Euro 1988 qualifiers
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32 national teams, which were divided into seven groups, took part in the qualification for the European Football Championship in 1988 in the Federal Republic of Germany . The group winners automatically qualified for the final round. The national team of the Federal Republic of Germany was automatically qualified as host and completed the field of eight teams. The qualifying matches were held in 1986 and 1987 .
The two-point rule applied . There were two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
Group 1
Closing table
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Spain Spain
6th
5
0
1
0 14: 600
+8
10: 20
2.
Romania 1965 Romania
6th
4th
1
1
0 13: 300
+10
0 9: 30
3.
Austria Austria
6th
2
1
3
00 6: 900
−3
0 5: 70
4th
Albania 1946 Albania
6th
0
0
6th
00 2:170
−15
0 0:12
Game results
09/10/1986
Romania
-
Austria
4: 0 (1: 0)
10/15/1986
Austria
-
Albania
3: 0 (1: 0)
11/12/1986
Spain
-
Romania
1: 0 (0: 0)
December 3, 1986
Albania
-
Spain
1: 2 (1: 0)
03/25/1987
Romania
-
Albania
5: 1 (3: 1)
04/01/1987
Austria
-
Spain
2: 3 (1: 1)
04/29/1987
Albania
-
Austria
0: 1 (0: 1)
04/29/1987
Romania
-
Spain
3: 1 (3: 0)
10/14/1987
Spain
-
Austria
2: 0 (0: 0)
10/28/1987
Albania
-
Romania
0: 1 (0: 0)
11/18/1987
Austria
-
Romania
0-0
11/18/1987
Spain
-
Albania
5: 0 (3: 0)
Group 2
Closing table
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Italy Italy
8th
6th
1
1
0 16: 400
+12
13: 30
2.
Sweden Sweden
8th
4th
2
2
0 12: 500
+7
10: 60
3.
Portugal Portugal
8th
2
4th
2
00 6: 800
−2
0 8: 80
4th
Switzerland Switzerland
8th
1
5
2
00 9: 900
± 0
0 7: 90
5.
Malta Malta
8th
0
2
6th
00 4:210
−17
0 2:14
Game results
09/24/1986
Sweden
-
Switzerland
2: 0 (1: 0)
10/12/1986
Portugal
-
Sweden
1: 1 (0: 0)
October 29, 1986
Switzerland
-
Portugal
1: 1 (1: 0)
11/15/1986
Italy
-
Switzerland
3: 2 (1: 1)
11/16/1986
Malta
-
Sweden
0: 5 (0: 1)
December 6, 1986
Malta
-
Italy
0: 2 (0: 2)
01/24/1987
Italy
-
Malta
5: 0 (5: 0)
02/14/1987
Portugal
-
Italy
0: 1 (0: 1)
03/29/1987
Portugal
-
Malta
2: 2 (1: 1)
04/15/1987
Switzerland
-
Malta
4: 1 (3: 0)
05/24/1987
Sweden
-
Malta
1: 0 (1: 0)
06/03/1987
Sweden
-
Italy
1: 0 (1: 0)
06/17/1987
Switzerland
-
Sweden
1: 1 (0: 0)
09/23/1987
Sweden
-
Portugal
0: 1 (0: 1)
10/17/1987
Switzerland
-
Italy
0-0
11/11/1987
Portugal
-
Switzerland
0-0
11/14/1987
Italy
-
Sweden
2: 1 (1: 1)
11/15/1987
Malta
-
Switzerland
1: 1 (0: 1)
05.12.1987
Italy
-
Portugal
3: 0 (1: 0)
December 20, 1987
Malta
-
Portugal
0: 1 (0: 0)
Group 3
Closing table
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Soviet Union Soviet Union
8th
5
3
0
0 14: 300
+11
13: 30
2.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
8th
4th
3
1
0 13: 400
+9
11: 50
3.
France France
8th
1
4th
3
00 4: 700
−3
0 6:10
4th
Iceland Iceland
8th
2
2
4th
00 4:140
−10
0 6:10
5.
