1988 European Football Championship
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The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 10 and June 25, 1988.
At the time, only eight countries could dispute the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the event. The holders, France, failed to qualify.
Qualification
The following teams participated in the final tournament:
West GermanyItaly Denmark Spain USSR England Netherlands Republic of Ireland West Germany automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts
Euro 88 also marked the first time Republic of Ireland qualified for any tournament final.
For details concerning the qualifying phase see, 1988 European Football Championship (qualifying).
Venues
- Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf - Capacity: 55,850
- Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover - Capacity: 50,423
- Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen - Capacity: 62,000
- Waldstadion, Frankfurt - Capacity: 61,000
- Olympiastadion, Munich - Capacity: 69,000
- Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne - Capacity: 47,000
- Neckarstadion, Stuttgart - Capacity: 50,000
- Volksparkstadion, Hamburg - Capacity: 61,200
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1988 European Football Championship (squads).First round
All times local (CET).Half-time scores are in brackets.
Group A
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| '''West Germany ''' | 1 - 1 (0-0) | '''
Italy''' | 20:15 - Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Ref: Keith Hackett (England) Attendance: 62,552 |
| Brehme 55' | Mancini 52' | ||
| '''Denmark ''' | 2 - 3 (1-1) | '''
Spain''' | 15:30 - Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover Ref: Albert Thomas (Netherlands) Attendance: 60,366 |
| M. Laudrup 24' | Míchel 5' | ||
| Povlsen 82' | Butragueño 53' | ||
| Gordillo 66' |
| '''West Germany ''' | 2 - 0 (1-0) | '''
Denmark''' | 17:15 - Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Ref: Bob Valentine (Scotland) Attendance: 64,812 |
| Klinsmann 10' | |||
| Thon 85'
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| '''Italy ''' | 1 - 0 (0-0) | '''
Spain''' | 20:15 - Waldstadion, Frankfurt Ref: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) Attendance: 51,790 |
| Vialli 73' | |||
| '''West Germany ''' | 2 - 0 (1-0) | '''
Spain''' | 20:15 - Olympiastadion, Munich Ref: Michel Vautrot (France) Attendance: 72,308 |
| Völler 29', 51'
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| '''Italy ''' | 2 - 0 (0-0) | '''
Denmark''' | 20:15 - Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne Ref: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) Attendance: 53,951 |
| Altobelli 67' | |||
| De Agostini 87' |
Group B
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June 21, 1988Final
June 25, 1988Statistics
Goal scorers
- 5 Goals
Marco van Basten
Fastest goal
- 3 Minutes
- Sergei Aleinikov (England vs USSR)
Average goals
2.26 Per GameWinning squad
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