Group 7 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 7 consisted of four teams: Yugoslavia, Netherlands, East Germany, and Luxembourg, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Yugoslavia, who finished two points above the Netherlands and East Germany.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Yugoslavia
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Netherlands
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | East Germany
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–8 | 0–5 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Yugoslavia |
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Israël  50' (pen.) |
Report | Džajić 22' |
| Luxembourg | 0–2 | Yugoslavia |
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| Report | Bukal 44', 62' |
| East Germany | 1–0 | Netherlands |
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| Ducke 56' |
Report |
| Luxembourg | 0–5 | East Germany |
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| Report | Vogel 21' Kreische 29', 36', 39', 78' |
| Netherlands | 6–0 | Luxembourg |
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| Lippens 26' Keizer 53', 80'Cruyff 59', 69'Suurbier 83' |
Report |
| Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Netherlands |
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| Jerković 8' Džajić 84' |
Report |
| East Germany | 2–1 | Luxembourg |
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| Kreische 31' Frenzel 88' |
Report | Dussier 90' |
| East Germany | 1–2 | Yugoslavia |
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| Löwe 70' |
Report | Filipović 11' Džajić 19' |
| Netherlands | 3–2 | East Germany |
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| Hulshoff 25' Keizer 52', 63' |
Report | Vogel 10', 82' |
| Yugoslavia | 0–0 | East Germany |
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| Report |
| Yugoslavia | 0–0 | Luxembourg |
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| Report |
| Luxembourg | 0–8 | Netherlands |
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| Report | Cruyff 4', 14', 60' Keizer 7'Pahlplatz 12'Hulshoff 37'Hoekema 54'Israël 82' |
Goalscorers
There were 37 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.08 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Peter Ducke
- Henning Frenzel
- Wolfram Löwe
- Gilbert Dussier
- Oeki Hoekema
- Willi Lippens
- Theo Pahlplatz
- Wim Suurbier
- Zoran Filipović
- Jurica Jerković
References
- "1972 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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