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Focus on the 1968 UEFA European Championship

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Yugoslavia were ten minutes from lifting the trophy, but the hosts won the replay through Luigi Riva and Pietro Anastasi after reaching the showpiece via a coin toss.

Focus on the 1968 UEFA European Championship
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