UEFA Euro 2012 in October 2011, the nine group winners qualified automatically, along with the highest ranked second placed team. The remaining eight-second placed teams contested two-legged play-offs, and the four winners qualified for the finals. Twelve of the sixteen finalists participated at the previous tournament in 2008. England and Denmark made their return to the Euro, having last participated in 2004, while Republic of Ireland returned after a twenty-four-year absence to make their second appearance at a European Championship. One of the co-hosts, Ukraine, made their debut as an independent nation (before 1992 Ukraine participated as part of the Soviet Union). With
UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals place over two legs, the first being on 24 and 25 April 1976, and the second on 22 May 1976. All times are CET (). "Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976." "Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976." "West Germany won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976." "Netherlands won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for UEFA Euro 1976." UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals The UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals were the last round of qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 1976. They were contested by the eight group winners of the