1988 UEFA European Football Championship
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| 1988 UEFA European Championship - W. Germany Euro 88 |
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| Teams | 8 (from 32 entrants) |
| Host(s) | W. Germany |
| Champions | Netherlands (1 title(s)) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 5 -  Marco van Basten |
The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 10 and June 25, 1988.
At the time, only eight countries could dispute the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the event. The holders, France, failed to qualify.
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[edit] Qualification
- For details concerning the qualifying phase see, 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
The following teams participated in the final tournament:
West Germany automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts
Euro 88 also marked the first time Republic of Ireland qualified for any tournament final.
[edit] Venues
- Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf - Capacity: 55,850
- Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover - Capacity: 50,423
- Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen - Capacity: 62,000
- Waldstadion, Frankfurt - Capacity: 61,000
- Olympiastadion, Munich - Capacity: 69,000
- Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne - Capacity: 47,000
- Neckarstadion, Stuttgart - Capacity: 50,000
- Volksparkstadion, Hamburg - Capacity: 61,200
[edit] Match officials
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[edit] Squads
- For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1988 UEFA European Football Championship squads
[edit] Group stages
All times local (CET)
[edit] Group A
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| June 10, 1988 20:15 |
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West Germany  |
1–1 |  Italy |
Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf Attendance: 62,552 Referee: Hackett (ENG) |
| Brehme 55' | (Report) | Mancini 52' |
| June 11, 1988 15:30 |
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Denmark  |
2–3 |  Spain |
AWD-Arena, Hannover Attendance: 60,366 Referee: Thomas (NED) |
| Laudrup 24' Povlsen 82' |
(Report) | Michel 5' Butragueño 53' Gordillo Vazquez 66' |
| June 14, 1988 17:15 |
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| West Germany |
2–0 | Denmark |
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 64,812 Referee: Valentine (SCO) |
| Klinsmann 10' Thon 85' |
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| June 14, 1988 20:15 |
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| Italy |
1–0 | Spain |
Waldstadion, Frankfurt Attendance: 51,790 Referee: Frederiksson (SWE) |
| Vialli 73' | (Report) |
| June 17, 1988 20:15 |
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| West Germany |
2–0 | Spain |
Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 72,308 Referee: Vautrot (FRA) |
| Völler 29', 51' | (Report) |
| June 17, 1988 20:15 |
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| Italy |
2–0 | Denmark |
Rhein Energie Stadion, Cologne Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Galler (SUI) |
| Altobelli 67' De Agostini 87' |
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[edit] Group B
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| June 12, 1988 15:30 |
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England  |
0–1 |  Republic of Ireland |
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 51,573 Referee: Kirschen (GDR) |
| (Report) | Houghton 6' |
| June 12, 1988 20:15 |
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Netherlands  |
0–1 |  USSR |
Rhein Energie Stadion, Cologne Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Pauly (FRG) |
| (Report) | Rats 52' |
| June 15, 1988 17:15 |
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| England |
1–3 | Netherlands |
Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf Attendance: 63,940 Referee: Casarin (ITA) |
| Robson 53' | (Report) | Van Basten 44', 71', 75' |
| June 15, 1988 20:15 |
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| Republic of Ireland |
1–1 | USSR |
Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover Attendance: 38,308 Referee: Soriano Aladren (ESP) |
| Whelan 38' | (Report) | Protassov 74' |
| June 18, 1988 15:30 |
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| England |
1–3 | USSR |
Waldstadion, Frankfurt Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Rosa dos Santos (POR) |
| Adams 16' | (Report) | Aleinikov 3' Mikhailichenko 28' Pasulko 73' |
| June 18, 1988 15:30 |
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| Republic of Ireland |
0–1 | Netherlands |
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 60,800 Referee: Brummeier (AUT) |
| (Report) | Kieft 82' |
[edit] Knockout stages
| Semi finals | Final | ||||||
| 21 June – Hamburg (Volksparkstadion) | |||||||
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| Netherlands |
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| 25 June – Munich (Olympiastadion) | |||||||
| Netherlands |
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| USSR |
0 | ||||||
| 22 June - Stuttgart (Neckarstadion) | |||||||
| Italy |
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| USSR |
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[edit] Semi-finals
| June 21, 1988 20:15 |
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| West Germany |
1–2 | Netherlands |
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg Attendance: 61,330 Referee: Igna (ROM) |
| Matthäus 55' | (Report) | Koeman 74' Van Basten 88' |
| June 22, 1988 20:15 |
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| USSR |
2–0 | Italy |
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 61,606 Referee: Ponnet (BEL) |
| Litovchenko 58' Protassov 62' |
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[edit] Final
| June 25, 1988 15:30 |
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| USSR |
0–2 | Netherlands |
Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 72,308 Referee: Vautrot (FRA) |
| (Report) | Gullit 32' Van Basten 54' |
[edit] Champion
Euro 1988 Champions: Netherlands First title |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Goal scorers
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[edit] Fastest goal
- 3 Minutes
Sergei Aleinikov (England vs USSR)
[edit] Average goals
2.26 Per Game
[edit] Winning squad
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| Number | Player | Club in 1988 |
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Hans van Breukelen | PSV Eindhoven |
| 16 | Joop Hiele | Feyenoord |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Adri van Tiggelen | Anderlecht |
| 3 | Sjaak Troost | Feyenoord |
| 4 | Ronald Koeman | PSV Eindhoven |
| 6 | Berry van Aerle | PSV Eindhoven |
| 15 | Wim Koevermans | Fortuna Sittard |
| 17 | Frank Rijkaard | Zaragoza |
| 18 | Wilbert Suvrijn | Roda Kerkrade |
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| 5 | Aron Winter | Ajax |
| 7 | Gerald Vanenburg | PSV Eindhoven |
| 8 | Arnold Mühren | Ajax |
| 10 | Ruud Gullit | AC Milan |
| 13 | Erwin Koeman | KV Mechelen |
| 20 | Jan Wouters | Ajax |
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| 9 | John Bosman | Ajax |
| 11 | John van't Schip | Ajax |
| 12 | Marco van Basten | AC Milan |
| 14 | Wim Kieft | PSV Eindhoven |
| 19 | Hendrie Krüzen | FC Den Bosch |
| Coach: Rinus Michels | ||
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