UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2#Italy vs Belgium

{{Short description|Football tournament group stage}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80e.html |title=European Championship 1980 |website=RSSSF |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=28 March 2007 |access-date=1 March 2017}}

Teams

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Team

! Method of
qualification

! Date of
qualification

! data-sort-type="number" | Finals
appearance

! Last
appearance

! Previous best
performance

style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|BEL}}Group 2 winner19 December 19792nd1972data-sort-value="3" | Third place (1972)
style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ENG}}Group 1 winner21 November 19792nd1968data-sort-value="3" | Third place (1968)
style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ITA}}Host12 November 19772nd1968data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1968)
style="white-space:nowrap" | {{fb|ESP|1977}}Group 3 winner9 December 19792nd1964data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1964)

Standings

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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

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=Belgium vs England=

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|stadium=Stadio Comunale, Turin

|attendance=15,186

|referee=Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

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GK12Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB2Eric Gerets
CB3Luc Millecamps
CB4Walter Meeuws
LB5Michel Renquin
CM6Julien Cools (c)
CM8Wilfried van Moer{{suboff|88}}
CM7René Vandereycken
RW9François van der Elst
CF11Jan Ceulemans
LW10Erwin Vandenbergh
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW17Raymond Mommens{{subon|88}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Guy Thys

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GK1Ray Clemence
RB2Phil Neal
CB4Phil Thompson
CB5Dave Watson
LB3Kenny Sansom
CM10Trevor Brooking
CM6Ray Wilkins
AM7Kevin Keegan (c)
RW8Steve Coppell{{suboff|81}}
CF9David Johnson{{suboff|70}}
LW11Tony Woodcock
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF18Ray Kennedy{{subon|70}}
MF17Terry McDermott{{subon|81}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ron Greenwood

|}

=Spain vs Italy=

{{see also|Italy–Spain football rivalry}}

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|time=20:30

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|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3579/

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|attendance=46,337

|referee=Károly Palotai (Hungary)

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GK1Luis Arconada
RB20Miguel Tendillo
CB2José Ramón Alexanko
CB3Migueli
LB14Rafael Gordillo
RM18Enrique Saura
CM6Juan Manuel Asensi (c)
CM21Jesús María Zamora
LM10Quini
CF7Dani{{suboff|53}}
CF17Jesús María Satrústegui{{yel|12}}
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FW12Juanito{{subon|53}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ladislao Kubala

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RB7Claudio Gentile
CB9Gaetano Scirea
CB6Fulvio Collovati
LB5Antonio Cabrini{{suboff|56}}
CM14Gabriele Oriali
CM15Marco Tardelli
CM10Giancarlo Antognoni
RW19Franco Causio
CF20Francesco Graziani{{yel|43}}
LW18Roberto Bettega
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF11Romeo Benetti{{subon|56}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Enzo Bearzot

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=Belgium vs Spain=

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|date={{Start date|1980|6|15|df=y}}

|time=17:45

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|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3580/

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|referee=Charles Corver (Netherlands)

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GK12Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB2Eric Gerets
CB3Luc Millecamps
CB4Walter Meeuws
LB5Michel Renquin
CM6Julien Cools (c)
CM8Wilfried van Moer{{suboff|80}}
CM7René Vandereycken
RW9François van der Elst
CF10Erwin Vandenbergh{{suboff|81}}
LW11Jan Ceulemans
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW17Raymond Mommens{{subon|80}}
MF15René Verheyen{{subon|81}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Guy Thys

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RB20Miguel Tendillo{{suboff|79}}
CB2José Ramón Alexanko
CB3Migueli{{yel|29}}
LB14Rafael Gordillo
CM21Jesús María Zamora
CM6Juan Manuel Asensi (c){{yel}}{{suboff|37}}
CM12Juanito
RW18Enrique Saura
CF17Jesús María Satrústegui
LW10Quini
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF11Vicente del Bosque{{subon|37}}
MF9Lobo Carrasco{{subon|79}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ladislao Kubala

