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.
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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:
Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966âÂÂ67 and 1967âÂÂ68 editions of the British Home Championship.