Date: 20-06-1976
Stage: final
Place: BEOGRAD
Running time: 158 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/german
My rating: ****
Notes: Panenka,Ondrus,D.Muller
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 20 June 1976, 20:15
Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 30,790
Meteo: Clear, warm, 25°C
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Ivo Viktor
Jozef Čapkovič
Karol Dobiaš
Koloman Gögh
Anton Ondruš (c)
Ján Pivarník
Jozef Móder
Antonín Panenka
Ján Švehlík
Marián Masný
Zdeněk Nehoda
Coach: Václav Ježek (TCH)
55′ Karol Dobiaš
59′ Jozef Móder
80′ ↓Zdeněk Nehoda ↑Pavol Biroš
109′ ↓Karol Dobiaš ↑František Veselý
W. GERMANY
Sepp Maier
Franz Beckenbauer (c)
Bernard Dietz
Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
Berti Vogts
Erich Beer
Rainer Bonhof
Uli Hoeneß
Bernd Hölzenbein
Dieter Müller
Herbert Wimmer
Coach: Helmut Schön (GER)
46′ ↓Herbert Wimmer ↑Heinz Flohe
80′ ↓Erich Beer ↑Hans Bongartz
Referee: Sergio Gonella (ITA)
Goals:
8′ Ján Švehlík CZE
25′ Karol Dobiaš CZE
28′ Dieter Müller GER
90′ Bernd Hölzenbein GER
Match overview
Czechoslovakia claimed their first European Championship with a dramatic victory over defending champions West Germany. After taking a 2-0 lead through Švehlík and Dobiaš, the underdogs saw their advantage reduced when Müller replied quickly. Hölzenbein’s last-minute header forced extra time and the first-ever penalty shootout in a major international final, where Panenka’s audacious chip secured immortality.
Trivia
This final marked the birth of the “Panenka” penalty, named after Antonín Panenka’s cheeky chip down the middle that deceived Sepp Maier. The decision to settle the match with penalties instead of a replay was made just hours before kickoff at West Germany’s request, as their players had already booked summer holidays. The tournament was unique as three of the four participating nations no longer exist today.
