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=== Euro 1968 === Scotland were the first team to beat the world champions, as goals from [[Denis Law]], [[Bobby Lennox]] and [[Jim McCalliog]] secured a 3β2 victory at Wembley on 15 April 1967.<ref>{{harvnb|Banks|2002|p=152}}</ref> Despite this set-back, England qualified for [[UEFA Euro 1968]], which consisted of just four teams: England, [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (hosts), the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]], and Yugoslavia. England played just two games at the tournament, losing 1β0 to Yugoslavia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/en/news/1053821/european-nations-cup-1968.html|title=Euro 2012: European Nations Cup 1968|last1=Brewin|first1=John|last2=Williamson|first2=Martin|date=29 April 2012|website=[[ESPN FC]]|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008105917/http://espnfc.com/en/news/1053821/european-nations-cup-1968.html|archive-date=8 October 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> and then beating the Soviets 2β0 in the third-place play-off.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b2e1adede-c896e22df928-1000--england-beat-soviet-union-to-win-euro-1968-third-place-pla/ | title = England beat Soviet Union to win bronze |date = 2 October 2003 | publisher = UEFA | access-date = 12 February 2019}}</ref>
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