Group 7 of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1976 finals tournament. Group 7 consisted of four teams: Belgium, East Germany, France, and Iceland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Belgium, who finished one point above East Germany.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Belgium
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | East Germany
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | France
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Iceland
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Iceland | 0–2 | Belgium |
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Van Moer  38'Teugels 87' (pen.) |
| East Germany | 1–1 | Iceland |
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| Hoffmann 7' |
Hallgrímsson 25' |
| Belgium | 2–1 | France |
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| Martens 12' Van der Elst 75' |
Coste 16' |
| France | 2–2 | East Germany |
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| Guillou 79' Gallice 89' |
Sparwasser 25' Kreische 57' |
| East Germany | 0–0 | Belgium |
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| Iceland | 0–0 | France |
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| Iceland | 2–1 | East Germany |
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| Eðvaldsson 12' Sigurvinsson 32' |
Pommerenke 48' |
| France | 3–0 | Iceland |
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| Guillou 20', 74' Berdoll 87' |
| Belgium | 1–0 | Iceland |
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| Lambert 43' |
| Belgium | 1–2 | East Germany |
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| Puis 60' |
Ducke 50' Häfner 71' |
(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 30,000
| East Germany | 2–1 | France |
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| Streich 55' Vogel 77' (pen.) |
Bathenay 50' |
| France | 0–0 | Belgium |
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Goalscorers
There were 24 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
3 goals
1 goal
- Raoul Lambert
- Maurice Martens
- Wilfried Puis
- Jacques Teugels
- François Van der Elst
- Wilfried Van Moer
- Peter Ducke
- Reinhard Häfner
- Martin Hoffmann
- Hans-Jürgen Kreische
- Jürgen Pommerenke
- Jürgen Sparwasser
- Joachim Streich
- Eberhard Vogel
Dominique Bathenay- Marc Berdoll
- Christian Coste
- Jean Gallice
- Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
- Matthías Hallgrímsson
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
References
- "1976 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1976". 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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