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Background |
The 1968
European Championship tournament, the third staging of the Henri Delauney
Trophy, held by UEFA.
It was dependent on Italy reaching the semi-finals
for the final phase of this tournament to be held in that country. It was
revealed in January 1968 that the second choice country, should Italy fail to
advance, was to be Scotland. When England beat Scotland to the final phase the
following month, then the second choice became England's.
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Not the official logo
in 1968 |
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The Draw |
The draw for the latter stages of the European Championships was
made in Paris on 16 January 1968. The quarter-final draw was made, then
the semi-finals. |
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Semi
Finals |
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5 June 1968 |
Italy 0 USSR 0
[0-0]
AET [0-0]
Italy won the toss of the coin to advance
Stadio
San Paolo, Napoli (68,582) |
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Yugoslavia 1 England 0 [0-0]
Stadio
Comunale di Firenze,
Firenze (21,834) |
Džajić |
 Mullery |
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The
1968 Final |
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8 June 1968 -
10.15pm CET |
Italy 1 Yugoslavia 1
[0-1] AET
[1-1]
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma (68,817) |
Domenghini
Džajić |
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10 June 1968 -
9.15pm CET |
Italy 2 Yugoslavia 0
[2-0]
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma (32,886) |
Riva, Anastasi |
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