Group 1 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament. Group 1 consisted of four teams: Romania, Czechoslovakia, Wales, and Finland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Romania, who finished above Czechoslovakia on goal difference.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Romania
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Wales
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Finland
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Finland |
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Albrecht  30' |
Report | Paatelainen 41' |
| Romania | 3–0 | Finland |
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| Dumitrache 28', 42' Nunweiller 77' |
Report |
| Wales | 0–0 | Romania |
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| Report |
| Wales | 1–3 | Czechoslovakia |
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| R. Davies 49' (pen.) |
Report | Čapkovič 80', 83' Táborský 81' |
| Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Romania |
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| Veselý 88' |
Report |
| Finland | 0–1 | Wales |
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| Report | Toshack 54' |
| Finland | 0–4 | Czechoslovakia |
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| Report | Čapkovič 10' Pollák 16'Karkó 83', 89' |
| Finland | 0–4 | Romania |
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| Report | Iordănescu 25' Lupescu 37'Dembrovschi 55'Lucescu 64' (pen.) |
| Wales | 3–0 | Finland |
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| Durban 10' Toshack 53'Reece 89' |
Report |
| Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Wales |
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| Kuna 60' |
Report |
| Romania | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia |
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| Dembrovschi 26' Dobrin 52' |
Report | Čapkovič 50' |
| Romania | 2–0 | Wales |
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| Lupescu 9' Lucescu 74' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 28 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Milan Albrecht
- Ladislav Kuna
- Jaroslav Pollák
- Vladimír Táborský
- František Veselý
- Matti Paatelainen
- Nicolae Dobrin
- Anghel Iordănescu
- Radu Nunweiller
- Ron Davies
- Alan Durban
- Gil Reece
References
- "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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