# UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2

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.

## Teams

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Belgium | Group 2 winner | 19 December 1979 | 2nd | 1972 | Third place (1972) |
| England | Group 1 winner | 21 November 1979 | 2nd | 1968 | Third place (1968) |
| Italy | Host | 12 November 1977 | 2nd | 1968 | Winners (1968) |
| Spain | Group 3 winner | 9 December 1979 | 2nd | 1964 | Winners (1964) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Italy (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
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
### Belgium vs England

| Belgium | England |
| GK | 12 | Jean-Marie Pfaff |
| RB | 2 | Eric Gerets |
| CB | 3 | Luc Millecamps |
| CB | 4 | Walter Meeuws |
| LB | 5 | Michel Renquin |
| CM | 6 | Julien Cools (c) |
| CM | 8 | Wilfried van Moer | 88' |
| CM | 7 | René Vandereycken |
| RW | 9 | François van der Elst |
| CF | 11 | Jan Ceulemans |
| LW | 10 | Erwin Vandenbergh |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Raymond Mommens | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Guy Thys ||
| GK | 1 | Ray Clemence |
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| CB | 4 | Phil Thompson |
| CB | 5 | Dave Watson |
| LB | 3 | Kenny Sansom |
| CM | 10 | Trevor Brooking |
| CM | 6 | Ray Wilkins |
| AM | 7 | Kevin Keegan (c) |
| RW | 8 | Steve Coppell | 81' |
| CF | 9 | David Johnson | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Tony Woodcock |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Ray Kennedy | 70' |
| MF | 17 | Terry McDermott | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Ron Greenwood ||

### Spain vs Italy

| Spain | Italy |
| GK | 1 | Luis Arconada |
| RB | 20 | Miguel Tendillo |
| CB | 2 | José Ramón Alexanko |
| CB | 3 | Migueli |
| LB | 14 | Rafael Gordillo |
| RM | 18 | Enrique Saura |
| CM | 6 | Juan Manuel Asensi (c) |
| CM | 21 | Jesús María Zamora |
| LM | 10 | Quini |
| CF | 7 | Dani | | 53' |
| CF | 17 | Jesús María Satrústegui | 12' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Juanito | | 53' |
| Manager: ||
| Ladislao Kubala ||
| GK | 1 | Dino Zoff (c) |
| RB | 7 | Claudio Gentile |
| CB | 9 | Gaetano Scirea |
| CB | 6 | Fulvio Collovati |
| LB | 5 | Antonio Cabrini | | 56' |
| CM | 14 | Gabriele Oriali |
| CM | 15 | Marco Tardelli |
| CM | 10 | Giancarlo Antognoni |
| RW | 19 | Franco Causio |
| CF | 20 | Francesco Graziani | 43' |
| LW | 18 | Roberto Bettega |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Romeo Benetti | | 56' |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||

### Belgium vs Spain

| Belgium | Spain |
| GK | 12 | Jean-Marie Pfaff |
| RB | 2 | Eric Gerets |
| CB | 3 | Luc Millecamps |
| CB | 4 | Walter Meeuws |
| LB | 5 | Michel Renquin |
| CM | 6 | Julien Cools (c) |
| CM | 8 | Wilfried van Moer | 80' |
| CM | 7 | René Vandereycken |
| RW | 9 | François van der Elst |
| CF | 10 | Erwin Vandenbergh | 81' |
| LW | 11 | Jan Ceulemans |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Raymond Mommens | 80' |
| MF | 15 | René Verheyen | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Guy Thys ||
| GK | 1 | Luis Arconada |
| RB | 20 | Miguel Tendillo | | 79' |
| CB | 2 | José Ramón Alexanko |
| CB | 3 | Migueli | 29' |
| LB | 14 | Rafael Gordillo |
| CM | 21 | Jesús María Zamora |
| CM | 6 | Juan Manuel Asensi (c) | | 37' |
| CM | 12 | Juanito |
| RW | 18 | Enrique Saura |
| CF | 17 | Jesús María Satrústegui |
| LW | 10 | Quini |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Vicente del Bosque | | 37' |
| MF | 9 | Lobo Carrasco | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Ladislao Kubala ||

