The qualifying round for the 1968 UEFA European Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups; seven of four teams and one of three teams. Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through, to the final tournament.
Qualified teams
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! Qualified as ! Qualified on ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament |- | (host) || || || 0 (debut) |- | || || || 1 (1960) |- | || || || 0 (debut) |- | || || || 2 (1960, 1964)
Summary
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: Greater number of points in all group matches Goal difference in all group matches Greater number of goals scored in all group matches Drawing of lots
Groups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship.
Quarter-finals
Goalscorers
Notes
References
External links UEFA Euro 1968 at UEFA.com