UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 5
Group 5 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 5 consisted of four teams: Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Belgium, who finished two points above Portugal.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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| 1 | Belgium |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Portugal |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Scotland |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Denmark |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Matches
Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Erik Sandvad (against Portugal)
- Ronnie McKinnon (against Belgium)
- Pat Stanton (against Portugal)
References
- "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1972". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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