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FIFA Rankings Overview
FIFA Country Codes
UEFA Rankings
Rankings Index		 European Performance Rankings
 1972-80		 1908-38
1948-60
1962-70
1982-90
1992-96
1997-2000		 2001-04
2005-08
2009-12
2013-16
2017-21
2021-24
European National Team Performances 1972-80
Team Euro Olympics World Cup Euro Olympics World Cup Euro Olympics
1972 1974 1976 1978 1980
Albania DNQ DNQ DNQ - - - - -
Austria DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 2nd rnd DNQ DNQ
Belgium 3rd - DNQ QF - DNQ RU DNQ
Bulgaria DNQ DNQ 1st rnd DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Cyprus DNQ - DNQ DNQ - DNQ DNQ -
Czechoslovakia DNQ - DNQ WINNERS DNQ DNQ 3rd WINNERS
Denmark DNQ 2nd rnd DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
East Germany
(GDR)		 DNQ SF 2nd rnd DNQ WINNERS DNQ DNQ RU
England QF - DNQ DNQ - DNQ 1st rnd -
Finland DNQ wdn DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1st rnd
France DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ QF 1st rnd DNQ DNQ
Great Britain - DNQ - - - - - -
Greece DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1st rnd DNQ
Hungary 4th RU DNQ DNQ DNQ 1st rnd DNQ DNQ
Iceland - DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ -
Israel - DNQ DNQ - QF DNQ - DNQ
Italy QF DNQ 1st rnd DNQ - 4th 4th DNQ
Team Euro Olympics World Cup Euro Olympics World Cup Euro Olympics
1972 1974 1976 1978 1980
Luxembourg DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ -
Malta DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ - DNQ DNQ -
Netherlands DNQ DNQ RU 3rd DNQ RU 1st rnd DNQ
Northern Ireland DNQ - DNQ DNQ - DNQ DNQ -
Norway DNQ - DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ wdn
Poland DNQ WINNERS 3rd DNQ RU 2nd rnd DNQ DNQ
Portugal DNQ - DNQ DNQ - DNQ DNQ -
Republic of Ireland DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Romania QF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Scotland DNQ - 1st rnd DNQ - 1st rnd DNQ -
Spain DNQ DNQ DNQ QF 1st rnd 1st rnd 1st rnd 1st rnd
Sweden DNQ - 2nd rnd DNQ - 1st rnd DNQ -
Switzerland DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ - DNQ DNQ -
Turkey DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
USSR RU SF wdn QF 3rd DNQ DNQ 3rd
Wales DNQ - DNQ QF - DNQ DNQ -
West Germany WINNERS 2nd rnd WINNERS RU DNQ 2nd rnd WINNERS DNQ
Yugoslavia QF DNQ 2nd rnd 4th DNQ DNQ DNQ 4th

Notes

Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as a combined team in the 1972 Olympic qualifying competition, whilst the four home nations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) competed as individual countries in the World Cup and European Championship (Euro).

Key: DNQ = Did Not Qualify, QF = Quarter-finals, rnd = Round, RU = Runners-up, SF = Semi-finals, wdn = Withdrawn.

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