UEFA Euro 1968
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The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the third UEFA European Championship, an event held every four years and organised by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 5 and 10 June 1968.
| Campionato europeo di calcio Italia 1968 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 5–10 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (1st title) |
| Runners-up | .svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_(1946-1992).svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  England |
| Fourth place |  Soviet Union |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 7 (1.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 260,916 (52,183 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dragan Džajić (2 goals) |
← 1964 1972 → | |
It was in this year that the tournament changed its name from the "European Nations' Cup" to the "European Championship".[1] There were also some changes in the tournament's qualifying structure, with the two-legged home-and-away knock-out stage being replaced by a group phase.
Four countries played in the final tournament, which consisted of the semi-finals, a third place play-off, and the final. The host nation for the finals was selected from the four qualified nations.[2]