European Championship 1980

The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship was hosted by Italy. For the first time eight countries competed, but the tournament was marred by low attendances and negative tactics leading to a succession of dull matches. Belgium surprised friend and foe by upstaging Spain, England and hosts Italy in the group phase and reaching the final, but it was the West Germans that ended up lifting the trophy.

 

Final Belgium 1-2 West Germany 3rd place play-off Czechoslowakia 1-1 Italy (Penalties: 9-8)
First Round
Group A			Group B
West Germany 3 2 1 0 4-2 5 Czechoslowakia 3 1 1 1 4-3 3 Holland 3 1 1 1 4-4 3 Greece 3 0 1 2 1-4 1			Belgium 3 1 2 0 3-2 4 Italy 3 1 2 0 1-0 4 England 3 1 1 1 3-3 3 Spain 3 0 1 2 2-4 1
Greece Holland Greece W Germany Holland Czechoslowk.	0-0 1-1 1-3 3-2 1-0 0-1	W Germany Czechoslowk. Czechoslowk. Holland Greece W Germany	Italy Spain England Belgium Spain Belgium	0-0 1-2 0-1 2-1 0-0 1-1	Belgium England Italy Spain Italy England
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