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European Championship 1976
Preliminary Competition
1974-1975
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Group
1 Table
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Team |
P
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W
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D
|
L
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F
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A
|
GD
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Pts
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Czechoslovakia |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
+10 |
9 |
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England |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
8 |
|
Portugal |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
-2 |
7 |
| Cyprus |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
-16 |
0 |
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Group
1 Matches
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Date |
Match Score |
H.T. |
Venue |
Att. |
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30-Oct-1974 |
England
3 Czechoslovakia 0 |
[0-0] |
Empire Stadium, Wembley,
London |
83,858 |
| 20-Nov-1974 |
England 0 Portugal
0 |
[0-0[ |
Empire Stadium, Wembley,
London |
84,461 |
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16-Apr-1975 |
England
5 Cyprus 0 |
[2-0] |
Empire Stadium, Wembley,
London |
68,245 |
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20-Apr-1975 |
Czechoslovakia
4 Cyprus 0 |
[2-0] |
Letná Stadium, Praha |
4,994 |
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30-Apr-1975 |
Czechoslovakia
5 Portugal 0 |
[3-0] |
Letná Stadium, Praha |
12,034 |
| 11-May-1975 |
Cyprus 0 England 1 |
[0-1] |
Tsirion Athletic Centre,
Limassol |
15,708 |
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08-Jun-1975 |
Cyprus
0 Portugal 2 |
[0-1] |
Tsirion
Athletic Centre, Limassol |
8,615 |
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30-Oct-1975 |
Czechoslovakia
2 England 1 |
[1-1] |
tadión
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava |
50,651 |
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12-Nov-1975 |
Portugal
1 Czechoslovakia 1 |
[1-1] |
Estádio das Antas,
Oporto |
21,978 |
| 19-Nov-1975 |
Portugal 1 England
1 |
[1-1] |
Estádio José Alvalade,
Lisboa |
13,912 |
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23-Nov-1975 |
Cyprus
0 Czechoslovakia 3 |
[0-3] |
Tsirion
Athletic Centre, Limassol |
8,636 |
| 03-Dec-1975 |
Portugal 1 Cyprus 0 |
[1-0] |
Estádio do Bonfim,
Setubal |
4,994 |
Notes
In the wake of failure to qualify for the World Cup
1974 finals in West Germany, England began their first competitive campaign under
new manager Don
Revie with a convincing 3-0 defeat of Czechoslovakia. But it, too, ended in great
disappointment with a second-place finish in the qualifying group and consequent
failure to
advance to the 1976 European Championship finals. The
matches against Portugal were decisive in the qualifying group, England
stumbling to two draws while Czechoslovakia, which won the group by a single
point, thrashed Portugal at home, 5-0, and
drew away. Thus, in what was proving to be a most dismal decade, England
fell short in the qualifying rounds of a major competition for the second time
in succession, and English fans had to content themselves with international
successes at the club level.
In fairness, it must be said that while none of the
teams had qualified for the World Cup 1974 finals, the group was
perhaps the most difficult in the qualifying stage since it included three
strong teams. And, in one of international football's more pleasant surprises,
Czechoslovakia, the team that ousted England, went on to win the 1976 European Championship,
besting West Germany on penalty kicks
after an extra time 2-2 draw in the final match in Belgrade.
Further Information
The UEFA
website has the results, match
summaries and tables for all qualifying groups, although its tables are incorrect in awarding three points for a win instead of
two and its summaries do not include lineups, goalscorers or goal times. A
correct version of the tables, along with the bare results, may be found in the Rec.Sport.Soccer
Statistical Foundation Archive. Match summaries that include
goalscorers and goal times but not lineups are available from
the archives of La
Gazetta della Sport. We are not aware of any website that
offers complete match summaries for the 1976 preliminary competition.
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