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UEFA Group 3

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
England 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 11
 
Switzerland 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 9
Greece 6 1 1 4 3 8 -5 3
Malta 6 0 1 5 2 16 -14 1

Matches
11 October 1970
Malta 1 Greece 1 [0-0]
The Stadium, Gzira (8,689)
Vassallo
Kritikopoulus
16 December 1970
Greece 0 Switzerland 1 [0-0]
Karaiskakis Stadio, Piraeus (30,699)
Müller
20 December 1970
Malta 1 Switzerland 2 [0-0]
The Stadium, Gzira (4,739)
Theobald (pen)
Quentin, Künzli
3 February 1971
Malta 0 England 1 [0-1]
The Stadium, Gzira (29,751)
Peters
21 April 1971
England 3 Greece 0 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (53,859)
Chivers, Hurst, Lee
Switzerland 5 Malta 0 [5-0]
Allmend, Lucerne (16,470)
Blättler, Künzli, Quentin, Citherlet, Müller
12 May 1971
England 5 Malta 0 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (40,296)
Chivers (2), Lee, Clarke (pen), Lawler
Switzerland 1 Greece 0 [0-0]
Wankdorfstadion, Bern (32,770)
Odermatt
18 June 1971
Greece 2 Malta 0 [0-0]
Karaiskakis Stadio, Piraeus (9,561)
Davourlis, Aidiniou
13 October 1971
Switzerland 2 England 3 [2-2]
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel (47,877)
Jeandupeux, Künzli
Hurst, Chivers, Weibel OG
10 November 1971
England 1 Switzerland 1 [1-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (90,423)
Summerbee
Odermatt
1 December 1971
Greece 0 England 2 [0-0]
Karaiskakis Stadio, Piraeus (34,014)
Hurst, Chivers
England qualified for the next stage

Quarter-Final
29 April 1972
England 1 West Germany 3 [0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(90,423)
Lee
Hoeneß, Netzer (pen), Müller
13 May 1972
West Germany 0 England 0 [0-0]
Olympiastadion, Berlin
(30,699)
 
ENGLAND FAILED TO QUALIFY

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