Euro 1980 Qualifiers : Greece beats USSR 1-0 to qualify for 1980 Euro
Sep. 12, 1979 (AMP) — Italia 80 (Qualifiers) : Greece defeated USSR by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a Euro qualifying game on Wednesday. Greece secured their ticket to the Euro finals.
Fixtures and Results : Group 6
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Overview
Greece at the Euro
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1960)
USSR at the Euro
- 1 title (1960)
- 4 appearances (first in 1960)
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1960)
- Statistics: Champions (1960) Runners-up (1964, 1972) Fourth Place (1968)
Greece
1:0
USSR
1:0 (1:0)
- 12 September 1979
Group 6
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 7 |
 Finland | 5 |
| USSR | 4 |
 Hungary | 4 |
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