Group 2 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 2 consisted of four teams: Hungary, Bulgaria, France, and Norway, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Hungary, who finished two points above Bulgaria and France.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Hungary
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | France
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Norway
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Norway | 1–3 | Hungary |
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Iversen  50' |
Report | Bene 6' Nagy 23'Karlsen 69' (o.g.) |
| France | 3–1 | Norway |
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| Floch 30' Lech 55'Mézy 63' |
Report | Nilsen 79' |
Bulgaria  | 1–1 | Norway |
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| Atanasov 29' |
Report | Fuglset 83' |
| Hungary | 1–1 | France |
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| Kocsis 70' (pen.) |
Report | Revelli 64' |
| Bulgaria | 3–0 | Hungary |
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| Kolev 38' Petkov 48'Velichkov 72' |
Report |
| Norway | 1–4 | Bulgaria |
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| Iversen 80' |
Report | Bonev 26', 42' (pen.) Zhekov 29'M. Vasilev 37' |
| Norway | 1–3 | France |
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| Dybwad-Olsen 80' |
Report | Vergnes 33' Blanchet 34'Loubet 46' |
| Hungary | 2–0 | Bulgaria |
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| Juhász 51' Vidáts 52' |
Report |
| France | 0–2 | Hungary |
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| Report | Bene 35' Novi 43' (o.g.) |
| Hungary | 4–0 | Norway |
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| Bene 22', 43' Dunai 24'Szűcs 63' |
Report |
| France | 2–1 | Bulgaria |
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| Lech 64' Loubet 84' |
Report | Bonev 54' (pen.) |
| Bulgaria | 2–1 | France |
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| Zhekov 47' Mihaylov 82' |
Report | Blanchet 84' |
Goalscorers
There were 38 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Tsvetan Atanasov
- Bozhil Kolev
- Atanas Mihaylov
- Petko Petkov
- Mladen Vasilev
- Stefan Velichkov
- Louis Floch
- Michel Mézy
- Hervé Revelli
- Jacques Vergnes
- Antal Dunai
- Péter Juhász
- Lajos Kocsis
- László Nagy
- Lajos Szűcs
- Csaba Vidáts
- Ola Dybwad-Olsen
- Tor Fuglset
- Olav Nilsen
1 own goal
- Jacky Novi (against Hungary)
- Geir Karlsen (against Hungary)
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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