European Football Championship 1988 / qualification

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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. SpainSpain Spain  6th  5  0  1 014: 600  +8 10: 20
     2. Romania 1965Romania Romania  6th  4th  1  1 013: 300 +10 09: 30
     3. AustriaAustria Austria  6th  2  1  3 006: 900  −3 05: 70
     4th Albania 1946People's Socialist Republic of Albania Albania  6th  0  0  6th 002:170 −15 00:12

    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. ItalyItaly Italy  8th  6th  1  1 016: 400 +12 13: 30
     2. SwedenSweden Sweden  8th  4th  2  2 012: 500  +7 10: 60
     3. PortugalPortugal Portugal  8th  2  4th  2 006: 800  −2 08: 80
     4th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland  8th  1  5  2 009: 900  ± 0 07: 90
     5. MaltaMalta Malta  8th  0  2  6th 004:210 −17 02:14

    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 UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union  8th  5  3  0 014: 300 +11 13: 30
     2. Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR  8th  4th  3  1 013: 400  +9 11: 50
     3. FranceFrance France  8th  1  4th  3 004: 700  −3 06:10
     4th IcelandIceland Iceland  8th  2  2  4th 004:140 −10 06:10
     5. NorwayNorway Norway  8th  1  2  5 005:120  −7 04:12

    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. EnglandEngland England  6th  5  1  0 019: 100 +18 11: 10
     2. Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia  6th  4th  0  2 013: 900  +4 08: 40
     3. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland  6th  1  1  4th 002:100  −8 03: 90
     4th TurkeyTurkey Turkey  6th  0  2  4th 002:160 −14 02:10

    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. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  8th  6th  2  0 015: 100 +14 14: 20
     2. GreeceGreece Greece  8th  4th  1  3 012:130  −1 09: 70
     3. Hungary 1957Hungary Hungary  8th  4th  0  4th 013:110  +2 08: 80
     4th PolandPoland Poland  8th  3  2  3 009:110  −2 08: 80
     5. Cyprus 1960Cyprus Cyprus  8th  0  1  7th 003:160 −13 01:15

    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. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  6th  3  2  1 004: 200  +2 08: 40
     2. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia  6th  2  3  1 007: 500  +2 07: 50
     3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales  6th  2  2  2 007: 500  +2 06: 60
     4th FinlandFinland Finland  6th  1  1  4th 004:100  −6 03: 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. IrelandIreland Ireland  8th  4th  3  1 010: 500  +5 11: 50
     2. Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Bulgaria  8th  4th  2  2 012: 600  +6 10: 60
     3. BelgiumBelgium Belgium  8th  3  3  2 016: 800  +8 09: 70
     4th ScotlandScotland Scotland  8th  3  3  2 007: 500  +2 09: 70
     5. LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg  8th  0  1  7th 002:230 −21 01:15

    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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