Group 5 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 5 consisted of four teams: Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Belgium, who finished two points above Portugal.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|
|
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Portugal
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Scotland
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Denmark
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Denmark | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | João  40' |
| Scotland | 1–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| O'Hare 13' |
Report |
| Belgium | 2–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Devrindt 17', 37' |
Report |
| Belgium | 3–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| McKinnon 39' (o.g.) Van Himst 57', 85' (pen.) |
Report |
| Belgium | 3–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Lambert 14', 64' (pen.) De Nul 75' |
Report |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton 22' (o.g.) Eusébio 83' |
Report |
| Portugal | 5–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues 17' Eusébio 42'Baptista 47', 49'Sandvad 87' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Denmark | 1–2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Bjerre 76' |
Report | Devrindt 65', 75' |
| Denmark | 1–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Laudrup 43' |
Report |
| Scotland | 2–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| O'Hare 22' Gemmill 58' |
Report | Rodrigues 56' |
| Scotland | 1–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| O'Hare 6' |
Report |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Peres 90' (pen.) |
Report | Lambert 61' |
Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Erik Sandvad (against Portugal)
- Ronnie McKinnon (against Belgium)
- Pat Stanton (against Portugal)
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.
| UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying | |
|---|---|