1968 UEFA European Championship
Also known as 1968 European Championships, Euro 1968, Euro 68, UEFA Euro 1968
3rd European association football championship
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The 1968 UEFA European Championship was the third official European association football championship, a major soccer tournament held among European nations. It was an important milestone in the development of international soccer competition in Europe.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Campionato europeo di calcio 1968
- Official website
- www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1968
- Image
- UEFA Euro 1968 Final - Italian captain Giacinto Facchetti with the trophy.jpg
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- Commons category
- 1968 UEFA European Championship
- start time
- 1968-06-05
- end time
- 1968-06-10
- number of participants
- 4
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 5
- number of points/goals/set scored
- 7
- attendance
- 260916
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The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted and won by Italy. This was the third UEFA European Championship, an event held every four years and organised by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 5 and 10 June 1968.
It was in this year that the tournament changed its name from the "European Nations' Cup" to the "European Championship". There were also some changes in the tournament's qualifying structure, with the two-legged home-and-away knock-out stage being replaced by a group phase.