UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2

Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1980 began on 12 June 1980, and ended on 18 June 1980. The pool was made up of Belgium, England, hosts Italy, and Spain.[1]

Teams

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
 Belgium Group 2 winner 19 December 1979 2nd 1972 Third place (1972)
 England Group 1 winner 21 November 1979 2nd 1968 Third place (1968)
 Italy Host 12 November 1977 2nd 1968 Winners (1968)
 Spain Group 3 winner 9 December 1979 2nd 1964 Winners (1964)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to final
2  Italy (H) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to third place play-off
3  England 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the knockout stage,

  • The winner of Group 2, Belgium, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, West Germany, in the final.
  • The runner-up of Group 2, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Czechoslovakia, in the third place play-off.

Matches

Belgium vs England

Belgium 1–1 England
  • Ceulemans 29'
Report
Attendance: 15,186
Belgium
England
GK 12 Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB 2 Eric Gerets
CB 3 Luc Millecamps
CB 4 Walter Meeuws
LB 5 Michel Renquin
CM 6 Julien Cools (c)
CM 8 Wilfried van Moer  88'
CM 7 René Vandereycken
RW 9 François van der Elst
CF 11 Jan Ceulemans
LW 10 Erwin Vandenbergh
Substitutions:
FW 17 Raymond Mommens  88'
Manager:
Guy Thys
GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Phil Neal
CB 4 Phil Thompson
CB 5 Dave Watson
LB 3 Kenny Sansom
CM 10 Trevor Brooking
CM 6 Ray Wilkins
AM 7 Kevin Keegan (c)
RW 8 Steve Coppell  81'
CF 9 David Johnson  70'
LW 11 Tony Woodcock
Substitutions:
MF 18 Ray Kennedy  70'
MF 17 Terry McDermott  81'
Manager:
Ron Greenwood

Spain vs Italy

Spain 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 46,337
Spain
Italy
GK 1 Luis Arconada
RB 20 Miguel Tendillo
CB 2 José Ramón Alexanko
CB 3 Migueli
LB 14 Rafael Gordillo
RM 18 Enrique Saura
CM 6 Juan Manuel Asensi (c)
CM 21 Jesús María Zamora
LM 10 Quini
CF 7 Dani  53'
CF 17 Jesús María Satrústegui  12'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Juanito  53'
Manager:
Ladislao Kubala
GK 1 Dino Zoff (c)
RB 7 Claudio Gentile
CB 9 Gaetano Scirea
CB 6 Fulvio Collovati
LB 5 Antonio Cabrini  56'
CM 14 Gabriele Oriali
CM 15 Marco Tardelli
CM 10 Giancarlo Antognoni
RW 19 Franco Causio
CF 20 Francesco Graziani  43'
LW 18 Roberto Bettega
Substitutions:
MF 11 Romeo Benetti  56'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

Belgium vs Spain

Belgium 2–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 11,430
Belgium
Spain
GK 12 Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB 2 Eric Gerets
CB 3 Luc Millecamps
CB 4 Walter Meeuws
LB 5 Michel Renquin
CM 6 Julien Cools (c)
CM 8 Wilfried van Moer  80'
CM 7 René Vandereycken
RW 9 François van der Elst
CF 10 Erwin Vandenbergh  81'
LW 11 Jan Ceulemans
Substitutions:
FW 17 Raymond Mommens  80'
MF 15 René Verheyen  81'
Manager:
Guy Thys
GK 1 Luis Arconada
RB 20 Miguel Tendillo  79'
CB 2 José Ramón Alexanko
CB 3 Migueli  29'
LB 14 Rafael Gordillo
CM 21 Jesús María Zamora
CM 6 Juan Manuel Asensi (c)  37'
CM 12 Juanito
RW 18 Enrique Saura
CF 17 Jesús María Satrústegui
LW 10 Quini
Substitutions:
MF 11 Vicente del Bosque  37'
MF 9 Lobo Carrasco  79'
Manager:
Ladislao Kubala

England vs Italy

England 0–1 Italy
Report
Attendance: 59,649
England
Italy
GK 13 Peter Shilton
RB 2 Phil Neal
CB 4 Phil Thompson
CB 5 Dave Watson
LB 3 Kenny Sansom
CM 6 Ray Wilkins
CM 7 Kevin Keegan (c)
CM 18 Ray Kennedy
RW 8 Steve Coppell
CF 21 Garry Birtles  75'
LW 11 Tony Woodcock
Substitutions:
FW 20 Paul Mariner  75'
Manager:
Ron Greenwood
GK 1 Dino Zoff (c)
RB 7 Claudio Gentile
CB 9 Gaetano Scirea
CB 6 Fulvio Collovati
LB 14 Gabriele Oriali
CM 11 Romeo Benetti  51'
CM 10 Giancarlo Antognoni
CM 15 Marco Tardelli  76'
RW 19 Franco Causio  88'
CF 20 Francesco Graziani
LW 18 Roberto Bettega
Substitutions:
MF 3 Giuseppe Baresi  88'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

Spain vs England

Spain 1–2 England
Report
Attendance: 14,440
Spain
England
GK 1 Luis Arconada
RB 14 Rafael Gordillo
CB 2 José Ramón Alexanko
CB 15 Antonio Olmo
LB 19 Cundi
RM 5 Francisco Javier Uría
CM 8 Julio Cardeñosa  46'
CM 18 Enrique Saura
LM 21 Jesús María Zamora
CF 12 Juanito  46'
CF 16 Carlos Santillana (c)
Substitutions:
FW 7 Dani  46'
MF 9 Lobo Carrasco  65'  46'
Manager:
Ladislao Kubala
GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 12 Viv Anderson  86'
CB 4 Phil Thompson
CB 5 Dave Watson
LB 16 Mick Mills
RM 6 Ray Wilkins
CM 19 Glenn Hoddle  77'
CM 17 Terry McDermott  65'
LM 10 Trevor Brooking
CF 7 Kevin Keegan (c)
CF 11 Tony Woodcock
Substitutions:
FW 20 Paul Mariner  77'
MF 14 Trevor Cherry  86'
Manager:
Ron Greenwood

Italy vs Belgium

Italy 0–0 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 42,318
Italy
Belgium
GK 1 Dino Zoff (c)
RB 14 Gabriele Oriali  45'  46'
CB 9 Gaetano Scirea
CB 6 Fulvio Collovati
LB 7 Claudio Gentile
CM 15 Marco Tardelli
CM 11 Romeo Benetti
AM 10 Giancarlo Antognoni  35'
RW 19 Franco Causio  75'
CF 20 Francesco Graziani
LW 18 Roberto Bettega
Substitutions:
MF 3 Giuseppe Baresi  35'
FW 17 Alessandro Altobelli  46'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
GK 12 Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB 2 Eric Gerets
CB 3 Luc Millecamps
CB 4 Walter Meeuws  20'
LB 5 Michel Renquin
RM 6 Julien Cools (c)
CM 8 Wilfried van Moer  48'
CM 7 René Vandereycken  40'
LM 17 Raymond Mommens  77'
CF 9 François van der Elst  80'
CF 11 Jan Ceulemans
Substitutions:
MF 15 René Verheyen  48'
FW 10 Erwin Vandenbergh  77'
Manager:
Guy Thys

See also

References

  1. ^ "European Championship 1980". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2017.