UEFA Euro 1988

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1988 UEFA European Football Championship
UEFA Fußball-Europameisterschaft
Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1988
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UEFA Euro 1988 official logo
Tournament details
Host country West Germany
Dates 10 June – 25 June
Teams 8
Venue(s) 8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 34 (2.27 per match)
Attendance 849,844 (56,656 per match)
Top scorer(s) Netherlands Marco van Basten (5 goals)
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The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany between 10 and 25 June 1988. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA.

The tournament crowned the Netherlands as European champions for the first, and so far only time. Euro 88 was a rare incidence of a major football tournament ending without a single sending-off or goalless draw, nor any knockout matches going to extra time or penalties.

Overview

Group stage

The first group pitted two pre-tournament favourites West Germany and Italy together, along with Spain and Denmark. The Italians had not played in the competition finals since the 1980 edition, which they hosted and West Germany won. Spain and Denmark contested the second semi-final of the 1984 edition. Spain prevailed on penalty-kicks, but lost the final to hosts, France who failed to qualify in 1988.

The Germans and Italians contested the opening game. This game was tightly contested. Roberto Mancini capitalised on a defensive error on the left-hand side of the German goal and the striker squeezed in a shot from a tight angle. Just three minutes later, Walter Zenga stepped out side of his penalty area while holding the ball and delivering a goal kick. Andreas Brehme scored the resulting free-kick which crept under the wall. Both teams settled for a 1–1 draw.

Spain defeated Denmark again, this time 3–2. Míchel opened the scoring after five minutes and Michael Laudrup equalised twenty minutes later. Spain dominated the next hour and Emilio Butragueño and Rafael Gordillo but the Spanish 3–1 to the good. A late surge saw Flemming Povlsen reduce the score line, but was not enough for the Danes, who now needed to win both their remaining games to be certain of a place in the semi-finals.

In the remaining games the West Germans swept aside the Danes and Spanish. Jurgen Klinsmann and Olaf Thon scored to dispatch the former 2–0 while two goals from Rudi Völler was enough to beat Spain 2–0. The second goal was particularly notable. Lothar Matthäus ran forty yards into the Spanish penalty box before back-heeeling the ball for the oncoming Völler, following up his run, to strike the ball with the outside of his foot and into the corner of the goal.

The Italians won a difficult match against the Spanish 1–0, courtesy of a goal from Gianluca Vialli, a low cross-shot to the net on 73 minutes. In the last games, against an already eliminated Denmark, the Italians prevailed by two goals to nil.

The second group witnessed a surprising set of results. In the opening game, one of the pre-tournament favourites England lost 0–1 to Ireland. Ray Houghton scored a looping header after six minutes after the English defence failed to clear a cross. The English applied strong pressure as the game wore on. Gary Lineker was unusually sluggish, missing a series of chances and hitting the cross bar. In the other opening game, the Soviet Union defeated the Netherlands 1–0 through a Vasyl Rats goal, despite the Dutch dominating for long periods.

Results for UEFA Euro 1988 finalists.

England met the Netherlands in Düsseldorf; both needed to win. England started strongly with Lineker hitting a post and Glen Hoddle striking the crossbar with a free-kick. The English defence, weakened by the absence of Terry Butcher, conceded the first of three goals to Marco van Basten on 44 minutes. Van Basten turned Butcher's replacement Tony Adams and beat Peter Shilton – playing his 100th game for England – to give his side a 1–0 lead. England rallied after the break. Lineker and Bryan Robson exchanged a kick one-two pass allowing Robson to burst into the box and lift the ball over Hans van Breukelen after 53 minutes. The score remained when Van Basten turned Tony Adams inside out to finish from 18 yards on 71 minutes. The striker pounced from close-range after a corner to seal a 3–1 win four minutes later.

