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TheUEFA Euro 1972 quarter-finals was the last round ofqualifying competition forUEFA Euro 1972. They were contested by the eight group winners of the qualifying tournament. The winners of each of four home-and-away ties qualified for the finals tournament in Belgium. The matches were played on 29–30 April and 13–14 May 1972, with a replay on 17 May 1972.
Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Replay |
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Italy  | 1–2 |  Belgium | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Hungary  | 5–4 |  Romania | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
England  | 1–3 |  West Germany | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
Yugoslavia  | 0–3 |  Soviet Union | 0–0 | 0–3 |
The eight matches took place over two legs, the first being on 29 and 30 April 1972, and the second on 13 and 14 May 1972. A third leg would be played for any matches tied on aggregate after the second leg. All times areCET (UTC+1).
Belgium won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified forUEFA Euro 1972.
| Hungary | 1–1 | Romania |
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3–3 on aggregate. A replay was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.
Hungary won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified forUEFA Euro 1972.
| England | 1–3 | West Germany |
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West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified forUEFA Euro 1972.
| Soviet Union | 3–0 | Yugoslavia |
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Soviet Union won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified forUEFA Euro 1972.
There were 19 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
