Uefa Euro 1988 Qualifying
This page describes the qualifying procedure for UEFA Euro 1988.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 10 September 1986 – 20 December 1987 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 117 |
| Goals scored | 287 (2.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  John Bosman (9 goals) |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
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 West Germany | Host | 14 March 1985 | 4 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984) |
 Denmark | Group 6 winner | 14 October 1987 | 2 (1964, 1984) |
 Soviet Union | Group 3 winner | 28 October 1987 | 4 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972) |
 England | Group 4 winner | 11 November 1987 | 2 (1968, 1980) |
 Republic of Ireland | Group 7 winner | 11 November 1987 | 0 (debut) |
 Italy | Group 2 winner | 14 November 1987 | 2 (1968, 1980) |
 Spain | Group 1 winner | 18 November 1987 | 3 (1964, 1980, 1984) |
| Netherlands | Group 5 winner | 9 December 1987 | 2 (1976, 1980) |
Seedings
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 | Pool 5 |
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Summary
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Greater number of points in all group matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Groups
The qualifying draw took place on 14 February 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.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 10 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Romania | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Austria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Albania | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Sweden | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Portugal | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 5 | Malta | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | East Germany | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | France | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Iceland | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Norway | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | England | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 11 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Turkey | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 14 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Greece | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Hungary | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 8 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–3 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 8 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Notes:
