UEFA_Euro_1988_qualifying
UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
International football competition
This page describes the qualifying procedure for UEFA Euro 1988.[1]
Qualified
Did not qualify
Did not enter
Not a UEFA member
More information Team, Qualified as ...
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1] |
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 West Germany | Host | 14 March 1985 | 4 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984) |
 Denmark | Group 6 winner | 14 October 1987 | 2 (1964, 1984) |
 Soviet Union | Group 3 winner | 28 October 1987 | 4 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972) |
 England | Group 4 winner | 11 November 1987 | 2 (1968, 1980) |
 Republic of Ireland | Group 7 winner | 11 November 1987 | 0 (debut) |
 Italy | Group 2 winner | 14 November 1987 | 2 (1968, 1980) |
 Spain | Group 1 winner | 18 November 1987 | 3 (1964, 1980, 1984) |
 Netherlands | Group 5 winner | 9 December 1987 | 2 (1976, 1980) |
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More information Pool 1, Pool 2 ...
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Other teams were eliminated
More information Group 1, Group 2 ...
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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:
- Greater number of points in all group matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
The qualifying draw took place on 14 February 1986, in Frankfurt. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the competition. 32 teams entered the draw.
The qualifiers, consisting of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams, were played in 1986 and 1987. Each group winner progressed to the finals.
Group 1
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 1
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Spain |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 10 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Romania |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Austria |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Albania |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 2
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Italy |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Sweden |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Portugal |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland |
8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 5 | Malta |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 3
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 3
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Soviet Union |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | East Germany |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | France |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Iceland |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Norway |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 4
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 4
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 11 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Northern Ireland |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Turkey |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 5
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 5
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 14 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2 | Greece |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Hungary |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 8 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–3 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Poland |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 8 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Cyprus |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Notes:
Notes:
- The Netherlands v Cyprus match originally finished as an 8–0 win for the Netherlands, but the match was marred by crowd violence. The Cypriot goalkeeper Andreas Charitou was injured by a homemade bomb which exploded close to him. Therefore the result was annulled and the match was ordered to be replayed behind closed doors.
Group 6
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 6
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Denmark |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Wales |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Finland |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 7
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Republic of Ireland |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Belgium |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Scotland |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Luxembourg |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 0–0 | — |
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Source: UEFA
There were 287 goals scored in 117 matches, for an average of 2.45 goals per match.[note 1]
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Manfred Linzmaier
Jan Ceulemans- Franky Vercauteren
Hristo Kolev
Jan Mølby
Peter Beardsley- Bryan Robson
- Chris Waddle
Ari Hjelm
Dimitris Saravakos
Imre Boda- György Bognár
- Ferenc Mészáros
Hans Gillhaus- Ronald Koeman
- Marco van Basten
Jørn Andersen
Marek Leśniak
Jorge Plácido
Paul McGrath
Ștefan Iovan- Victor Pițurcă
Davie Cooper- Paul McStay
Oleksandr Zavarov
Eloy Olaya
Peter Larsson
Ian Rush
Faruk Hadžibegić- Srečko Katanec
- Fadil Vokrri
1 goal
Sokol Kushta- Shkëlqim Muça
- Andreas Ogris
- Peter Crève
- Marc Degryse
- Eric Gerets
- Pier Janssen
- Enzo Scifo
- Ayan Sadakov
- Georgi Yordanov
Evagoras Christofi- Pavlos Savva
- Giorgos Savvidis
Michal Bílek- Ivan Hašek
- Petr Janečka
- Karel Kula
- Jens Jørn Bertelsen
- Preben Elkjær
Thomas Doll- Matthias Döschner
- Rainer Ernst
- Ralf Minge
- Tony Adams
- Viv Anderson
- Steve Hodge
- Gary Mabbutt
- Neil Webb
- Ismo Lius
- Petri Tiainen
Philippe Fargeon- Carmelo Micciche
- Yannick Stopyra
- José Touré
- Kostas Antoniou
- Kostas Batsinilas
- Andreas Bonovas
- Tasos Mitropoulos
- Lakis Papaioannou
- József Kiprich
- Zoltán Péter
- Tamás Preszeller
- István Vincze
Atli Eðvaldsson- Arnór Guðjohnsen
- Pétur Ormslev
- Pétur Pétursson
Salvatore Bagni- Giuseppe Bergomi
- Luigi De Agostini
- Roberto Donadoni
- Riccardo Ferri
- Giuseppe Giannini
Armin Krings- Robby Langers
Dennis Mizzi- Arnold Mühren
- Ronald Spelbos[note 1]
- John van 't Schip[note 1]
Colin Clarke- Jimmy Quinn
- Jan Kristian Fjærestad
- Per Edmund Mordt
- Tom Sundby
- Dariusz Marciniak
- Włodzimierz Smolarek
- Ryszard Tarasiewicz
- Roman Wójcicki
- José Coelho
- Manuel Fernandes
- Fernando Gomes
- Frederico Rosa
- Liam Brady
- Tony Galvin
- Mark Lawrenson
- Kevin Moran
- Ronnie Whelan
- László Bölöni
- Adrian Bumbescu
- Michael Klein
- Marius Lăcătuș
- Dorin Mateuț
- Nicolae Ungureanu
- Mo Johnston
- Gary Mackay
- Ally McCoist
- Sergei Aleinikov
- Oleg Blokhin
- Vagiz Khidiyatullin
- Hennadiy Lytovchenko
- Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
- Oleh Protasov
- Vasyl Rats
- Tengiz Sulakvelidze
- Juan Carlos Arteche
- Ramón Calderé
- Lobo Carrasco
- Joaquín
- Francisco Llorente
- Manuel Sanchís
- Stig Fredriksson
- Glenn Hysén
- Mats Magnusson
- Glenn Strömberg
Jean-Paul Brigger- André Egli
- Andy Halter
- Martin Weber
- Hans-Peter Zwicker
Yusuf Altıntaş- Feyyaz Uçar
- Glyn Hodges
- Mark Hughes
- Andy Jones
- David Phillips
- Neil Slatter
- Ljubomir Radanović
- Dejan Savićević
- Dragan Stojković
- The matches/goals tally takes into account fixtures that were subsequently annulled.
- Stokkermans, Karel (22 June 2004). "European Championship 1988". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- UEFA Euro 1988 at UEFA.com