UEFA Euro 1972 Final
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The UEFA Euro 1972 Final was a football match played on 18 June 1972 to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 1972. The match was contested by the Soviet Union, fighting for its second title in the tournament, and the West Germany
at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels
. The Germans won the match 3–0, with goals coming from Gerd Müller
(twice) and Herbert Wimmer
.
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USSR:
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|GK ||1 ||Yevhen Rudakov
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|DF ||2 ||Revaz Dzodzuashvili
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|DF ||5 ||Murtaz Khurtsilava
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|DF ||12 ||Vladimir Kaplichny
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|DF ||13 ||Yuri Istomin
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|MF ||14 ||Anatoli Konkov ||
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|MF ||7 ||Vladimir Troshkin
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|MF ||6||Viktor Kolotov
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|FW ||8||Anatoliy Baidachny
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|FW ||9||Anatoly Banishevsky ||
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|FW ||18||Vladimir Onishchenko
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|FW ||15 ||Oleg Dolmatov
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|FW ||11 ||Eduard Kozinkevich
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=3|Aleksandr Ponomarev
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WEST GERMANY:
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|GK ||1 ||Sepp Maier
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|RB ||2 ||Horst-Dieter Höttges
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|LB ||3 ||Paul Breitner
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|CB ||4||Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
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|SW ||5||Franz Beckenbauer
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|CM ||6||Herbert Wimmer
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|CM ||10||Günter Netzer
|| 43'
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|CM ||8||Uli Hoeness
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|CF ||9 ||Josef Heynckes
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|CF ||13 ||Gerd Müller
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|CF ||11||Erwin Kremers
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4| Helmut Schön
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Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. The Germans won the match 3–0, with goals coming from Gerd Müller
Gerd Müller
Gerhard "Gerd" Müller is a former German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time.With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was one of the...
(twice) and Herbert Wimmer
Herbert Wimmer
Herbert "Hacki" Wimmer is a former footballer. Besides winning five national championships and two UEFA Cups with his club side Borussia Mönchengladbach he won the 1974 World Cup and the 1972 European Football Championship with Germany.Herbert Wimmer started his playing career with lowly Borussia...
.
Match details
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|GK ||1 ||Yevhen Rudakov
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|DF ||2 ||Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Revaz Mikhaylovich Dzodzuashvili is a Georgian football manager and a former player.He earned 49 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972...
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|DF ||5 ||Murtaz Khurtsilava
Murtaz Khurtsilava
Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtsilava is a former Georgian footballer. He was a famed defender....
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|DF ||12 ||Vladimir Kaplichny
Vladimir Kaplichny
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Kaplychnyi was a Ukrainian footballer....
|| 43'
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|DF ||13 ||Yuri Istomin
Yuri Istomin
Yuriy Vasylyovych Istomin was a Soviet Ukrainian footballer.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1970.* UEFA Euro 1972 runner-up: 1972.* Olympic bronze: 1972.-International career:...
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|MF ||14 ||Anatoli Konkov ||
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|MF ||7 ||Vladimir Troshkin
Vladimir Troshkin
Volodymyr Mykolayovych Troshkin is a former Soviet footballer and a current Ukrainian coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977.* Soviet Cup winner: 1974.* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1975.* UEFA Super Cup winner: 1975....
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|MF ||6||Viktor Kolotov
Viktor Kolotov
Viktor Mikhailovich Kolotov was the Soviet footballer who spent the most and the best of his years in Ukraine....
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|FW ||8||Anatoliy Baidachny
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|FW ||9||Anatoly Banishevsky ||
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|FW ||18||Vladimir Onishchenko
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|FW ||15 ||Oleg Dolmatov
Oleg Dolmatov
Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov is a former Russian footballer and a current manager.- Honors :* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Cup winner: 1977....
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|FW ||11 ||Eduard Kozinkevich
Eduard Kozinkevich
Eduard Teodorovych Kozynkevych was a Ukrainian footballer.-International career:He earned 6 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1972.-External links:*...
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=3|Aleksandr Ponomarev
Aleksandr Ponomarev
Aleksandr Ponomarev was a Soviet Ukrainian football player and manager.*Won the Soviet Cup in 1949 with Torpedo Moscow....
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WEST GERMANY:
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|GK ||1 ||Sepp Maier
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|RB ||2 ||Horst-Dieter Höttges
Horst-Dieter Höttges
Horst-Dieter Höttges is a former German footballer.-Club career:Höttges joined Borussia Mönchengladbach at the age of seventeen from neighbourhood side Rheydter SV...
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|LB ||3 ||Paul Breitner
Paul Breitner
Paul Breitner is a former German football player. One of Germany's most controversial players, he was capped 48 times for his country.-Playing career:...
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|CB ||4||Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
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|SW ||5||Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbauer is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch...
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|CM ||6||Herbert Wimmer
Herbert Wimmer
Herbert "Hacki" Wimmer is a former footballer. Besides winning five national championships and two UEFA Cups with his club side Borussia Mönchengladbach he won the 1974 World Cup and the 1972 European Football Championship with Germany.Herbert Wimmer started his playing career with lowly Borussia...
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|CM ||10||Günter Netzer
Günter Netzer
Günter Theodor Netzer is a former German football player and team general manager currently working in the media business. As a player, he was considered to be one of the greatest passers in the game's history...
|| 43'
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|CM ||8||Uli Hoeness
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|CF ||9 ||Josef Heynckes
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|CF ||13 ||Gerd Müller
Gerd Müller
Gerhard "Gerd" Müller is a former German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time.With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was one of the...
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|CF ||11||Erwin Kremers
Erwin Kremers
Erwin Kremers is a former German footballer who played as a striker. His twin brother, Helmut Kremers, also played as a German international with the two brothers playing with each other regularly...
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4| Helmut Schön
Helmut Schön
Helmut Schön was a German football player and manager. He is best remembered for his exceptional career as manager of West Germany....
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