UEFA Euro 1976 facts for kids

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UEFA Euro 1976

Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Dates	16 June – 20 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	19 (4.75 per match)
Attendance	106,087 (26,522 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dieter Müller (4 goals)
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The UEFA Euro 1976 was the 5th UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held from 16 June to 20 June. All the European football teams could compete. The defending champion was Czechoslovakia. The tournament was hosted in Yugoslavia. 4 teams qualified for the final group stage. The winner of the tournament was Czechoslovakia after defeating West Germany.

Results

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	16 June – Zagreb
	Netherlands	1
	Czechoslovakia (a)	3
					20 June – Belgrade
					Czechoslovakia (p)	2 (5)
					West Germany	2 (3)
					Third place
	17 June – Belgrade			19 June – Zagreb
	Yugoslavia	2		Netherlands (a)	3
	West Germany (a)	4			Yugoslavia	2

Third place game

19 June 1976 20:15	Netherlands	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia	Zagreb, Yugoslavia Attendance: 6,766 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
	Geels  27', 107' Van de Kerkhof  39'	Report	Katalinski  43' Džajić  82'

Final

20 June 1976 20:15	Czechoslovakia	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany	Belgrade, Yugoslavia Attendance: 30,790 Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
	Švehlík  8' Dobiaš  25'	Report	D. Müller  28' Hölzenbein  89'
		Penalties
	Masný Nehoda Ondruš Jurkemik Panenka	5 – 3	Bonhof Flohe Bongartz Hoeneß

UEFA Euro 1976 Winners
Czechoslovakia 1st title

Statistics

4 goals

• Dieter Müller

2 goals

• Dragan Džajić
• Ruud Geels

Images for kids

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  1976 UEFA European Football Championship finalists

See also

In Spanish: Eurocopa 1976 para niños