UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 2

Group 2 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 2 consisted of four teams: Wales, Hungary, Austria, and Luxembourg, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Wales, who finished three points above Hungary.

Final table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Wales Hungary Austria Luxembourg
1  Wales 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 10 Advance to quarter-finals — 2–0 1–0 5–0
2  Hungary 6 3 1 2 15 8 +7 7 1–2 — 2–1 8–1
3  Austria 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 7 2–1 0–0 — 6–2
4  Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 7 28 −21 0 1–3 2–4 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Austria 2–1 Wales
Kreuz 63'
Krankl 74'		 Griffiths 35'
Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 30,795
Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)
Luxembourg 2–4 Hungary
Dussier 15', 43' (pen.) Horváth 18'
Nagy 29', 55'
Bálint 71'
Attendance: 3,326
Referee: Magnus Pétursson (Iceland)
Wales 2–0 Hungary
Griffiths 57'
Toshack 88'
Attendance: 8,445
Referee: António da Silva Garrido (Portugal)
Wales 5–0 Luxembourg
Toshack 34'
England 53'
P. Roberts 70'
Griffiths 73'
Yorath 75'
Attendance: 10,539
Referee: Preben Christophersen (Denmark)
Luxembourg 1–2 Austria
Braun 12' Köglberger 58'
Krankl 75'
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft (Netherlands)
Austria 0–0 Hungary
Attendance: 65,674
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Hungary 1–2 Wales
Branikovits 77' Toshack 44'
Mahoney 69'
Attendance: 21,080
Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)
Luxembourg 1–3 Wales
Philipp 39' (pen.) Reece 24'
James 32', 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,289
Referee: Jan Peeters (Belgium)
Hungary 2–1 Austria
Nyilasi 3'
Pusztai 35'		 Krankl 16' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,270
Referee: René Vigliani (France)
Austria 6–2 Luxembourg
Welzl 1', 46'
Krankl 38', 76' (pen.)
Jara 41'
Prohaska 80'		 Braun 4'
Philipp 32'
Attendance: 14,499
Referee: Miroslav Kopal (Czechoslovakia)
Hungary 8–1 Luxembourg
Pintér 13'
Nyilasi 21', 32', 44', 57', 67'
Wollek 78'
Várady 84'		 Dussier 83'
Attendance: 7,503
Referee: Nikola Dudin (Bulgaria)
Wales 1–0 Austria
Griffiths 69'
Attendance: 27,578
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.92 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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.