The 1968 European Championship witnessed the host Italian team facing the Soviet Union, in a match that ended in a goalless draw, and 70,000 fans in the stands waited for the referee to resort to a coin toss, to tip the balance in favor of one of the two teams.
That tournament witnessed the participation of only four teams: Italy, England, the Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia. After the confrontation between Italy and the Soviet Union resulted in a draw in the first round, the extra time and penalty shootout system was not in effect at that time, which required the German referee, Kurt Tschencher, to summon the two captains. The two teams, the Italian Giacinto Faccetti and the Soviet Albert Shestinov, went to the dressing room, while the audience waited on the stands of the Sao Paulo Stadium in Turin, for the result of the coin draw, after which Falcetti came out with historic joy, announcing that the coin had been chosen for Italy as the winner of the match, and that it had advanced to the final.
The tie appeared again in the final match between Italy and Yugoslavia, but with a score of (1-1), but the coin was not resorted to, after it was decided to replay the match two days later at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, and Italy won the rematch (2-0). And won her first title in the European Nations.
. The 1968 tournament witnessed the participation of only 4 teams: Italy, England, the Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia.
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