1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 33 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 14 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. 
Italy, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 13 spots open for competition between 32 teams.
The 32 teams were divided into 7 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:
- Groups 3, 5, 6 and 7 had 5 teams each. The group winners and runners-up would qualify.
- Groups 1, 2 and 4 had 4 teams each. The group winners would qualify. The 2 runners-up with the best records would also qualify.
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[edit] Group 1
October 19, 1988, Athens, Greece - 
Greece 1 - 1 Denmark 
October 19, 1988, Sofia, Bulgaria - 
Bulgaria 1 - 3 Romania .svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small}
November 2, 1988, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 3 - 0 Greece
November 2, 1988, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 1 - 1 Bulgaria
April 26, 1989, Athens, Greece - Greece 0 - 0 Romania
April 26, 1989, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 0 - 2 Denmark
May 17, 1989, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 1 - 0 Bulgaria
May 17, 1989, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 7 - 1 Greece
October 11, 1989, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 4 - 0 Greece
October 11, 1989, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 3 - 0 Romania
November 15, 1989, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 3 - 1 Denmark
November 15, 1989, Athens, Greece - Greece 1 - 0 Bulgaria
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Denmark |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | Greece |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 4 |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
Romania qualified.
[edit] Group 2
October 19, 1988, London, England - 
England 0 - 0 Sweden 
October 19, 1988, Chorzow, Poland - 
Poland 1 - 0 Albania 
November 5, 1988, Tirana, Albania - Albania 1 - 2 Sweden
March 8, 1989, Tirana, Albania - Albania 0 - 2 England
April 26, 1989, London, England - England 5 - 0 Albania
May 7, 1989, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 2 - 1 Poland
June 3, 1989, London, England - England 3 - 0 Poland
September 6, 1989, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 0 - 0 England
October 8, 1989, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 3 - 1 Albania
October 11, 1989, Chorzow, Poland - Poland 0 - 0 England
October 25, 1989, Chorzow, Poland - Poland 0 - 2 Sweden
November 15, 1989, Tirana, Albania - Albania 1 - 2 Poland
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | England |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Poland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
| 4 | Albania |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 0 |
Sweden qualified. England also qualified with the second-best record among runners-up of Groups 1, 2 and 4.
[edit] Group 3
August 31, 1988, Reykjavík, Iceland - 
Iceland 1 - 1 USSR 
October 12, 1988, Istanbul, Turkey - 
Turkey 1 - 1 Iceland
October 19, 1988, Kiev, USSR - USSR 2 - 0 Austria 
October 19, 1988, East Berlin, Germany - 
East Germany 2 - 0 Iceland
November 2, 1988, Vienna, Austria - Austria 3 - 2 Turkey
November 30, 1988, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 3 - 1 East Germany
April 12, 1989, Magdeburg, Germany - East Germany 0 - 2 Turkey
April 26, 1989, Kiev, USSR - USSR 3 - 0 East Germany
May 10, 1989, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 0 - 1 USSR
May 20, 1989, Leipzig, Germany - East Germany 1 - 1 Austria
May 31, 1989, Moscow, USSR - USSR 1 - 1 Iceland
June 14, 1989, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 0 - 0 Austria
August 23, 1989, Salzburg, Austria - Austria 2 - 1 Iceland
September 6, 1989, Vienna, Austria - Austria 0 - 0 USSR
September 6, 1989, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 0 - 3 East Germany
September 20, 1989, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 2 - 1 Turkey
October 8, 1989, Karl Marx Stadt, East Germany - East Germany 2 - 1 USSR
October 25, 1989, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 3 - 0 Austria
November 15, 1989, Simferopol, USSR - USSR 2 - 0 Turkey
November 15, 1989, Vienna, Austria - Austria 3 - 0 East Germany
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Austria |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Turkey |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | East Germany |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 7 |
| 5 | Iceland |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 6 |
USSR and Austria qualified.
[edit] Group 4
August 31, 1988, Helsinki, Finland - 
Finland 0 - 4 West Germany 
September 14, 1988, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 
Netherlands 1 - 0 Wales 
October 19, 1988, Swansea, Wales - Wales 2 - 2 Finland
October 19, 1988, Munich, Germany - West Germany 0 - 0 Netherlands
April 26, 1989, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 1 - 1 West Germany
May 31, 1989, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 0 - 0 West Germany
May 31, 1989, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 0 - 1 Netherlands
September 6, 1989, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 1 - 0 Wales
October 4, 1989, Dortmund, Germany - West Germany 6 - 1 Finland
October 11, 1989, Wrexham, Wales - Wales 1 - 2 Netherlands
November 15, 1989, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 3 - 0 Finland
November 15, 1989, Cologne, Germany - West Germany 2 - 1 Wales
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | West Germany |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Finland |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 3 |
| 4 | Wales |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
Netherlands qualified. Germany also qualified with the best record among the runners-up of Groups 1, 2 and 4.
