West Germany qualify as hosts. 1988 European Championship Qualifying Details
Group 1 [Spain] 10- 9-86 Romania 4-0 Austria 15-10-86 Austria 3-0 Albania 12-11-86 Spain 1-0 Romania 3-12-86 Albania 1-2 Spain 25- 3-87 Romania 5-1 Albania 1- 4-87 Austria 2-3 Spain 29- 4-87 Albania 0-1 Austria 29- 4-87 Romania 3-1 Spain 14-10-87 Spain 2-0 Austria 28-10-87 Albania 0-1 Romania 18-11-87 Spain 5-0 Albania 18-11-87 Austria 0-0 Romania 1.SPAIN 6 5 0 1 14- 6 10 2.Romania 6 4 1 1 13- 3 9 3.Austria 6 2 1 3 6- 9 5 4.Albania 6 0 0 6 2-17 0
24- 9-86 Sweden 2-0 Switzerland 12-10-86 Portugal 1-1 Sweden 29-10-86 Switzerland 1-1 Portugal 15-11-86 Italy 3-2 Switzerland 16-11-86 Malta 0-5 Sweden 6-12-86 Malta 0-2 Italy 24- 1-87 Italy 5-0 Malta 14- 2-87 Portugal 0-1 Italy 29- 3-87 Portugal 2-2 Malta 15- 4-87 Switzerland 4-1 Malta 24- 5-87 Sweden 1-0 Malta 3- 6-87 Sweden 1-0 Italy 17- 6-87 Switzerland 1-1 Sweden 23- 9-87 Sweden 0-1 Portugal 17-10-87 Switzerland 0-0 Italy 11-11-87 Portugal 0-0 Switzerland 14-11-87 Italy 2-1 Sweden 15-11-87 Malta 1-1 Switzerland 5-12-87 Italy 3-0 Portugal 20-12-87 Malta 0-1 Portugal 1.ITALY 8 6 1 1 16- 4 13 2.Sweden 8 4 2 2 12- 5 10 3.Portugal 8 2 4 2 6- 8 8 4.Switzerland 8 1 5 2 9- 9 7 5.Malta 8 0 2 6 4-21 2
10- 9-86 Iceland 0-0 France 24- 9-86 Iceland 1-1 Soviet Union 24- 9-86 Norway 0-0 East Germany 11-10-86 France 0-2 Soviet Union 29-10-86 Soviet Union 4-0 Norway 29-10-86 East Germany 2-0 Iceland 19-11-86 East Germany 0-0 France 29- 4-87 France 2-0 Iceland 29- 4-87 Soviet Union 2-0 East Germany 3- 6-87 Norway 0-1 Soviet Union 3- 6-87 Iceland 0-6 East Germany 16- 6-87 Norway 2-0 France 9- 9-87 Soviet Union 1-1 France 9- 9-87 Iceland 2-1 Norway 23- 9-87 Norway 0-1 Iceland 10-10-87 East Germany 1-1 Soviet Union 14-10-87 France 1-1 Norway 28-10-87 Soviet Union 2-0 Iceland 28-10-87 East Germany 3-1 Norway 18-11-87 France 0-1 East Germany 1.SOVIET UNION 8 5 3 0 14- 3 13 2.East Germany 8 4 3 1 13- 4 11 3.France 8 1 4 3 4- 7 6 4.Iceland 8 2 2 4 4-14 6 5.Norway 8 1 2 5 5-12 4
15-10-86 England 3-0 Northern Ireland 29-10-86 Yugoslavia 4-0 Turkey 12-11-86 England 2-0 Yugoslavia 12-11-86 Turkey 0-0 Northern Ireland 1- 4-87 Northern Ireland 0-2 England 29- 4-87 Northern Ireland 1-2 Yugoslavia 29- 4-87 Turkey 0-0 England 14-10-87 Yugoslavia 3-0 Northern Ireland 14-10-87 England 8-0 Turkey 11-11-87 Yugoslavia 1-4 England 11-11-87 Northern Ireland 1-0 Turkey 16-12-87 Turkey 2-3 Yugoslavia 1.ENGLAND 6 5 1 0 19- 1 11 2.Yugoslavia 6 4 0 2 13- 9 8 3.Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2-10 3 4.Turkey 6 0 2 4 2-16 2
15-10-86 Hungary 0-1 Netherlands 15-10-86 Poland 2-1 Greece 12-11-86 Greece 2-1 Hungary 19-11-86 Netherlands 0-0 Poland 3-12-86 Cyprus 2-4 Greece 21-12-86 Cyprus 0-2 Netherlands 14- 1-87 Greece 3-1 Cyprus 8- 2-87 Cyprus 0-1 Hungary 25- 3-87 Netherlands 1-1 Greece 12- 4-87 Poland 0-0 Cyprus 29- 4-87 Greece 1-0 Poland 29- 4-87 Netherlands 2-0 Hungary 17- 5-87 Hungary 5-3 Poland 23- 9-87 Poland 3-2 Hungary 14-10-87 Hungary 3-0 Greece 14-10-87 Poland 0-2 Netherlands 28-10-87 Netherlands 8-0 Cyprus (nullified due to crowd violence) 11-11-87 Cyprus 0-1 Poland 2-12-87 Hungary 1-0 Cyprus 9-12-87 Netherlands 4-0 Cyprus (replay behind closed doors) 16-12-87 Greece 0-3 Netherlands 1.NETHERLANDS 8 6 2 0 15- 1 14 2.Greece 8 4 1 3 12-13 9 3.Hungary 8 4 0 4 13-11 8 4.Poland 8 3 2 3 9-11 8 5.Cyprus 8 0 1 7 3-16 1
