UEFA Euro 1980
6th European association football championship
The UEFA Euro 1980 was the 6th UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held from 11 June to 22 June. All the European football teams could compete. The defending champion was Czechoslovakia. The tournament was hosted in Italy. 8 teams qualified for the final group stage. The winner of the tournament was Germany after defeating Belgium.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Italy |
Dates | 11 June – 22 June |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 27 (1.93 per match) |
Attendance | 345,463 (24,676 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
ResultsEdit
Key to colours in group tables |
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Team advanced to the final. |
Team advanced to the third place match. |
Group AEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
Group BEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
Third place gameEdit
FinalEdit
Belgium | 1 – 2 | West Germany |
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Vandereycken 75' (pen.) | Report | Hrubesch 10', 88' |
UEFA Euro 1980 Winners |
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West Germany 2nd title |
StatisticsEdit
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ uefa.com. "UEFA EURO 1980 - History". UEFA.com.