin toss. Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti called correctly.
GK 22Dino ZoffSW 7Ernesto CastanoRB 5 Tarcisio BurgnichCB 4Giancarlo BercellinoLB 10Giacinto Facchetti (c)DM 11Giorgio FerriniCM 13Antonio JulianoCM 18Gianni RiveraRW 9Angelo DomenghiniFW 15Sandro MazzolaFW 16Pierino PratiManager:Ferruccio Valcareggi GK 1 Yuri PshenichnikovSW 18Albert Shesternyov (c)RB 8Yuriy IstominCB 10Volodymyr KaplychnyiLB 3Valentin AfoninRH 11Eduard MalofeyevCM 21Gennady LogofetCM 19Aleksandr LenyovRW 5Anatoliy ByshovetsCF 4Anatoliy BanishevskiyLW 7Gennady YevryuzhikhinManager:Mikhail Yakushin
Yugoslavia vs England
GK 1 Ilija PantelićSW 6 Dragan HolcerRB 2 Mirsad Fazlagić (c)CB 5 Blagoje PaunovićLB 3 Milan DamjanovićDM 15Miroslav PavlovićCM 21Dobrivoje TrivićCM 8 Ivica OsimRW 7 Ilija PetkovićLW 11Dragan DžajićCF 9 Vahidin MusemićManager:Rajko Mitić GK 1 Gordon BanksRB 2 Keith NewtonCB 5 Brian LaboneCB 6 Bobby Moore (c)LB 3 Ray WilsonDM 19Norman HunterCM 4Alan Mullery CM 9 Bobby CharltonCM 11Martin PetersCF 7 Alan BallCF 8 Roger HuntManager:Alf Ramsey
Third place play-off
GK 1 Gordon BanksRB 16Tommy WrightCB 5 Brian LaboneCB6 Bobby Moore (c)LB 3 Ray WilsonDM 19Norman HunterCM 17Nobby StilesCM 9 Bobby CharltonCM 11Martin PetersCF 8 Roger HuntCF 10Geoff HurstManager:Alf Ramsey GK 1 Yuri PshenichnikovSW 18Albert Shesternyov (c)RB 8 Yuriy IstominCB 10Volodymyr KaplychnyiLB 3 Valentin AfoninRH 11Eduard MalofeyevCM 19Aleksandr LenyovCM 21Gennady LogofetRW 5 Anatoliy ByshovetsCF 4 Anatoliy BanishevskiyLW 7 Gennady YevryuzhikhinManager:Mikhail Yakushin
Final
Original match As the match ended in a draw, a replay was played to determine the winner.
Replay
See also England at the UEFA European Championship Italy at the UEFA European Championship Soviet Union at the UEFA European Championship Yugoslavia at the UEFA European Championship
References
External links
UEFA Euro 1968 at UEFA.com