Date: 18-06-1972
Stage: final
Place: BRUXELLES
Running time: 99 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: master copy
Commentary: english
My rating: ***
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 18 June 1972, 16:00
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 43,437
Meteo: Sunny, pleasant, 22°C
WEST GERMANY
Sepp Maier
Franz Beckenbauer (c)
Paul Breitner
Horst-Dieter Höttges
Georg Schwarzenbeck
Uli Hoeness
Gunter Netzer
Jupp Heynckes
Erwin Kremers
Gerd Müller
Herbert Wimmer
Coach: Helmut Schon (GER)
USSR
Yevgeni Rudakov
Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Yuri Istomin
Vladimir Kaplichni
Vladimir Troshkin
Anatoli Baidachni
Murtaz Khurtzilava (c)
Viktor Kolotov
Anatoliy Konkov
Anatoli Banishevski
Vladimir Onishchenko
Coach: Aleksandr Ponomarev (URS)
46′ ↓Anatoli Baidachni ↑Oleg Dolmatov
66′ ↓Anatoli Baidachni ↑Eduard Kozinkevich
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (AUT)
Goals:
27′ Gerd Müller GER
52′ Herbert Wimmer GER
58′ Gerd Müller GER
Match overview
West Germany claimed their first European Championship title with a commanding 3-0 victory over the Soviet Union at the Heysel Stadium. Franz Beckenbauer and Günter Netzer orchestrated a masterful performance, with Gerd Müller scoring twice and Herbert Wimmer adding a third. The Germans’ superior technical ability and tactical discipline proved too much for the Soviets in their third final appearance.
Trivia
This final marked the beginning of West Germany’s golden era, with captain Franz Beckenbauer finally claiming his first major international trophy. Gerd Müller’s brace took his tournament tally to four goals, making him the top scorer despite playing only two matches in the finals.
