Group 3 of the

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tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the

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finals tournament. Group 3 consisted of four teams:

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, Switzerland,

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, and

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, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners were England, who finished two points above Switzerland.

Final table

Matches

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Goalscorers

References

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