Group 8 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 8 consisted of four teams: West Germany, Poland, Turkey, and Albania, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were West Germany, who finished four points above the Poland.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | West Germany
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Poland
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Turkey
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Albania
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Poland | 3–0 | Albania |
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Gadocha  19'Lubański 83'Szołtysik 90' |
Report |
| West Germany | 1–1 | Turkey |
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| Müller 37' (pen.) |
Report | Yavuz 15' |
| Turkey | 2–1 | Albania |
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| Kurt 4' Turan 43' |
Report | Ziu 22' |
| Albania | 0–1 | West Germany |
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| Report | Müller 38' |
| Turkey | 0–3 | West Germany |
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| Report | Müller 43', 47' Köppel 73' |
| Albania | 1–1 | Poland |
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| Zhega 31' |
Report | Banaś 6' |
| West Germany | 2–0 | Albania |
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| Netzer 17' Grabowski 45' |
Report |
| Poland | 5–1 | Turkey |
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| Bula 32' Lubański 62', 73', 90'Gadocha 69' |
Report | Yayöz 83' |
| Poland | 1–3 | West Germany |
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| Gadocha 27' |
Report | Müller 29', 64' Grabowski 70' |
| Albania | 3–0 | Turkey |
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| Përnaska 22', 53' Pano 64' |
Report |
| West Germany | 0–0 | Poland |
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| Turkey | 1–0 | Poland |
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| Turan 52' |
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Goalscorers
There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Panajot Pano
- Medin Zhega
- Astrit Ziu
- Jan Banaś
- Bronisław Bula
- Zygfryd Szołtysik
- Metin Kurt
- Kamuran Yavuz
- Nihat Yayöz
- Horst Köppel
- Günter Netzer
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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