Norway Norway
8th
1
2
5
00 5:120
−7
0 4:12
Game results
09/10/1986
Iceland
-
France
0-0
09/24/1986
Iceland
-
USSR
1: 1 (1: 1)
09/24/1986
Norway
-
GDR
0-0
10/11/1986
France
-
USSR
0: 2 (0: 0)
October 29, 1986
GDR
-
Iceland
2: 0 (1: 0)
October 29, 1986
USSR
-
Norway
4: 0 (3: 0)
11/19/1986
GDR
-
France
0-0
04/29/1987
USSR
-
GDR
2: 0 (1: 0)
04/29/1987
France
-
Iceland
2: 0 (1: 0)
06/03/1987
Norway
-
USSR
0: 1 (0: 1)
06/03/1987
Iceland
-
GDR
0: 6 (0: 2)
06/16/1987
Norway
-
France
2: 0 (0: 0)
09/09/1987
Iceland
-
Norway
2: 1 (1: 1)
09/09/1987
USSR
-
France
1: 1 (0: 1)
09/23/1987
Norway
-
Iceland
0: 1 (0: 1)
10/10/1987
GDR
-
USSR
1: 1 (1: 0)
10/14/1987
France
-
Norway
1: 1 (0: 0)
10/28/1987
GDR
-
Norway
3: 1 (2: 1)
10/28/1987
USSR
-
Iceland
2: 0 (1: 0)
11/18/1987
France
-
GDR
0: 1 (0: 0)
Group 4
Closing table
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
England England
6th
5
1
0
0 19: 100
+18
11: 10
2.
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
6th
4th
0
2
0 13: 900
+4
0 8: 40
3.
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
6th
1
1
4th
00 2:100
−8
0 3: 90
4th
Turkey Turkey
6th
0
2
4th
00 2:160
−14
0 2:10
Game results
10/15/1986
England
-
Northern Ireland
3: 0 (1: 0)
October 29, 1986
Yugoslavia
-
Turkey
4: 0 (2: 0)
11/12/1986
Turkey
-
Northern Ireland
0-0
11/12/1986
England
-
Yugoslavia
2: 0 (1: 0)
04/01/1987
Northern Ireland
-
England
0: 2 (0: 2)
04/29/1987
Turkey
-
England
0-0
04/29/1987
Northern Ireland
-
Yugoslavia
1: 2 (1: 0)
10/14/1987
Yugoslavia
-
Northern Ireland
3: 0 (2: 0)
10/14/1987
England
-
Turkey
8: 0 (4: 0)
11/11/1987
Yugoslavia
-
England
1: 4 (0: 4)
11/11/1987
Northern Ireland
-
Turkey
1: 0 (0: 0)
December 16, 1987
Turkey
-
Yugoslavia
2: 3 (0: 2)
Group 5
Closing table
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Netherlands Netherlands
8th
6th
2
0
0 15: 100
+14
14: 20
2.
Greece Greece
8th
4th
1
3
0 12:130
−1
0 9: 70
3.
Hungary 1957 Hungary
8th
4th
0
4th
0 13:110
+2
0 8: 80
4th
Poland Poland
8th
3
2
3
00 9:110
−2
0 8: 80
5.
Cyprus 1960 Cyprus
8th
0
1
7th
00 3:160
−13
0 1:15
Game results
10/15/1986
Poland
-
Greece
2: 1 (2: 1)
10/15/1986
Hungary
-
Netherlands
0: 1 (0: 0)
11/12/1986
Greece
-
Hungary
2: 1 (1: 0)
11/19/1986
Netherlands
-
Poland
0-0
December 3, 1986
Cyprus
-
Greece
2: 4 (2: 1)
December 21, 1986
Cyprus
-
Netherlands
0: 2 (0: 1)
01/14/1987
Greece
-
Cyprus
3: 1 (0: 0)
02/08/1987
Cyprus
-
Hungary
0: 1 (0: 0)
03/25/1987
Netherlands
-
Greece
1: 1 (0: 1)
04/12/1987
Poland
-
Cyprus
0-0
04/29/1987
Netherlands
-
Hungary
2: 0 (2: 0)
04/29/1987
Greece
-
Poland
1: 0 (0: 0)
05/17/1987
Hungary
-
Poland
5: 3 (1: 1)
09/23/1987
Poland
-
Hungary
3: 2 (1: 1)
10/14/1987
Poland
-
Netherlands
0: 2 (0: 2)
10/14/1987
Hungary
-
Greece
3: 0 (3: 0)
11/11/1987
Cyprus
-
Poland
0: 1 (0: 0)
12/02/1987
Hungary
-
Cyprus
1: 0 (0: 0)
12/09/1987
Netherlands
-
Cyprus
4: 0 (2: 0) *
December 16, 1987
Greece
-
Netherlands
0: 3 (0: 1)
* Result of a closed game replay. The first game was abandoned on October 28, 1987 when the score was 8-0 (5-0) for the Netherlands after the Cypriot goalkeeper was hit by a smoke bomb.
