UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying

This page describes the qualifying procedure for UEFA Euro 1988.

Groups

  Qualified

  Did not qualify

  Did not enter

  Not a UEFA member

The draw for the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 1988 took place on February 14, 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.

Seedings

Pool One	Pool Two	Pool Three	Pool Four	Pool Five
France Spain Denmark Portugal Netherlands Belgium England	Romania Sweden Northern Ireland Soviet Union Wales Hungary Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Republic of Ireland Austria Switzerland East Germany Poland	Greece Turkey Scotland Norway Italy Albania Finland	Iceland Cyprus Malta Luxembourg

Group 1

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 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

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 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

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 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 14 −10 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

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 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

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 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

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 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

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 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

2

External links

• Euro 88 Qualifying matches at thefa.com
• Tables and results at RSSSF.com
• UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying at UEFA.com