The Irish and Soviets led the group after two games through a 1–1 draw in Hanover. Ronnie Whelan scored a spectacular left foot volley from 18 yards to put the Irish into the lead. Oleh Protasov equalised with a low shot as the Soviet exerted late pressure.

Needing to defeat the Irish to progress, the Dutch won the game 1–0 through a late Wim Kieft goal. The ball deflected into his path and he delivered a looping header which spun into the Irish net with nine minutes remaining just after Paul McGrath hit a Dutch post. In the other game the Soviets soundly thrashed England. A mistake from Hoddle allowed Sergei Aleinikov to score after three minutes. Adams equalised and England had chances to go ahead, but a goal before half time and late in the game assured the Soviet Union would finish in first place in the group.

Semi-final

The first semi-final was significant as rivals West Germany played the Netherlands. It was only the third time the two sides had faced each other since the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final; the West Germans winning a first round match in the 1980 European Championship, and a 2–2 draw in a 1978 FIFA World Cup second round group match. The game was tight, and the West Germans broke the deadlock on 55 minutes with a Matthäus penalty after a foul on Klinsmann. The lead was held for 20 minutes until Jürgen Kohler brought down Van Basten. Ronald Koeman converted the spot-kick to level the match. With the match headed for extra time a through ball caught the Germans out and Van Basten finished clinically with a shot as he slid along the floor, beating the goal keeper and Kohler to the ball in the 88th minute for a 2–1 win. It gave the Dutch their first competitive victory against the Germans and first appearance in the competition's final. The victory was marred by the reaction of Dutch defender Koeman who wiped the shirt of Olaf Thon, given to him after the match, on his backside in front of the German fans. The player apologised afterwards.

The other semi-final was another unpredictable result. Italy were strong favourites to reach the final and had beaten the Soviets 4–1 in a friendly just two months earlier. Despite controlling the play and having the majority of the chances, the Italians were undone by poor finishing, and a strong, tough opposition who sought to stop their more skillful opponents playing through hard tackles and a defensive strategy. The hard work-rate of the Soviets paid off and four second half minutes, counter-attacks saw two goals from Hennadiy Lytovchenko and Oleg Protasov. The first one from Lytovchenko was initially blocked, but quick reactions beat Franco Baresi to the ball to fire the second shot into the far corner. The second from Protasov was a looping shot which floated over Zenga for a 2–0 victory. It would be the Soviet Union's fourth appearance in a European Championship final.

Final

The final was played on 25 June between the Soviet Union, in what would turn out to be the nation's last European Championship match, and the Netherlands at the Olympiastadion in Munich. The Dutch won the match 2–0, with goals coming from captain Ruud Gullit and tournament top scorer Marco van Basten. Hans van Breukelen blocked a low penalty shot of Igor Belanov. Van Basten's goal would later be described as one of the greatest goals in the history of the European Championships.[1][2]

Teams

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying

Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the event. The holders, France, failed to qualify.[3] The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:

It was to be the last tournament for the Soviet Union. It qualified for the next but was dissolved just after the end of the qualifying stages.[citation needed]

For a list of squads, see UEFA Euro 1988 squads

Host

West Germany won the right to host the tournament with five votes ahead of a joint bid from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, who gained 1 vote, and a bid from England.[4]

Because the Eastern Bloc disagreed that West Berlin was part of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Football Association ruled out playing Championship matches in West Berlin. This secured the participation of Eastern European members of UEFA. In the 1974 FIFA World Cup, however, West Berlin had hosted three games.

