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4 unusual facts about UEFA Euro 1976


Football in the Netherlands

They finished second in the 1974,1978 and 2010 World Cups and third in the UEFA Euro 1976 tournament.

José Ángel Iribar

He retained his position for a further 10 years, his last game coming on 24 April 1976 in a 1–1 against West Germany for the unsuccessful UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying, and gained a total of 49 caps.

Paco Fortes

Subsequently he joined Real Valladolid still in the top level, going on to amass overall league totals of 175 games and 14 goals; on 16 November 1975 he gained his only cap for Spain, playing 15 minutes in 2–2 draw in Romania for the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifiers.

UEFA Euro 2012 bids

While Hungary had never hosted similar major tournaments, Croatia's capital Zagreb was a host city of the Euro 1976 as part of former Yugoslavia.



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