Group 3 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 3 consisted of four teams: Soviet Union, Greece, Austria, and Finland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Soviet Union, who finished 5 points above Greece.
Final table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Soviet Union
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Greece
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Austria
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 1–0 | Void[a] | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Finland
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Matches
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| Soviet Union | 4–0 | Greece |
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| Soviet Union | 2–0 | Finland |
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| Finland | 2–5 | Soviet Union |
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| Austria | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
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| Greece | 0–1 | Soviet Union |
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Goalscorers
[edit]There were 37 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.08 goals per match.[note 3]
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Greece v Austria match, originally scheduled on 23 April 1967, was postponed to 4 October 1967 due to the Greek coup d'état on 21 April 1967.[3]
- ^ The Austria v Greece match was abandoned in the 86th minute at 1–1 due to a crowd disturbance and declared void.[1]
- ^ a b c The matches/goals tally takes into account fixtures that were subsequently annulled.
References
[edit]- "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.[dead link]
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
- ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (7 February 2007). "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Goal also credited to Wartusch own goal.
- ^ Benesch, Heribert (23 April 1967). "Spiel abgesagt, Team nominiert" [Match canceled, team nominated]. Arbeiter-Zeitung (in German). Vienna. Retrieved 24 October 2017.