With his prolific goal scoring abilities, Gerd Muller of West Germany emerged first among the
Euro Cup 1972 Top Scorers. The final phase of 1972 championship started from the semifinal stage with 4 teams taking part.
Since the number of matches was less, the total number of goals scored was also very low. Only 10 goals were scored in 4 matches with a per match average of 2.5. Gerd Muller alone scored 4 goals in 2 matches. He scored a brace against Belgium in the semifinal and against the U.S.S.R. in the final. Anatoli Konkov of USSR, Raoul Lambert, Paul Van Himst and Odilon Polleunis of Belgium, Lajos Ku of Hungary and Herbert Wimmer of Germany scored a goal each.
