Euro 1988 qualifying

Euro 1988 qualifying

The draw for the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 1988 took place in early 1986. 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Spain 6 5 0 1 14 6 +8 10 Romania 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 9 Austria 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 5 Albania 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0

Albania – 0–1 0–1 1–2 Austria 3–0 – 0–0 2–3 Romania 5–1 4–0 – 3–1 Spain 5–0 2–0 1–0 –

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Italy 8 6 1 1 16 4 +12 13 Sweden 8 4 2 2 12 5 +7 10 Portugal 8 2 4 2 6 8 −2 8 Switzerland 8 1 5 2 9 9 0 7 Malta 8 0 2 6 4 21 −17 2

Italy – 5–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 Malta 0–2 – 0–1 0–5 1–1 Portugal 0–1 2–2 – 1–1 0–0 Sweden 1–0 1–0 0–1 – 2–0 Switzerland 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 –

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Soviet Union 8 5 3 0 14 3 +11 13 East Germany 8 4 3 1 13 4 +9 11 France 8 1 4 3 4 7 −3 6 Iceland 8 2 2 4 4 10 −6 6 Norway 8 1 2 5 5 12 −7 4

East Germany – 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 France 0–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 Iceland 0–6 0–0 – 2–1 1–1 Norway 0–0 2–0 0–1 – 0–1 Soviet Union 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 –

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts England 6 5 1 0 19 1 +18 11 Yugoslavia 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 8 Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 3 Turkey 6 0 2 4 2 16 −14 2

England – 3–0 8–0 2–0 Northern Ireland 0–2 – 1–0 1–2 Turkey 0–0 0–0 – 2–3 Yugoslavia 1–4 3–0 4–0 –

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 8 6 2 0 15 1 +14 14 Greece 8 4 1 3 12 13 −1 9 Hungary 8 4 0 4 13 11 +2 8 Poland 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 8 Cyprus 8 0 1 7 3 16 −13 1

Cyprus – 2–4 0–1 0–2 0–1 Greece 3–1 – 2–1 0–3 1–0 Hungary 1–0 3–0 – 0–1 5–3 Netherlands 4–0 1–1 2–0 – 0–0 Poland 0–0 2–1 3–2 0–2 –

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Denmark 6 3 2 1 4 2 +2 8 Czechoslovakia 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 7 Wales 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 6 Finland 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 3

Czechoslovakia – 0–0 3–0 2–0 Denmark 1–1 – 1–0 1–0 Finland 3–0 0–1 – 1–1 Wales 1–1 1–0 4–0 –

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Republic of Ireland 8 4 3 1 10 5 +5 11 Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 10 Belgium 8 3 3 2 16 8 +8 9 Scotland 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 9 Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2 23 −21 1

Belgium – 1–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 Bulgaria 2–0 – 3–0 2–1 0–1 Luxembourg 0–6 1–4 – 0–2 0–0 Republic of Ireland 0–0 2–0 2–1 – 0–0 Scotland 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 –

Qualified nations

West Germany Spain Italy Soviet Union

England Netherlands Denmark Republic of Ireland

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