Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1976 finals tournament. Group 2 consisted of four teams: Wales, Hungary, Austria, and Luxembourg, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were Wales, who finished three points above Hungary.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Wales
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Hungary
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 8–1 | ||
| 3 | Austria
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 6–2 | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Austria | 2–1 | Wales |
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Kreuz  63'Krankl 74' |
Griffiths 35' |
| Luxembourg | 2–4 | Hungary |
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| Dussier 15', 43' (pen.) |
Horváth 18' Nagy 29', 55'Bálint 71' |
| Wales | 2–0 | Hungary |
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| Griffiths 57' Toshack 88' |
| Wales | 5–0 | Luxembourg |
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| Toshack 34' England 53'P. Roberts 70'Griffiths 73'Yorath 75' |
| Luxembourg | 1–2 | Austria |
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| Braun 12' |
Köglberger 58' Krankl 75' |
| Austria | 0–0 | Hungary |
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| Hungary | 1–2 | Wales |
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| Branikovits 77' |
Toshack 44' Mahoney 69' |
| Luxembourg | 1–3 | Wales |
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| Philipp 39' (pen.) |
Reece 24' James 32', 83' (pen.) |
| Hungary | 2–1 | Austria |
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| Nyilasi 3' Pusztai 35' |
Krankl 16' (pen.) |
| Austria | 6–2 | Luxembourg |
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| Welzl 1', 46' Krankl 38', 76' (pen.)Jara 41'Prohaska 80' |
Braun 4' Philipp 32' |
| Hungary | 8–1 | Luxembourg |
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| Pintér 13' Nyilasi 21', 32', 44', 57', 67'Wollek 78'Várady 84' |
Dussier 83' |
| Wales | 1–0 | Austria |
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| Griffiths 69' |
Goalscorers
There were 47 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.92 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Kurt Jara
- Helmut Köglberger
- Wilhelm Kreuz
- Herbert Prohaska
- László Bálint
- László Branikovits
- József Horváth
- Sándor Pintér
- László Pusztai
- Béla Várady
- Tibor Wollek
- Mike England
- John Mahoney
- Gil Reece
- Phil Roberts
- Terry Yorath
References
- "1976 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1976". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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