Group 5 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 5 consisted of four teams: Hungary, East Germany, Netherlands, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Hungary, who finished 2 points above East Germany.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary East Germany Netherlands Denmark
1  Hungary 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to quarter-finals 3–1 2–1 6–0
2  East Germany 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 7 1–0 4–3 3–2
3  Netherlands 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 5 2–2 1–0 2–0
4  Denmark 6 1 1 4 6 16 10 3 0–2 1–1 3–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Netherlands 22 Hungary
  • Pijs 35'
  • Cruyff 54'
Report
Attendance: 62,100
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)

Hungary 60 Denmark
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Attendance: 18,487
Referee: Petros Tzouvaras (Greece)

Netherlands 20 Denmark
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Attendance: 25,134
Referee: Aníbal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal)

East Germany 43 Netherlands
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Attendance: 30,207
Referee: Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (Iceland)

Hungary 21 Netherlands
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Attendance: 24,352
Referee: Franz Mayer (Austria)

Denmark 02 Hungary
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Attendance: 34,284
Referee: William John Gow (Wales)

Denmark 11 East Germany
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Attendance: 23,234
Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium)

Netherlands 10 East Germany
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Attendance: 44,505
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

Hungary 31 East Germany
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Attendance: 69,871
Referee: Tofik Bakhramov (USSR)

Denmark 32 Netherlands
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Attendance: 34,375
Referee: Malcolm Hall Wright (Northern Ireland)

East Germany 32 Denmark
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Attendance: 18,519
Referee: Ryszard Banasiuk (Poland)

East Germany 10 Hungary
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Attendance: 48,872
Referee: Robert Héliès (France)

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  • "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
  1. Goal also credited to Sandvad own goal.
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