Euro 1980 Championships - Review & History
This was the first European Championship in which eight teams, rather than four, contested the final tournament. Seven of these countries had to qualify for the final stage. Also for the first time, the hosts, in this case Italy, qualified automatically for the finals. This was the first time in the history of the tournament that all matches were played in one country.
Because of the expanded format, the final tournament went through some changes as well. Two groups of four teams each were created; each team would play all others within their group. The winners of the groups would go straight to the final (there were no semi-finals), while the runners-up disputed the third place match.
Playing their best football since the 1974 World Cup, West Germany went on to defeat Belgium 2-1 in the Euro 1980 Final!
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Euro 1980 results (Held in Italy)
Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia 1-1 Italy (AET - Czech'vakia won 9-8 on penalties)
FINAL
West Germany 2-1 Belgium (AET)
TOP SCORERS 1980
Allofs (Germany) 3
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