The Euros-Part V (1976 Edition)-Part B (Qualifiers-Groups 5 To 8)
June 14, 2019
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Group 5
This Group was mayhap the nearly hard of all. It featured Kingdom of the Netherlands (the recent World Cup Finalist), Poland (third identify at the World Cup) along alongside Italia together with Finland.
Holland were at their summit alongside the Cruyff generation equally were Poland of Deyna together with Lato.
Italy were inwards a rebuilding stage alongside the terminate of the Ferrucio Valcareggi era next a disappointing World Cup. Italia started its displace alongside veteran Manager Fulvio Bernardini. Many time to come Italia Internationals would earn their debuts inwards this rebuilding campaign.
Italy gave upward inwards qualifying equally early on equally their kickoff gibe when they lost (1-3) inwards Holland. Italia fielded an inexperienced side alongside many novel caps including Giancarlo Antognoni who would survive a mainstay of Italia into the adjacent decade.
Italy continued to experiment, inwards its scoreless come across alongside Poland inwards April, Italia ane time once to a greater extent than gave out iv novel caps (including Gentile together with Graziani).
Roberto Bettega would besides earn his debut inwards a win over Republic of Finland (1-0) inwards Helsinki inwards June 1975.
In the Fall, Bernardini was installed equally Technical Director alongside Enzo Bearzot acting equally Manager. His kickoff qualifier would survive a scoreless gibe alongside Finland, which effectively eliminated whatsoever faint hopes they had.
Meanwhile, Poland defeated Kingdom of the Netherlands inwards September 1975 inwards a convincing (4-1) win.
Holland reversed this loss yesteryear defeating the Poles (3-0) a calendar month later.
Kingdom of the Netherlands would convey internal problems for this match, equally PSV Eindhoven duo January van Beveren together with van der Kuylen withdrew from squad upon hearing that Cruyff together with Neeskens would survive included together with playing.
Italy acted equally spoilers inwards a scoreless necktie at Warsaw alongside Poland. This made the concluding gibe betwixt Italia together with Kingdom of the Netherlands academic, equally Kingdom of the Netherlands had virtually qualified together with the Dutch loss (0-1) made no deviation equally they edged ahead of Poland on finish deviation inwards a Group that either squad could convey qualified from.
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Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 3, Apr 1977
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of the Netherlands 3-Italy 1) |
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of the Netherlands 3-Italy 1) |
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983
(April 19, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italia 0-Poland 0) |
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Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of the Netherlands 4-Finland 1) |
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Photo From: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski
(September 10, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 4-Holland 1) |
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983
(September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italia 0-Finland 0) |
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Photo From: World Soccer , Nov 1975
(Italy squad blocked yesteryear all the photographers, September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italia 0-Finland 0) |
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Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 24, Nov 1999
(Italy squad, Oct 26, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 0-Italy 0) |
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, July 2016
(October 26, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 0-Italy 0) |
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983
(October 26, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 0-Italy 0) |
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983
(November 22, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italia 1-Holland 0) |
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Photo From: Kicker sportsmagazin
(Italy squad, Nov 22, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italia 1-Holland 0) |
Group 6
This Group featured the Soviet Union, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland together with Turkey.
The Soviets were the favorites though they were inwards for a daze inwards their opening gibe vs. Republic of Ireland (0-3) from a Don Givens chapeau trick.
Givens would non halt at that spot together with score iv goals against Turkey inwards Oct 1975 (tying an Irish Gaelic tape from 1934 railroad train yesteryear Paddy Moore).
The Soviets recovered together with won their adjacent iv matches to win together with atomic number 82 the Group. This was the era of the neat Dynamo Kiev side of Oleg Blokhin that won the Cup Winners Cup inwards 1975.
Incredibly for USSR’s gibe vs. Turkey (3-0) inwards Apr 1975, the entire starting lineup was made of Dynamo Kiev players (in improver to Leonid Burjak who came on equally a substitute).
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Photo From: Shoot, May 17, 1975 (October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, Republic of Republic of Ireland 3-USSR 0) |
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Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975 №14---06.04 (April 2, 1975, EC Qualifier, USSR 3-Turkey 0) |
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Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975№21---25.05 (May 18, 1975, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Republic of Republic of Ireland 1) |
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Photo From: Republic of Ireland on the Ball, Author: Donal Cullen (May 21, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 1-Republic of Republic of Ireland 0) |
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Photo From: L'Equipe de Suisse, Authors Guy Balibouse, Roger Felix, Pierre Tripod, 1993 (October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 0-USSR 1) |
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Photo From: World Soccer, Feb 1976 (October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 0-USSR 1) |
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Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975 №42---19.10.75 (October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 0-USSR 1) |
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Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975 №46---16.11
(November 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, USSR 4-Switzerland 1) |
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Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a weblog viewer (USSR squad, Nov 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, USSR 4-Switzerland 1)
Group 7
This Group featured France, Belgium, East FRG together with Iceland.
This was to a greater extent than or less other balanced side alongside exclusively Republic of Iceland without much hope. East FRG had but participated inwards the World Cup together with were mayhap slightly favorites.
This was to a greater extent than or less other balanced side alongside exclusively Republic of Iceland without much hope. East FRG had but participated inwards the World Cup together with were mayhap slightly favorites.
