UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2

Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1980 began on 12 June 1980, and ended on 18 June 1980. The pool was made up of Belgium, England, hosts Italy, and Spain.[1]

Teams
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 BelgiumGroup 2 winner19 December 19792nd1972Third place (1972)
 EnglandGroup 1 winner21 November 19792nd1968Third place (1968)
 ItalyHost12 November 19772nd1968Winners (1968)
 SpainGroup 3 winner9 December 19792nd1964Winners (1964)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to final
2  Italy (H) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to third place play-off
3  England 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the knockout stage,

  • The winner of Group 2, Belgium, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, West Germany, in the final.
  • The runner-up of Group 2, Italy, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Czechoslovakia, in the third place play-off.

Matches
All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

Belgium vs England
Belgium 1–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 15,186
Belgium
England
GK12Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB2Eric Gerets
CB3Luc Millecamps
CB4Walter Meeuws
LB5Michel Renquin
CM6Julien Cools (c)
CM8Wilfried van Moer 88'
CM7René Vandereycken
RW9François van der Elst
CF11Jan Ceulemans
LW10Erwin Vandenbergh
Substitutions:
FW17Raymond Mommens 88'
Manager:
Guy Thys
GK1Ray Clemence
RB2Phil Neal
CB4Phil Thompson
CB5Dave Watson
LB3Kenny Sansom
CM10Trevor Brooking
CM6Ray Wilkins
AM7Kevin Keegan (c)
RW8Steve Coppell 81'
CF9David Johnson 70'
LW11Tony Woodcock
Substitutions:
MF18Ray Kennedy 70'
MF17Terry McDermott 81'
Manager:
Ron Greenwood

Spain vs Italy
See also: Italy–Spain football rivalry
Spain 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 46,337
Spain
Italy
GK1Luis Arconada
RB20Miguel Tendillo
CB2José Ramón Alexanko
CB3Migueli
LB14Rafael Gordillo
RM18Enrique Saura
CM6Juan Manuel Asensi (c)
CM21Jesús María Zamora
LM10Quini
CF7Dani 53'
CF17Jesús María Satrústegui 12'
Substitutions:
FW12Juanito 53'
Manager:
Ladislao Kubala
GK1Dino Zoff (c)
RB7Claudio Gentile
CB9Gaetano Scirea
CB6Fulvio Collovati
LB5Antonio Cabrini 56'
CM14Gabriele Oriali
CM15Marco Tardelli
CM10Giancarlo Antognoni
RW19Franco Causio
CF20Francesco Graziani 43'
LW18Roberto Bettega
Substitutions:
MF11Romeo Benetti 56'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

Belgium vs Spain
Belgium 2–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 11,430
Belgium
Spain
GK12Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB2Eric Gerets
CB3Luc Millecamps
CB4Walter Meeuws
LB5Michel Renquin
CM6Julien Cools (c)
CM8Wilfried van Moer 80'
CM7René Vandereycken
RW9François van der Elst
CF10Erwin Vandenbergh 81'
LW11Jan Ceulemans
Substitutions:
FW17Raymond Mommens 80'
MF15René Verheyen 81'
Manager:
Guy Thys
GK1Luis Arconada
RB20Miguel Tendillo 79'
CB2José Ramón Alexanko
CB3Migueli 29'
LB14Rafael Gordillo
CM21Jesús María Zamora
CM6Juan Manuel Asensi (c) 37'
CM12Juanito
RW18Enrique Saura
CF17Jesús María Satrústegui
LW10Quini
Substitutions:
MF11Vicente del Bosque 37'
MF9Lobo Carrasco 79'
Manager:
Ladislao Kubala

England vs Italy
England 0–1 Italy
Report
Attendance: 59,649
England
Italy
GK13Peter Shilton
RB2Phil Neal
CB4Phil Thompson
CB5Dave Watson
LB3Kenny Sansom
CM6Ray Wilkins
CM7Kevin Keegan (c)
CM18Ray Kennedy
RW8Steve Coppell
CF21Garry Birtles 75'
LW11Tony Woodcock
Substitutions:
FW20Paul Mariner 75'
Manager:
Ron Greenwood
GK1Dino Zoff (c)
RB7Claudio Gentile
CB9Gaetano Scirea
CB6Fulvio Collovati
LB14Gabriele Oriali
CM11Romeo Benetti
CM10Giancarlo Antognoni
CM15Marco Tardelli
RW19Franco Causio 88'
CF20Francesco Graziani
LW18Roberto Bettega
Substitutions:
MF3Giuseppe Baresi 88'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

Spain vs England
Spain 1–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 14,440
Spain
England
GK1Luis Arconada
RB14Rafael Gordillo
CB2José Ramón Alexanko
CB15Antonio Olmo
LB19Cundi
RM5Francisco Javier Uría
CM8Julio Cardeñosa 46'
CM18Enrique Saura
LM21Jesús María Zamora
CF12Juanito 46'
CF16Carlos Santillana (c)
Substitutions:
FW7Dani 46'
MF9Lobo Carrasco 65' 46'
Manager:
Ladislao Kubala
GK1Ray Clemence
RB12Viv Anderson 86'
CB4Phil Thompson
CB5Dave Watson
LB16Mick Mills
RM6Ray Wilkins
CM19Glenn Hoddle 77'
CM17Terry McDermott 65'
LM10Trevor Brooking
CF7Kevin Keegan (c)
CF11Tony Woodcock
Substitutions:
FW20Paul Mariner 77'
MF14Trevor Cherry 86'
Manager:
Ron Greenwood

Italy vs Belgium
Italy 0–0 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 42,318
Italy
Belgium
GK1Dino Zoff (c)
RB14Gabriele Oriali 46'
CB9Gaetano Scirea
CB6Fulvio Collovati
LB7Claudio Gentile
CM15Marco Tardelli
CM11Romeo Benetti
AM10Giancarlo Antognoni 35'
RW19Franco Causio
CF20Francesco Graziani
LW18Roberto Bettega
Substitutions:
MF3Giuseppe Baresi 35'
FW17Alessandro Altobelli 46'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
GK12Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB2Eric Gerets
CB3Luc Millecamps
CB4Walter Meeuws
LB5Michel Renquin
RM6Julien Cools (c)
CM8Wilfried van Moer 48'
CM7René Vandereycken
LM17Raymond Mommens 77'
CF9François van der Elst
CF11Jan Ceulemans
Substitutions:
MF15René Verheyen 48'
FW10Erwin Vandenbergh 77'
Manager:
Guy Thys

References
  1. "European Championship 1980". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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