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UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2

Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1988 contained the Soviet Union, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, and England. Matches were played from 12 to 18 June 1988.[1]

England lost three games from three.[2]

Teams edit

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
  England Group 4 winner 11 November 1987 3rd 1980 Third place (1968)
  Netherlands Group 5 winner 9 December 1987 3rd 1980 Third place (1976)
  Republic of Ireland Group 7 winner 11 November 1987 1st — Debut
  Soviet Union Group 3 winner 28 October 1987 5th 1972 Winners (1960)

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
3   Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4   England 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the semi-finals,

  • The winner of Group 2, Soviet Union, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Italy.
  • The runner-up of Group 2, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, West Germany.

Matches edit

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

England vs Republic of Ireland edit

See also: England–Republic of Ireland football rivalry
England  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report
  • Houghton   6'
Attendance: 51,373
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Peter Shilton
RB 2 Gary Stevens
CB 6 Tony Adams
CB 19 Mark Wright
LB 3 Kenny Sansom
RM 12 Chris Waddle
CM 4 Neil Webb   60'
CM 7 Bryan Robson (c)
LM 11 John Barnes
CF 9 Peter Beardsley   82'
CF 10 Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF 17 Glenn Hoddle   60'
FW 18 Mark Hateley   82'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
 
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 2 Chris Morris
CB 4 Mick McCarthy
CB 5 Kevin Moran
LB 3 Chris Hughton
RM 8 Ray Houghton
CM 7 Paul McGrath
CM 6 Ronnie Whelan
LM 11 Tony Galvin   77'
CF 9 John Aldridge
CF 10 Frank Stapleton (c)   62'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Niall Quinn   62'
MF 15 Kevin Sheedy   77'
Manager:
  Jack Charlton

Linesmen:[3]
Klaus Peschel (East Germany)
Manfred Roßner (East Germany)

Netherlands vs Soviet Union edit

Netherlands  0–1  Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 54,336
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soviet Union
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen
SW 4 Ronald Koeman
CB 6 Berry van Aerle
CB 17 Frank Rijkaard
CB 2 Adri van Tiggelen
RM 7 Gerald Vanenburg   59'
CM 20 Jan Wouters
CM 8 Arnold Mühren
LM 11 John van 't Schip
CF 10 Ruud Gullit (c)
CF 9 John Bosman
Substitutions:
FW 12 Marco van Basten   59'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
 
GK 1 Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW 3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin   40'
CB 2 Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB 4 Oleh Kuznetsov
CB 5 Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM 9 Oleksandr Zavarov   90'
CM 15 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM 8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko   21'
LM 6 Vasyl Rats
CF 11 Igor Belanov   82'
CF 10 Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
FW 7 Sergei Aleinikov   82'
DF 13 Tengiz Sulakvelidze   90'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Linesmen:
Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)
Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

England vs Netherlands edit

England  1–3  Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
GK 1 Peter Shilton
RB 2 Gary Stevens
CB 6 Tony Adams
CB 19 Mark Wright
LB 3 Kenny Sansom
RM 8 Trevor Steven   68'
CM 7 Bryan Robson (c)
CM 17 Glenn Hoddle
LM 11 John Barnes
CF 9 Peter Beardsley   72'
CF 10 Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF 12 Chris Waddle   68'
FW 18 Mark Hateley   72'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
 
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen
SW 4 Ronald Koeman
CB 6 Berry van Aerle
CB 17 Frank Rijkaard
CB 2 Adri van Tiggelen
RM 7 Gerald Vanenburg   60'
CM 20 Jan Wouters
CM 8 Arnold Mühren
LM 13 Erwin Koeman
CF 10 Ruud Gullit (c)
CF 12 Marco van Basten   87'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Wim Kieft   60'
DF 18 Wilbert Suvrijn   87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Linesmen:
Carlo Longhi (Italy)
Pierluigi Magni (Italy)

Republic of Ireland vs Soviet Union edit

Republic of Ireland  1–1  Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 38,308
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soviet Union
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 2 Chris Morris
CB 4 Mick McCarthy
CB 5 Kevin Moran
LB 3 Chris Hughton
RM 8 Ray Houghton
CM 6 Ronnie Whelan
CM 15 Kevin Sheedy
LM 11 Tony Galvin
CF 10 Frank Stapleton (c)   80'
CF 9 John Aldridge
Substitutions:
FW 12 Tony Cascarino   80'
Manager:
  Jack Charlton
 
GK 1 Rinat Dasayev (c)   68'
SW 3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB 13 Tengiz Sulakvelidze   46'
CB 4 Oleh Kuznetsov
CB 5 Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM 9 Oleksandr Zavarov
CM 15 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM 7 Sergei Aleinikov
LM 6 Vasyl Rats
CF 11 Igor Belanov
CF 10 Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
MF 18 Sergey Gotsmanov   46'
GK 16 Viktor Chanov   68'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Linesmen:[4]
José Donato Pes Pérez (Spain)
José Mauro Socorro González (Spain)

England vs Soviet Union edit

England  1–3  Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 48,335
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soviet Union
GK 13 Chris Woods
RB 2 Gary Stevens
CB 5 Dave Watson
CB 6 Tony Adams
LB 3 Kenny Sansom
RM 8 Trevor Steven
CM 15 Steve McMahon   54'
CM 7 Bryan Robson (c)
CM 17 Glenn Hoddle
LM 11 John Barnes
CF 10 Gary Lineker   69'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Neil Webb   54'
FW 18 Mark Hateley   69'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
 
GK 1 Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW 3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB 2 Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB 4 Oleh Kuznetsov
RM 7 Sergei Aleinikov
CM 8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko
CM 9 Oleksandr Zavarov   85'
CM 15 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
LM 6 Vasyl Rats
CF 11 Igor Belanov   44'
CF 10 Oleh Protasov   42'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Viktor Pasulko   44'
MF 18 Sergey Gotsmanov   85'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Linesmen:
José Francisco Conceição Silva (Portugal)
Fortunato Alves de Azevedo (Portugal)

Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands edit

Republic of Ireland  0–1  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 64,731
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 2 Chris Morris   46'
CB 4 Mick McCarthy
CB 5 Kevin Moran
LB 3 Chris Hughton
RM 8 Ray Houghton
CM 7 Paul McGrath
CM 6 Ronnie Whelan
LM 11 Tony Galvin
CF 10 Frank Stapleton (c)   83'
CF 9 John Aldridge
Substitutions:
MF 15 Kevin Sheedy   46'
FW 12 Tony Cascarino   83'
Manager:
  Jack Charlton
 
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen
SW 4 Ronald Koeman
CB 6 Berry van Aerle
CB 17 Frank Rijkaard
CB 2 Adri van Tiggelen
RM 7 Gerald Vanenburg
CM 20 Jan Wouters   60'
CM 8 Arnold Mühren   79'
LM 13 Erwin Koeman   50'
CF 10 Ruud Gullit (c)
CF 12 Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
FW 14 Wim Kieft   50'
FW 9 John Bosman   79'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Linesmen:[5]
Heinz Holzmann (Austria)
Helmut Kohl (Austria)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ [1] The Guardian
  3. ^ "UEFA EURO 1988 - History - England-Republic of Ireland". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Матч: Ирландия 1:1 СССР" [Match: Ireland 1–1 USSR]. RFS.ru (in Russian). Russian Football Union. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ "UEFA EURO 1988 - History - Republic of Ireland-Netherlands". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

External links edit

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