[edit] Group 5
September 14, 1988, Oslo, Norway - 
Norway 1 - 2 Scotland 
September 28, 1988, Paris, France - 
France 1 - 0 Norway
October 19, 1988, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 1 - 1 Yugoslavia 
October 22, 1988, Nicosia, Cyprus - 
Cyprus 1 - 1 France
November 2, 1988, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 0 - 3 Norway
November 19, 1988, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 3 - 2 France
December 11, 1988, Rijeka, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 4 - 0 Cyprus
February 8, 1989, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 2 - 3 Scotland
March 8, 1989, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 2 - 0 France
April 26, 1989, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 2 - 1 Cyprus
April 29, 1989, Paris, France - France 0 - 0 Yugoslavia
May 21, 1989, Oslo, Norway - Norway 3 - 1 Cyprus
June 14, 1989, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 2 Yugoslavia
September 5, 1989, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 1 France
September 6, 1989, Zagreb, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 3 - 1 Scotland
October 11, 1989, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 1 - 0 Norway
October 11, 1989, Paris, France - France 3 - 0 Scotland
October 28, 1989, Athens, Greece - Cyprus 1 - 2 Yugoslavia
- This match was played on neutral ground instead of in Cyprus because Cyprus was penalised for riots during the Cyprus vs Scotland match.
November 15, 1989, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 1 - 1 Norway
November 15, 1989, Toulouse, France - France 2 - 0 Cyprus
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Scotland |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | France |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Norway |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Cyprus |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 1 |
Yugoslavia and Scotland qualified.
[edit] Group 6
May 21, 1988, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 
Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Malta 
September 14, 1988, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 0 - 0 Republic of Ireland 
October 19, 1988, Budapest, Hungary - 
Hungary 1 - 0 Northern Ireland
November 16, 1988, Seville, Spain - 
Spain 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland
December 11, 1988, Valletta, Malta - Malta 2 - 2 Hungary
December 21, 1988, Seville, Spain - Spain 4 - 0 Northern Ireland
January 22, 1989, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 2 Spain
February 8, 1989, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 0 - 2 Spain
March 8, 1989, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 0 - 0 Republic of Ireland
March 23, 1989, Seville, Spain - Spain 4 - 0 Malta
April 12, 1989, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 1 - 1 Malta
April 26, 1989, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 2 Northern Ireland
April 26, 1989, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Spain
May 28, 1989, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Malta
June 4, 1989, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Hungary
September 6, 1989, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Hungary
October 11, 1989, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 3 - 0 Northern Ireland
October 11, 1989, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 2 - 2 Spain
November 15, 1989, Seville, Spain - Spain 4 - 0 Hungary
November 15, 1989, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 2 Republic of Ireland
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Hungary |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 5 |
| 5 | Malta |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 2 |
Spain and Republic of Ireland qualified.
[edit] Group 7
September 21, 1988, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - 
Luxembourg 1 - 4 Switzerland 
October 18, 1988, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 0 - 2 Czechoslovakia 
October 19, 1988, Brussels, Belgium - .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small}
Belgium 1 - 0 Switzerland
November 16, 1988, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 0 - 0 Belgium
November 16, 1988, Porto, Portugal - 
Portugal 1 - 0 Luxembourg
February 15, 1989, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 1 - 1 Belgium
April 26, 1989, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 3 - 1 Switzerland
April 29, 1989, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 2 - 1 Czechoslovakia
May 9, 1989, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 4 - 0 Luxembourg
June 1, 1989, Lille, France - Luxembourg 0 - 5 Belgium
- This match was played on neutral ground instead of in Luxembourg.
June 7, 1989, Berne, Switzerland - Switzerland 0 - 1 Czechoslovakia
September 6, 1989, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 3 - 0 Portugal
September 20, 1989, Neuchatel, Switzerland - Switzerland 1 - 2 Portugal
October 6, 1989, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 2 - 1 Portugal
October 11, 1989, Basel, Switzerland - Switzerland 2 - 2 Belgium
October 11, 1989, Saarbrücken, West Germany - Luxembourg 0 - 3 Portugal
- This match was played on neutral ground instead of in Luxembourg.
October 25, 1989, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 3 - 0 Switzerland
October 25, 1989, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 1 - 1 Luxembourg
November 15, 1989, St. Gallen, Switzerland - Switzerland 2 - 1 Luxembourg
November 15, 1989, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 0 - 0 Czechoslovakia
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Portugal |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Switzerland |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 5 |
| 5 | Luxembourg |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | -19 | 1 |
Belgium and Czechoslovakia qualified.
