The UEFA Euro 1968 Final was a football match played on 10 June 1968 to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 1968. The match was contested by Italy and Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia national football team

The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...

 at the Stadio Olimpico

Stadio Olimpico

The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football...

 in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

. The Italy won the replay match 2–0, with goals coming from Luigi Riva

Luigi Riva

Luigi Riva , best known as Gigi Riva or by his nickname Rombo di Tuono , is a former Italian footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team...

 and Pietro Anastasi

Pietro Anastasi

Pietro Anastasi , nicknamed Petruzzu 'u turcu by fans, was an Italian footballer, playing in the striker role.Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily. During his career he played for Massiminiana, Varese, Juventus, Internazionale and Ascoli...

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Match details

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|GK ||22 ||Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days.Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the...

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|FW ||2 ||Pietro Anastasi

Pietro Anastasi

Pietro Anastasi , nicknamed Petruzzu 'u turcu by fans, was an Italian footballer, playing in the striker role.Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily. During his career he played for Massiminiana, Varese, Juventus, Internazionale and Ascoli...

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|DF ||5 ||Tarcisio Burgnich

Tarcisio Burgnich

Tarcisio Burgnich is a former Italian football defender.After short spells at Udinese, Juventus and Palermo, it was with Internazionale that he found his spiritual home in the 1960s...

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|DF ||7 ||Ernesto Castano

Ernesto Castano

Ernesto Castano is a former Italian football player from Cinisello Balsamo in the Province of Milan. He played club football for three different clubs, most prominently with Juventus and played for the Italian national football team seven different times.-Club:*1958-59 Coppa Italia *1959-60 Coppa...

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|FW ||9 ||Angelo Domenghini

Angelo Domenghini

Angelo Domenghini is an Italian former footballer.Born in Lallio, province of Bergamo, he played for Italy in both the finals of the 1968 European Championship and 1970 World Cup. He played 164 times for Internazionale scoring 54 goals for the club. He also played for Cagliari. He ended his career...

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|DF ||10 ||Giacinto Facchetti

Giacinto Facchetti

Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s, playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Internazionale team remembered...

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|MF ||11||Giorgio Ferrini

Giorgio Ferrini

Giorgio Ferrini was an Italian footballer.Ferrini was born at Trieste. He started his career at A.S. Varese 1910 , and moved to Torino F.C. in 1959, where he played until 1975, making 443 appearances and scoring 42 goals...

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|DF ||12 ||Aristide Guarneri

Aristide Guarneri

Aristide Guarneri is a former Italian footballer who played for Internazionale and was part of their European Cup victories in 1964 and 1965. He played for the Inter Milan team known as La Grande Inter. He was included in Italy's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, playing one game and the 1968...

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|MF ||13||Antonio Juliano
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|MF ||14||Giovanni Lodetti

Giovanni Lodetti

Giovanni Lodetti is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.- Club :*A.C. Milan**Serie A: 1961–62, 1967–68**Coppa Italia: 1966–67**European Cup: 1962–63, 1968–69**Cup Winners' Cup: 1967–68...

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|FW ||16||Pierino Prati

Pierino Prati

Pierino Prati is a retired Italian footballer who played for A.C. Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 1969, scoring a hat-trick in the 4-1 defeat of Ajax in the final. He is the last man to have scored a hat trick in the Champions League/European Cup Final...

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|colspan=3|  Ferruccio Valcareggi
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|GK ||1 ||Ilija Pantelić

Ilija Pantelic

Ilija Pantelić is a retired Serbian goalkeeper who played at Euro 1968 for SFR Yugoslavia, and in France for Olympique de Marseille, SEC Bastia and Paris SG.-External references:* * at planetepsg.com...

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|LB ||2 ||Mirsad Fazlagić

Mirsad Fazlagic

Mirsad Fazlagić is a Bosnian former footballer.He started his football career in 1957 playing for a local club in his home town of Čapljina...

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|CB ||3 ||Milan Damjanović

Milan Damjanovic

Milan "Gica" Damjanović is a former Yugoslavian and Serbian football defender.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at Euro 1968....

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|CB ||5||Blagoje Paunović

Blagoje Paunovic

Blagoje Paunović is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a defender, and a current manager.-Playing career:...

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|RB ||6||Dragan Holcer

Dragan Holcer

Dragan Holcer is a Yugoslav retired football defender.Holcer was born in captivity in a Nazi prison camp to Slovenian father Franc Holcer and Italian-Austrian mother Ida Orelli who lived in Niš. His father fought in World War II as part Yugoslav Partisans...

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|MF ||7||Ilija Petković

Ilija Petkovic

Ilija Petković is a retired Serbian footballer. Since the early 1990s he's been a football manager, his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national football team.-Playing career:He started playing football for Dinara Knin...

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|LM ||9||Vahidin Musemić

Vahidin Musemic

Vahidin Musemić was a famous Bosnian football player.During his brilliant career with FK Sarajevo he became one of the team's legends, but he truly became known for his outstanding performances as starting forward for the Yugoslavia national football teams of the 1970s...

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|CM ||11 ||Dragan Džajić

Dragan Džajic

Dragan Džajić is widely considered to have been one of the best Serbian football players to emerge from former Yugoslavia. Regarded as a preeminent and very proficient left winger, he is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest European players of his generation...

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|CM ||15||Miroslav Pavlović

Miroslav Pavlovic

Miroslav Pavlović was a Serbian football player.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and at Euro 1968....

