1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Austria, East Germany, Iceland, the Soviet Union and Turkey.

The group was won by the Soviet Union, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Austria also qualified as runners-up.

Standings edit

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

Results edit

Iceland  1 – 1  Soviet Union
Grétarsson   10' (Report) Lytovchenko   75'

Turkey  1 – 1  Iceland
Ünal Karaman   73' (Report) Torfason   62'
Attendance: 25,680

Soviet Union  2 – 0  Austria
Mykhaylychenko   46'
Zavarov   68'
(Report)
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Rune Larsson (Sweden)
East Germany  2 – 0  Iceland
Thom   34', 88' (Report)

Austria  3 – 2  Turkey
Polster   38'
Herzog   42', 54'
(Report) Uçar   61'
Çolak   81'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Turkey  3 – 1  East Germany
Çolak   23', 63'
Çetin   69'
(Report) Thom   76'
Attendance: 42,000

East Germany  0 – 2  Turkey
(Report) Çolak   21'
Dilmen   88'
Attendance: 23,000

Soviet Union  3 – 0  East Germany
Dobrovolski   3'
Lytovchenko   20'
Protasov   40'
(Report)
Attendance: 100,000

Turkey  0 – 1  Soviet Union
(Report) Mykhaylychenko   41'
Attendance: 45,000

East Germany  1 – 1  Austria
Kirsten   86' (Report) Polster   3'
Attendance: 22,000

Soviet Union  1 – 1  Iceland
Dobrovolski   65' (Report) Eðvaldsson   86'
Attendance: 60,654

Iceland  0 – 0  Austria
(Report)
Attendance: 10,535
Referee: Howard King (Wales)

Austria  2 – 1  Iceland
Pfeifenberger   47'
Zsak   62'
(Report) Margeirsson   48'
Attendance: 16,000

Austria  0 – 0  Soviet Union
(Report)
Attendance: 62,500
Iceland  0 – 3  East Germany
(Report) Sammer   55'
Ernst   63'
Doll   65'
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: Keith Cooper (Wales)

Iceland  2 – 1  Turkey
Pétursson   56', 72' (Report) Uçar   85'

East Germany  2 – 1  Soviet Union
Thom   81'
Sammer   83'
(Report) Lytovchenko   74'

Turkey  3 – 0  Austria
Dilmen   12', 52'
Uçar   60'
(Report)

Soviet Union  2 – 0  Turkey
Protasov   68', 79' (Report)
Austria  3 – 0  East Germany
Polster   2', 23' (pen.), 61' (Report)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)

Goalscorers edit

There were 47 goals scored during the 20 games, an average of 2.35 goals per game.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal