Four years later it was on to Belgium for the finals. The tournament did not change in format from the previous one in 1968.
1972 Tournament Statistics
Leading Scorer (finals only)
4 Goals: Gerd Muller (West Germany)
Results
| Quarter Finals | England | 1-3 0-0 |
West Germany |
| Italy | 0-0 1-2 |
Belgium | |
| Hungary | 1-1 2-2 2-1 |
Romania | |
| Yugoslavia | 0-0 0-3 |
USSR | |
| Final Tournament | |||
| Semi Finals | West Germany | 2-1 | Belgium |
| USSR | 1-0 | Hungary | |
| Third Place Play-off | Belgium | 2-1 | Hungary |
| Final | West Germany | 3-0 | USSR |
Portugal
Turkey
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Croatia
Germany
Austria
Poland
Netherlands
Italy
Romania
France
Spain
Russia
Sweden
Greece