UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6
Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1976 finals tournament. Group 6 consisted of four teams: Soviet Union, Republic of Ireland, Turkey, and Switzerland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Soviet Union, who finished one point above the Republic of Ireland.
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Matches
[edit]Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Soviet Union |
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Givens 22', 30', 70' |
Turkey | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Dunne 54' (o.g.)* | Givens 61' |
(*)NOTE: The first goal in other sources has also been reported as an own goal by Mick Martin or Terry Conroy.
Turkey | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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İsmail 21' O. Mehmet 85' |
Schild 18' |
Switzerland | 1–1 | Turkey |
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İsmail 43' (o.g.) | Alpaslan 54' |
(*)NOTE: Some sources state that the venue was St. Jakob-Park, Basel.
Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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Martin 2' Treacy 28' |
Müller 74' |
Soviet Union | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Blokhin 13' Kolotov 29' |
Hand 79' |
Switzerland | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Elsener 75' |
Switzerland | 0–1 | Soviet Union |
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Muntyan 78' |
Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | Turkey |
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Givens 26', 33', 38', 89' |
Soviet Union | 4–1 | Switzerland |
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Konkov 13' Onishchenko 14', 68' Veremeyev 81' |
Risi 45' |
Turkey | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
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Reshko 22' (o.g.)** |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 45,000
(**)NOTE: The own goal scorer has also been reported as Mikhail Fomenko.
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 31 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.
8 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Tony Dunne (against Turkey)
- Stefan Reshko (against Turkey)
- İsmail Arca (against Switzerland)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Протокол матча Турция - СССР 1:0" [Match report Turkey v Soviet Union 1–0] (in Russian). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- General references
- "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.