1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1968 Final Tournament was held in France.

1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates7 April - 15 April
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Bulgaria

Qualification

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Austria  2–3  Yugoslavia 1–0 1–3
Poland  3–5  East Germany 3–2 0–3
Romania  2–5  Hungary 2–1 0–4
Turkey  0–1  Bulgaria 0–0 0–1
Malta  1–3  Italy 1–2 0–1
Luxembourg  0–11  Belgium 0–4 0–7
West Germany  2–1  Spain 1–0 1–1
Republic of Ireland  1–4  England 0–0 1–4

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament. Eight teams qualified (Q) and eight teams entered without playing qualification matches.

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 330040+46
 Scotland 320162+44
 Belgium 301214–31
  Switzerland 301216–51


7 April Switzerland   1–1  Belgium
Portugal  2–0  Scotland
9 April Scotland  4–0   Switzerland
Portugal  1–0  Belgium
11 April Scotland  2–0  Belgium
Portugal  1–0   Switzerland

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 321041+35
 England 312021+14
 Soviet Union 302134–12
 Netherlands 301236–31


7 April Soviet Union  2–2  Netherlands
Bulgaria  0–0  England
9 April Bulgaria  1–0  Soviet Union
England  1–0  Netherlands
11 April Bulgaria  3–1  Netherlands
England  1–1  Soviet Union

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 320153+24
 Italy 31114403
 Yugoslavia 311134–13
 West Germany 310234–12


7 April Czechoslovakia  2–0  Yugoslavia
West Germany  2–0  Italy
9 April Yugoslavia  1–0  West Germany
Italy  2–0  Czechoslovakia
11 April Czechoslovakia  3–1  West Germany
Italy  2–2  Yugoslavia

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 321073+45
 Hungary 320165+14
 Greece 302123–12
 East Germany 301259–41


7 April East Germany  1–1  Greece
France  3–0  Hungary
9 April Hungary  4–1  East Germany
France  0–0  Greece
11 April France  4–3  East Germany
Hungary  2–1  Greece

Semifinals

Czechoslovakia 3 – 1 Portugal
France 3 – 1 Bulgaria

Third place match

Portugal 4 – 2 Bulgaria

Final

Czechoslovakia 2 – 1 France
 1968 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Czechoslovakia
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