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=England vs Italy=

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|date={{Start date|1980|6|15|df=y}}

|time=20:30

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|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2#England vs Italy|0–1}}

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3581/

|team2={{fb|ITA}}

|goals1=

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|stadium=Stadio Comunale, Turin

|attendance=59,649

|referee=Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

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GK13Peter Shilton
RB2Phil Neal
CB4Phil Thompson
CB5Dave Watson
LB3Kenny Sansom
CM6Ray Wilkins
CM7Kevin Keegan (c)
CM18Ray Kennedy
RW8Steve Coppell
CF21Garry Birtles{{suboff|75}}
LW11Tony Woodcock
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Paul Mariner{{subon|75}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ron Greenwood

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RB7Claudio Gentile
CB9Gaetano Scirea
CB6Fulvio Collovati
LB14Gabriele Oriali
CM11Romeo Benetti{{yel|51}}
CM10Giancarlo Antognoni
CM15Marco Tardelli{{yel|76}}
RW19Franco Causio{{suboff|88}}
CF20Francesco Graziani
LW18Roberto Bettega
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF3Giuseppe Baresi{{subon|88}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Enzo Bearzot

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=Spain vs England=

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|date={{Start date|1980|6|18|df=y}}

|time=17:45

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|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3582/

|team2={{fb|ENG}}

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RB14Rafael Gordillo
CB2José Ramón Alexanko
CB15Antonio Olmo
LB19Cundi
RM5Francisco Javier Uría
CM8Julio Cardeñosa{{suboff|46}}
CM18Enrique Saura
LM21Jesús María Zamora
CF12Juanito{{suboff|46}}
CF16Carlos Santillana (c)
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW7Dani{{subon|46}}
MF9Lobo Carrasco{{yel|65}}{{subon|46}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ladislao Kubala

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GK1Ray Clemence
RB12Viv Anderson{{suboff|86}}
CB4Phil Thompson
CB5Dave Watson
LB16Mick Mills
RM6Ray Wilkins
CM19Glenn Hoddle{{suboff|77}}
CM17Terry McDermott{{yel|65}}
LM10Trevor Brooking
CF7Kevin Keegan (c)
CF11Tony Woodcock
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Paul Mariner{{subon|77}}
MF14Trevor Cherry{{subon|86}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ron Greenwood

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=Italy vs Belgium=

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|date={{Start date|1980|6|18|df=y}}

|time=20:30

|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}

|score={{score link|UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2#Italy vs Belgium|0–0}}

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3583/

|team2={{fb|BEL}}

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|stadium=Stadio Olimpico, Rome

|attendance=42,318

|referee=António Garrido (Portugal)

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GK1Dino Zoff (c)
RB14Gabriele Oriali{{yel|45}}{{suboff|46}}
CB9Gaetano Scirea
CB6Fulvio Collovati
LB7Claudio Gentile
CM15Marco Tardelli
CM11Romeo Benetti
AM10Giancarlo Antognoni{{suboff|35}}
RW19Franco Causio{{yel|75}}
CF20Francesco Graziani
LW18Roberto Bettega
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF3Giuseppe Baresi{{subon|35}}
FW17Alessandro Altobelli{{subon|46}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Enzo Bearzot

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GK12Jean-Marie Pfaff
RB2Eric Gerets
CB3Luc Millecamps
CB4Walter Meeuws{{yel|20}}
LB5Michel Renquin
RM6Julien Cools (c)
CM8Wilfried van Moer{{suboff|48}}
CM7René Vandereycken{{yel|40}}
LM17Raymond Mommens{{suboff|77}}
CF9François van der Elst{{yel|80}}
CF11Jan Ceulemans
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF15René Verheyen{{subon|48}}
FW10Erwin Vandenbergh{{subon|77}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Guy Thys

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See also

References

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