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|RM ||16 ||Jovan Aćimović

Jovan Acimovic

Jovan “Kule” Aćimović is a former Serbian football player.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and at Euro 1968 and Euro 1976.- References : at Reprezentacija.rs....

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|FW ||21||Dobrivoje Trivić

Dobrivoje Trivic

Dobrivoje Trivić is a Serbian defender who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-References:*...

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|colspan=4|  Rajko Mitić

Rajko Mitic

Rajko Mitić was a Serbian football player and coach. Mitić was born in the village Dolac, Bela Palanka in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes...

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Replay

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|GK ||22 ||Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days.Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the...

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|DF ||2 ||Pietro Anastasi

Pietro Anastasi

Pietro Anastasi , nicknamed Petruzzu 'u turcu by fans, was an Italian footballer, playing in the striker role.Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily. During his career he played for Massiminiana, Varese, Juventus, Internazionale and Ascoli...

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|MF ||5 ||Tarcisio Burgnich

Tarcisio Burgnich

Tarcisio Burgnich is a former Italian football defender.After short spells at Udinese, Juventus and Palermo, it was with Internazionale that he found his spiritual home in the 1960s...

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|DF ||8 ||Giancarlo De Sisti

Giancarlo De Sisti

Giancarlo de Sisti is a former Italian footballer and football manager.Best known by his nickname Picchio, during his career he played for A.S. Roma and ACF Fiorentina...

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|MF ||9 ||Angelo Domenghini

Angelo Domenghini

Angelo Domenghini is an Italian former footballer.Born in Lallio, province of Bergamo, he played for Italy in both the finals of the 1968 European Championship and 1970 World Cup. He played 164 times for Internazionale scoring 54 goals for the club. He also played for Cagliari. He ended his career...

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|MF ||10 ||Giacinto Facchetti

Giacinto Facchetti

Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s, playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Internazionale team remembered...

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|MF ||12 ||Aristide Guarneri

Aristide Guarneri

Aristide Guarneri is a former Italian footballer who played for Internazionale and was part of their European Cup victories in 1964 and 1965. He played for the Inter Milan team known as La Grande Inter. He was included in Italy's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, playing one game and the 1968...

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|MF ||15||Sandro Mazzola
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|FW ||17||Luigi Riva

Luigi Riva

Luigi Riva , best known as Gigi Riva or by his nickname Rombo di Tuono , is a former Italian footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team...

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|FW ||19||Roberto Rosato

Roberto Rosato

Roberto Rosato was an Italian footballer.He played for 15 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Torino, A.C. Milan and Genoa C.F.C....

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|FW ||20||Sandro Salvadore

Sandro Salvadore

Sandro Salvadore was an Italian footballer.Born Milan, Lombardy, Sandro Salvadore was picked up by A.C. Milan’s scouts when he was 15, and played in their junior team until he made his debut in Serie A in the 1958/59 season aged 20. While wearing AC Milan’s number 6 shirt he won 2 League titles...

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|colspan=3|  Ferruccio Valcareggi
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|GK ||1 ||Ilija Pantelić

Ilija Pantelic

Ilija Pantelić is a retired Serbian goalkeeper who played at Euro 1968 for SFR Yugoslavia, and in France for Olympique de Marseille, SEC Bastia and Paris SG.-External references:* * at planetepsg.com...

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|LB ||2 ||Mirsad Fazlagić

Mirsad Fazlagic

Mirsad Fazlagić is a Bosnian former footballer.He started his football career in 1957 playing for a local club in his home town of Čapljina...

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|CB ||3 ||Milan Damjanović

Milan Damjanovic

Milan "Gica" Damjanović is a former Yugoslavian and Serbian football defender.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at Euro 1968....

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|CB ||5||Blagoje Paunović

Blagoje Paunovic

Blagoje Paunović is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a defender, and a current manager.-Playing career:...

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|RB ||6||Dragan Holcer

Dragan Holcer

Dragan Holcer is a Yugoslav retired football defender.Holcer was born in captivity in a Nazi prison camp to Slovenian father Franc Holcer and Italian-Austrian mother Ida Orelli who lived in Niš. His father fought in World War II as part Yugoslav Partisans...

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|LM ||9||Vahidin Musemić

Vahidin Musemic

Vahidin Musemić was a famous Bosnian football player.During his brilliant career with FK Sarajevo he became one of the team's legends, but he truly became known for his outstanding performances as starting forward for the Yugoslavia national football teams of the 1970s...

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|CM ||11 ||Dragan Džajić

Dragan Džajic

Dragan Džajić is widely considered to have been one of the best Serbian football players to emerge from former Yugoslavia. Regarded as a preeminent and very proficient left winger, he is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest European players of his generation...

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|CM ||15||Miroslav Pavlović

Miroslav Pavlovic

Miroslav Pavlović was a Serbian football player.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and at Euro 1968....

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|RM ||16 ||Jovan Aćimović

Jovan Acimovic

Jovan “Kule” Aćimović is a former Serbian football player.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and at Euro 1968 and Euro 1976.- References : at Reprezentacija.rs....

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|FW ||21||Dobrivoje Trivić

Dobrivoje Trivic

Dobrivoje Trivić is a Serbian defender who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-References:*...

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|FW ||22||Idriz Hošić

Idriz Hošic

Idriz Hošić is a former Yugoslav international footballer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.During his club career he played for NK Famos Hrasnica, FK Partizan, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and MSV Duisburg. He earned 2 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1968.-External...

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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4|  Rajko Mitić

Rajko Mitic

Rajko Mitić was a Serbian football player and coach. Mitić was born in the village Dolac, Bela Palanka in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes...

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