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 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Denmark | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | João 40' |
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 17,317
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)
| Scotland | 1–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| O'Hare 13' | Report |
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 24,618
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
| Belgium | 2–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Devrindt 17', 37' | Report |
Stade Klokke, Bruges
Attendance: 9,697
Referee: John Carpenter (Rep. of Ireland)
| Belgium | 3–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| McKinnon 39' (o.g.) Van Himst 57', 85' (pen.) | Report |
Stade Sclessin, Liège
Attendance: 13,931
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)
| Belgium | 3–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Lambert 14', 64' (pen.) De Nul 75' | Report |
Stade Émile Versé, Anderlecht
Attendance: 26,921
Referee: Gaspar Pintado Viu (Spain)
| Portugal | 2–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton 22' (o.g.) Eusébio 83' | Report |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 35,463
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)
| Portugal | 5–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues 17' Eusébio 42' Baptista 47', 49' Sandvad 87' (o.g.) | Report |
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 16,391
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)
| Denmark | 1–2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Bjerre 76' | Report | Devrindt 65', 75' |
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 27,266
Referee: Kåre Sirevaag (Norway)
| Denmark | 1–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Laudrup 43' | Report |
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 37,682
Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany)
| Scotland | 2–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| O'Hare 22' Gemmill 58' | Report | Rodrigues 56' |
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 58,612
Referee: Brunon Piotrowicz (Poland)
| Scotland | 1–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| O'Hare 6' | Report |
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)
| Portugal | 1–1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Peres 90' (pen.) | Report | Lambert 61' |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 53,577
Referee: Kenneth Howard Burns (England)
Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
4 goals
- Johan Devrindt
3 goals
- Raoul Lambert
- John O'Hare
2 goals
- Paul Van Himst
- Vítor Baptista
- Eusébio
- Rui Rodrigues
1 goal
- André De Nul
- Kresten Bjerre
- Finn Laudrup
- Jacinto João
- Fernando Peres
- Archie Gemmill
1 own goal
- Erik Sandvad (against Portugal)
- Ronnie McKinnon (against Belgium)
- Pat Stanton (against Portugal)
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