Euro 1988

Euro 1988 - West Germany

Group A ¦ Group B ¦ Knockout ¦ Top Scorers

The format for the eighth edition of the European Championship finals in West Germany remained unchanged from that of four years earlier. The host nation comfortably qualified for the semi finals along with Italy but the best teams and the star of the tournament emerged from the other group where Valery Lobanovsky's well-oiled Soviet machine pipped the Dutch for top spot. However, the individual brilliance of Marco Van Basten won the day when the two met again in the final in Munich.

Groups & Results

Group A P W D L F A Pts
West Germany 3 2 1 0 5 1 5
Italy 3 2 1 0 4 1 5
Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 2
Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 7 0

Group A Results
West Germany 1-1 Italy
Spain 3-2 Denmark
West Germany 2-0 Denmark
Italy 1-0 Spain
West Germany 2-0 Spain
Italy 2-0 Denmark



Group B P W D L F A Pts
USSR 3 2 1 0 5 2 5
Holland 3 2 0 1 4 2 4
Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 3
England 3 0 0 3 2 7 0

Group B Results
Republic of Ireland 1-0 England
USSR 1-0 Holland
Holland 3-1 England
USSR 1-1 Republic of Ireland
USSR 3-1 England
Holland 1-0 Republic of Ireland



 Semi Finals 
Holland 2-1 West Germany Hamburg
USSR 2-0 Italy Stuttgart

Final

Holland 2-0 USSR Olympiastadion, Munich
Gullit
Van Basten



Att. 72,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (Fra)
H/T: 1-0


Euro 1988 - Top Scorers

NameCountryGoals
Marco Van BastenHolland5
Rudi VollerGermany2
Oleg ProtasovUSSR2

Football Club Rankings