Group 6
Closing table
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Denmark Denmark
6th
3
2
1
00 4: 200
+2
0 8: 40
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
6th
2
3
1
00 7: 500
+2
0 7: 50
3.
Wales Wales
6th
2
2
2
00 7: 500
+2
0 6: 60
4th
Finland Finland
6th
1
1
4th
00 4:100
−6
0 3: 90
Game results
09/10/1986
Finland
-
Wales
1: 1 (1: 0)
10/15/1986
Czechoslovakia
-
Finland
3: 0 (2: 0)
October 29, 1986
Denmark
-
Finland
1: 0 (0: 0)
11/12/1986
Czechoslovakia
-
Denmark
0-0
04/01/1987
Wales
-
Finland
4: 0 (2: 0)
04/29/1987
Finland
-
Denmark
0: 1 (0: 0)
04/29/1987
Wales
-
Czechoslovakia
1: 1 (0: 0)
06/03/1987
Denmark
-
Czechoslovakia
1: 1 (1: 0)
09/09/1987
Finland
-
Czechoslovakia
3: 0 (1: 0)
09/09/1987
Wales
-
Denmark
1: 0 (1: 0)
10/14/1987
Denmark
-
Wales
1: 0 (0: 0)
11/11/1987
Czechoslovakia
-
Wales
2: 0 (1: 0)
Group 7
Closing table
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Ireland Ireland
8th
4th
3
1
0 10: 500
+5
11: 50
2.
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
8th
4th
2
2
0 12: 600
+6
10: 60
3.
Belgium Belgium
8th
3
3
2
0 16: 800
+8
0 9: 70
4th
Scotland Scotland
8th
3
3
2
00 7: 500
+2
0 9: 70
5.
Luxembourg Luxembourg
8th
0
1
7th
00 2:230
−21
0 1:15
Game results
09/10/1986
Scotland
-
Bulgaria
0-0
09/10/1986
Belgium
-
Ireland
2: 2 (1: 1)
10/14/1986
Luxembourg
-
Belgium
0: 6 (0: 3)
10/15/1986
Ireland
-
Scotland
0-0
11/12/1986
Scotland
-
Luxembourg
3: 0 (2: 0)
11/19/1986
Belgium
-
Bulgaria
1: 1 (0: 0)
02/18/1987
Scotland
-
Ireland
0: 1 (0: 1)
04/01/1987
Bulgaria
-
Ireland
2: 1 (1: 0)
04/01/1987
Belgium
-
Scotland
4: 1 (1: 1)
04/29/1987
Ireland
-
Belgium
0-0
04/30/1987
Luxembourg
-
Bulgaria
1: 4 (0: 0)
05/20/1987
Bulgaria
-
Luxembourg
3: 0 (2: 0)
05/28/1987
Luxembourg
-
Ireland
0: 2 (0: 1)
09/09/1987
Ireland
-
Luxembourg
2: 1 (1: 1)
09/23/1987
Bulgaria
-
Belgium
2: 0 (1: 0)
10/14/1987
Ireland
-
Bulgaria
2: 0 (0: 0)
10/14/1987
Scotland
-
Belgium
2: 0 (1: 0)
11/11/1987
Belgium
-
Luxembourg
3: 0 (1: 0)
11/11/1987
Bulgaria
-
Scotland
0: 1 (0: 0)
12/02/1987
Luxembourg
-
Scotland
0-0
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