10- 9-86 Finland 1-1 Wales 15-10-86 Czechoslovakia 3-0 Finland 29-10-86 Denmark 1-0 Finland 12-11-86 Czechoslovakia 0-0 Denmark 1- 4-87 Wales 4-0 Finland 29- 4-87 Finland 0-1 Denmark 29- 4-87 Wales 1-1 Czechoslovakia 3- 6-87 Denmark 1-1 Czechoslovakia 9- 9-87 Wales 1-0 Denmark 9- 9-87 Finland 3-0 Czechoslovakia 14-10-87 Denmark 1-0 Wales 11-11-87 Czechoslovakia 2-0 Wales 1.DENMARK 6 3 2 1 4- 2 8 2.Czechoslovakia 6 2 3 1 7- 5 7 3.Wales 6 2 2 2 7- 5 6 4.Finland 6 1 1 4 4-10 3
10- 9-86 Scotland 0-0 Bulgaria 10- 9-86 Belgium 2-2 Ireland 14-10-86 Luxembourg 0-6 Belgium 15-10-86 Ireland 0-0 Scotland 12-11-86 Scotland 3-0 Luxembourg 19-11-86 Belgium 1-1 Bulgaria 18- 2-87 Scotland 0-1 Ireland 1- 4-87 Bulgaria 2-1 Ireland 1- 4-87 Belgium 4-1 Scotland 29- 4-87 Ireland 0-0 Belgium 30- 4-87 Luxembourg 1-4 Bulgaria 20- 5-87 Bulgaria 3-0 Luxembourg 28- 5-87 Luxembourg 0-2 Ireland 9- 9-87 Ireland 2-1 Luxembourg 23- 9-87 Bulgaria 2-0 Belgium 14-10-87 Scotland 2-0 Belgium 14-10-87 Ireland 2-0 Bulgaria 11-11-87 Belgium 3-0 Luxembourg 11-11-87 Bulgaria 0-1 Scotland 2-12-87 Luxembourg 0-0 Scotland 1.IRELAND 8 4 3 1 10- 5 11 2.Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 12- 6 10 3.Belgium 8 3 3 2 16- 8 9 4.Scotland 8 3 3 2 7- 5 9 5.Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2-23 1
1988 European Championship Final Tournament Details
West Germany qualify as hosts.
Final Group 1
1.WEST GERMANY 3 2 1 0 5- 1 5
2.ITALY 3 2 1 0 4- 1 5
3.Spain 3 1 0 2 3- 5 2
4.Denmark 3 0 0 3 2- 7 0
10- 6-88 Düsseldorf West Germany 1-1 Italy
[56' Brehme - 53' Mancini]
11- 6-88 Hannover Denmark 2-3 Spain
[26' M.Laudrup, 84' Povlsen - 6' Michel, 53' Butragueño,
68' Gordillo]
14- 6-88 Gelsenkirchen West Germany 2-0 Denmark
[10' Klinsmann, 87' Thon]
14- 6-88 Frankfurt Italy 1-0 Spain
[74' Vialli]
17- 6-88 München West Germany 2-0 Spain
[30' and 51' Völler]
17- 6-88 Köln Italy 2-0 Denmark
[66' Altobelli, 87' De Agostini]
Final Group 2
1.SOVIET UNION 3 2 1 0 5- 2 5
2.NETHERLANDS 3 2 0 1 4- 2 4
3.Ireland 3 1 1 1 2- 2 3
4.England 3 0 0 3 2- 7 0
12- 6-88 Stuttgart England 0-1 Ireland
[6' Houghton]
12- 6-88 Köln Netherlands 0-1 Soviet Union
[54' Rats]
15- 6-88 Düsseldorf England 1-3 Netherlands
[54' Robson - 44', 72' and 76' Van Basten]
15- 6-88 Hannover Ireland 1-1 Soviet Union
[39' Whelan - 75' Protasov]
18- 6-88 Frankfurt England 1-3 Soviet Union
[15' Adams - 3' Aleinikov, 28' Mikhailichenko,
72' Pasulko]
18- 6-88 Gelsenkirchen Ireland 0-1 Netherlands
[82' Kieft]
SEMIFINALS
21- 6-88 Hamburg West Germany 1-2 Netherlands
[55' (pen) Matthäus - 74' (pen) R.Koeman, 89' Van Basten]
22- 6-88 Stuttgart Soviet Union 2-0 Italy
[60' Litovchenko, 62' Protasov]
(No match for third place)
FINAL
25- 6-88 München Netherlands 2-0 Soviet Union
[33' Gullit, 54' Van Basten]
[ref: Vautrot (France); att: 72,000]
Netherlands: Van Breukelen, Van Aerle, Rijkaard, R.Koeman, Van Tiggelen,
Vanenburg, Wouters, A.Mühren, E.Koeman, Gullit, Van Basten
Soviet Union: Dasaev, Khidiatulin, Demianenko, Litovchenko, Aleinikov,
Zavarov, Gotsmanov (69' Baltacha), Mikhailichenko, Rats,
Protasov (72' Pasulko), Belanov
Topscorers (overall): Altobelli (Italy)
Van Basten (Netherlands)
Claesen (Belgium) 7 goals
Topscorer (final tournament): Van Basten (Netherlands) 5 goals
European Championship Overview File
1988 European Championship Qualifying Details
1988 European Championship Final Tournament Details
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