As a compromise, Berlin Olympic Stadium did host a Four Nations Tournament in 1988, with West Germany playing against the Soviet Union, Argentina and Sweden.[5]

Venues
Munich Gelsenkirchen
Olympiastadion Parkstadion
Capacity: 69,256 Capacity: 70,748
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Hamburg Frankfurt
Volksparkstadion Waldstadion
Capacity: 61,330 Capacity: 61,056
Das Volksparkstadion 1983.jpg Waldstadionold1.jpg
Düsseldorf Hanover Stuttgart Cologne
Rheinstadion Niedersachsenstadion Neckarstadion Müngersdorfer Stadion
Capacity: 68,400 Capacity: 60,366 Capacity: 70,705 Capacity: 60,584
Altes Rheinstadion.jpg Hannover96 Nordtribüne.JPG Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart innen.JPG Müngersdorfer.jpg

Referees

Special stamp issued by Deutsche Bundespost for the tournament

Results

Group stage

All times local (CEST)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5
 Italy 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0

10 June 1988
20:15
West Germany  1–1  Italy
Brehme Goal 55' Report Mancini Goal 52'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 62,552
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

11 June 1988
15:30
Denmark  2–3  Spain
Laudrup Goal 24'
Povlsen Goal 82'		 Report Míchel Goal 5'
Butragueño Goal 52'
Gordillo Goal 67'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 55,707
Referee: Albert Thomas (Netherlands)

14 June 1988
17:15
West Germany  2–0  Denmark
Klinsmann Goal 10'
Thon Goal 85'		 Report
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 64,812
Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland)

14 June 1988
20:15
Italy  1–0  Spain
Vialli Goal 73' Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 47,506
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

17 June 1988
20:15
West Germany  2–0  Spain
Völler Goal 29', 51' Report
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 63,802
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

17 June 1988
20:15
Italy  2–0  Denmark
Altobelli Goal 67'
De Agostini Goal 87'		 Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 England 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0

12 June 1988
15:30
England  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report Houghton Goal 6'

12 June 1988
20:15
Netherlands  0–1  Soviet Union
Report Rats Goal 52'

15 June 1988
17:15
England  1–3  Netherlands
Robson Goal 53' Report Van Basten Goal 44', 71', 75'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

15 June 1988
20:15
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Soviet Union
Whelan Goal 38' Report Protasov Goal 74'

18 June 1988
15:30
England  1–3  Soviet Union
Adams Goal 16' Report Aleinikov Goal 3'
Mikhailichenko Goal 28'
Pasulko Goal 73'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,335
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

18 June 1988
15:30
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Netherlands
Report Kieft Goal 82'
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 64,731
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
21 June – Hamburg (Volksparkstadion)
  West Germany 1  
  Netherlands 2  
 
25 June – Munich (Olympiastadion)
      Netherlands 2
    Soviet Union 0
22 June – Stuttgart (Neckarstadion)
  Italy 0
  Soviet Union 2  

Semi-finals

21 June 1988
20:15
West Germany  1–2  Netherlands
Matthäus Goal 55' (pen.) Report R. Koeman Goal 74' (pen.)
Van Basten Goal 88'
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

22 June 1988
20:15
Soviet Union  2–0  Italy
Lytovchenko Goal 58'
Protasov Goal 62'		 Report
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 61,606
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Final

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Final

25 June 1988
15:30
Soviet Union  0–2  Netherlands
Report Gullit Goal 32'
Van Basten Goal 54'
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 62,770
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Statistics

Goalscorers

With five goals, Marco van Basten was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 34 goals were scored by 28 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Fastest goal

3 minutes

Sergei Aleinikov (USSR vs England)

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament[6]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Netherlands Hans van Breukelen Italy Giuseppe Bergomi Italy Giuseppe Giannini Netherlands Ruud Gullit
Netherlands Ronald Koeman West Germany Lothar Matthaus Italy Gianluca Vialli
Netherlands Frank Rijkaard Netherlands Jan Wouters Netherlands Marco van Basten
Italy Paolo Maldini

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 10 Greatest Goals in the European Championships, FourFourTwo; 2008-05-08.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling: Die Geschichte der Fußball-Europameisterschaft, Verlag Die Werkstatt, ISBN 978-3-89533-553-2
  5. ↑ Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation: Four Nations Tournament (West-Berlin, West Germany 1988)
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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