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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JUNE 18: UEFA President Gustav Wiederkehr hands to West Germany captain Franz Beckenbauer the UEFA EURO 1972 trophy during the final match between West Germany and Soviet Union in Heysel Stadium on June 18, 1972 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo from the UEFA Archives)
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JUNE 18: West Germany player Gerd Müller in action during the UEFA EURO 1972 final match between West Germany and Soviet Union in Heysel Stadium on June 18, 1972 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo from the UEFA Archives)
Winners West Germany
Beckenbauer's West Germany win EURO
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Teams - 1972 Season

Final

Germany
USSR

Third-place play-off

Belgium
Hungary

Quarter-finals

England
Italy
Romania
Serbia

Preliminary round

Albania
Austria
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
France
German Dem. Rep.
Greece
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Türki̇ye
Wales