### England vs Italy

| England | Italy |
| GK | 13 | Peter Shilton |
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| CB | 4 | Phil Thompson |
| CB | 5 | Dave Watson |
| LB | 3 | Kenny Sansom |
| CM | 6 | Ray Wilkins |
| CM | 7 | Kevin Keegan (c) |
| CM | 18 | Ray Kennedy |
| RW | 8 | Steve Coppell |
| CF | 21 | Garry Birtles | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Tony Woodcock |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Paul Mariner | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Ron Greenwood ||
| GK | 1 | Dino Zoff (c) |
| RB | 7 | Claudio Gentile |
| CB | 9 | Gaetano Scirea |
| CB | 6 | Fulvio Collovati |
| LB | 14 | Gabriele Oriali |
| CM | 11 | Romeo Benetti | 51' |
| CM | 10 | Giancarlo Antognoni |
| CM | 15 | Marco Tardelli | 76' |
| RW | 19 | Franco Causio | | 88' |
| CF | 20 | Francesco Graziani |
| LW | 18 | Roberto Bettega |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 3 | Giuseppe Baresi | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||

### Spain vs England

| Spain | England |
| GK | 1 | Luis Arconada |
| RB | 14 | Rafael Gordillo |
| CB | 2 | José Ramón Alexanko |
| CB | 15 | Antonio Olmo |
| LB | 19 | Cundi |
| RM | 5 | Francisco Javier Uría |
| CM | 8 | Julio Cardeñosa | | 46' |
| CM | 18 | Enrique Saura |
| LM | 21 | Jesús María Zamora |
| CF | 12 | Juanito | | 46' |
| CF | 16 | Carlos Santillana (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Dani | | 46' |
| MF | 9 | Lobo Carrasco | 65' | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Ladislao Kubala ||
| GK | 1 | Ray Clemence |
| RB | 12 | Viv Anderson | | 86' |
| CB | 4 | Phil Thompson |
| CB | 5 | Dave Watson |
| LB | 16 | Mick Mills |
| RM | 6 | Ray Wilkins |
| CM | 19 | Glenn Hoddle | | 77' |
| CM | 17 | Terry McDermott | 65' |
| LM | 10 | Trevor Brooking |
| CF | 7 | Kevin Keegan (c) |
| CF | 11 | Tony Woodcock |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Paul Mariner | | 77' |
| MF | 14 | Trevor Cherry | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Ron Greenwood ||

### Italy vs Belgium

| Italy | Belgium |
| GK | 1 | Dino Zoff (c) |
| RB | 14 | Gabriele Oriali | 45' | 46' |
| CB | 9 | Gaetano Scirea |
| CB | 6 | Fulvio Collovati |
| LB | 7 | Claudio Gentile |
| CM | 15 | Marco Tardelli |
| CM | 11 | Romeo Benetti |
| AM | 10 | Giancarlo Antognoni | | 35' |
| RW | 19 | Franco Causio | 75' |
| CF | 20 | Francesco Graziani |
| LW | 18 | Roberto Bettega |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 3 | Giuseppe Baresi | | 35' |
| FW | 17 | Alessandro Altobelli | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||
| GK | 12 | Jean-Marie Pfaff |
| RB | 2 | Eric Gerets |
| CB | 3 | Luc Millecamps |
| CB | 4 | Walter Meeuws | 20' |
| LB | 5 | Michel Renquin |
| RM | 6 | Julien Cools (c) |
| CM | 8 | Wilfried van Moer | | 48' |
| CM | 7 | René Vandereycken | 40' |
| LM | 17 | Raymond Mommens | | 77' |
| CF | 9 | François van der Elst | 80' |
| CF | 11 | Jan Ceulemans |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | René Verheyen | | 48' |
| FW | 10 | Erwin Vandenbergh | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Guy Thys ||