In the terminate dropping iii out of iv points against Republic of Iceland was their undoing equally Kingdom of Belgium edged ahead.
France nether Romanaian Manager Stefan Kovacs had started badly yesteryear losing to Kingdom of Belgium together with tying alongside East FRG at home.
Prior to the gibe vs. East Germany, French Republic besides had to debate alongside the argument surrounding the refusal of Lyon’s Serge Chiesa to survive selected. He would survive suspended for his actions.
When East FRG defeated Kingdom of Belgium at Brussels on September 27, 1975, French Republic were given a lifeline.
Their concluding gamble was the gibe vs. East FRG at Leipzig on Oct 12, 1975. After losing their promise was lost equally was Kovacs’ reign. Michel Hidalgo would survive appointed equally his successor for the novel yr together with would start a glorious tenure.
For Belgium, this would besides score the terminate of the route for Paul van Himst who would play his concluding gibe for Kingdom of Belgium on Dec 7th, 1974 vs. East Germany.
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Photo From: World Soccer, Nov 1974 (October 12, 1974, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of Belgium 2-France 1) |
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Photo From: World Soccer, Nov 1974 (October 12, 1974, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of Belgium 2-France 1) |
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Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de French Republic de Football, la Belle Histoire (November 16, 1974, EC Qualifier, French Republic 2-East FRG 2) |
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Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de French Republic de Football, la Belle Histoire (May 25, 1975, EC Qualifier, Republic of Iceland 0-France 0) |
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Photo From: FUWO, Issue 23, June 10, 1975 (June 5, 1975, EC Qualifier, Republic of Iceland 2-East FRG 1) |
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Photo From: FUWO, Issue 23, June 10, 1975 (June 5, 1975, EC Qualifier, Republic of Iceland 2-East FRG 1) |
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Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1976, Author Jacques Thibert (September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, French Republic 3- Republic of Iceland 0) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 247, September 11, 1975 (September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, French Republic 3- Republic of Iceland 0) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 247, September 11, 1975 (September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, French Republic 3- Republic of Iceland 0) |
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Photo From: FUWO, Issue 39, September 30, 1975 (September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of Belgium 1-East FRG 2) |
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Photo From: FUWO, Issue 39, September 30, 1975 (September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of Belgium 1-East FRG 2) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, Oct 8, 1975 (September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of Belgium 1-East FRG 2) |
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Photo From: FUWO, Issue 39, September 30, 1975 (East FRG squad, September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Kingdom of Belgium 1-East FRG 2) |
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Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de French Republic de Football, la Belle Histoire (October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East FRG 2-France 1) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 250, Oct 23, 1975 (October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East FRG 2-France 1) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 250, Oct 23, 1975 (October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East FRG 2-France 1) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 250, Oct 23, 1975 (October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East FRG 2-France 1) |
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Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de French Republic de Football, la Belle Histoire (November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, French Republic 0-Belgium 0) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, Nov 27, 1975 (November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, French Republic 0-Belgium 0) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, Nov 27, 1975 (November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, French Republic 0-Belgium 0) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, Nov 27, 1975 (November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, French Republic 0-Belgium 0) |
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Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, Nov 27, 1975 (November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, French Republic 0-Belgium 0) |
Group 8
This Group featured West Germany, along alongside Bulgaria, Hellenic Republic together with Malta.
West FRG had but won the World Cup, but had lost iii fundamental players equally Gerd Muller, Wolfgang Overath together with Jurgen Grabowski had announced their international retirements.
There could exclusively survive ane outcome alongside the Germans qualifying however, they dropped empty-headed points along the agency nearly notably inwards both matches alongside Greece.
After the kickoff gibe vs. Hellenic Republic (2-2), a furious Beckenbauer said, “I cannot call back such a bad display from our national squad equally the ane nosotros gave today”.
The West Germans’ principal concerns were off the champaign equally Paul Breitner together with Gunter Netzer’s transfer to Real Madrid made their availability scarce. They lined upward twice inwards Apr 1975 vs. Republic of Bulgaria together with inwards Oct 1975 vs. Greece.
However, after non beingness called upward for the qualifier vs. Republic of Bulgaria inwards Nov 1975, they vowed to never play for the National Team.
Helmut Schoen claimed he had received a missive of the alphabet from Real Madrid informing him that Breitner was injured; equally a termination he decided non to telephone outcry upward up both.
Breitner would exclusively supply to the National Team inwards 1981 alongside Schoen’s successor Jupp Derwall.
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Photo From: Fussball Woche, Issue 9, Feb 23, 1976 (December 22, 1974, EC Qualifier, Republic of Malta 0-West FRG 1) |
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Photo From: Fussball Woche, Issue 9, Feb 23, 1976 (December 22, 1974, EC Qualifier, Republic of Malta 0-West FRG 1) |
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Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005 (October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West FRG 1-Greece 1) |
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Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 82, Oct 13, 1975 (October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West FRG 1-Greece 1) |
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Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 82, Oct 13, 1975 (October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West FRG 1-Greece 1) |
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Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 82, Oct 13, 1975 (October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West FRG 1-Greece 1) |
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Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005 (November 19, 1975, EC Qualifier, West FRG 1-Bulgaria 0) |
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Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005 (February 28, 1976, EC Qualifier, West FRG 8-Malta 0) |