Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1976 finals tournament. Group 6 consisted of four teams: Soviet Union, Republic of Ireland, Turkey, and Switzerland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were the Soviet Union, who finished one point above the Republic of Ireland.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Matches
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Givens |
| Turkey | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dunne |
Givens |
(*)NOTE: The first goal in other sources has also been reported as an own goal by Mick Martin or Terry Conroy.
| Turkey | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| İsmail O. Mehmet |
Schild |
| Switzerland | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| İsmail |
Alpaslan |
(*)NOTE: Some sources state that the venue was St. Jakob-Park, Basel.
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Treacy |
Müller |
| Soviet Union | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Blokhin Kolotov |
Hand |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elsener |
| Switzerland | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muntyan |
| Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Givens |
| Soviet Union | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Konkov Onishchenko Veremeyev |
Risi |
| Turkey | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reshko |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 45,000
(**)NOTE: The own goal scorer has also been reported as Mikhail Fomenko.
Goalscorers
There were 31 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.
8 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Tony Dunne (against Turkey)
Stefan Reshko (against Turkey)
İsmail Arca (against Switzerland)
Notes
References
- ↑ "Протокол матча Турция - СССР 1:0" [Match report Turkey v Soviet Union 1–0] (in Russian). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- General references
- "1976 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1976". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.