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
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 EnglandGroup 4 winner11 November 19873rd1980Third place (1968)
 NetherlandsGroup 5 winner9 December 19873rd1980Third place (1976)
 Republic of IrelandGroup 7 winner11 November 19871st—Debut
 Soviet UnionGroup 3 winner28 October 19875th1972Winners (1960)

Standings
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
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

England vs Republic of Ireland
See also: England–Republic of Ireland football rivalry
England 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
  • Houghton 6'
Attendance: 51,373
England
Republic of Ireland
GK1Peter Shilton
RB2Gary Stevens
CB6Tony Adams
CB19Mark Wright
LB3Kenny Sansom
RM12Chris Waddle
CM4Neil Webbdownward-facing red arrow 60'
CM7Bryan Robson (c)
LM11John Barnes
CF9Peter Beardsleydownward-facing red arrow 82'
CF10Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF17Glenn Hoddleupward-facing green arrow 60'
FW18Mark Hateleyupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1Packie Bonner
RB2Chris Morris
CB4Mick McCarthy
CB5Kevin Moran
LB3Chris Hughton
RM8Ray Houghton
CM7Paul McGrath
CM6Ronnie Whelan
LM11Tony Galvindownward-facing red arrow 77'
CF9John Aldridge
CF10Frank Stapleton (c)downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
FW20Niall Quinnupward-facing green arrow 62'
MF15Kevin Sheedyupward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
England Jack Charlton

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

Netherlands vs Soviet Union
Netherlands 0–1 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 54,336
Netherlands
Soviet Union
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburgdownward-facing red arrow 59'
CM20Jan Wouters
CM8Arnold Mühren
LM11John van 't Schip
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF9John Bosman
Substitutions:
FW12Marco van Bastenupward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW3Vagiz KhidiyatullinYellow card 40'
CB2Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB4Oleh Kuznetsov
CB5Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM9Oleksandr Zavarovdownward-facing red arrow 90'
CM15Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM8Hennadiy LytovchenkoYellow card 21'
LM6Vasyl Rats
CF11Igor Belanovdownward-facing red arrow 82'
CF10Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
FW7Sergei Aleinikovupward-facing green arrow 82'
DF13Tengiz Sulakvelidzeupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

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

England vs Netherlands
England 1–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
England
Netherlands
GK1Peter Shilton
RB2Gary Stevens
CB6Tony Adams
CB19Mark Wright
LB3Kenny Sansom
RM8Trevor Stevendownward-facing red arrow 68'
CM7Bryan Robson (c)
CM17Glenn Hoddle
LM11John Barnes
CF9Peter Beardsleydownward-facing red arrow 72'
CF10Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF12Chris Waddleupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW18Mark Hateleyupward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburgdownward-facing red arrow 60'
CM20Jan Wouters
CM8Arnold Mühren
LM13Erwin Koeman
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF12Marco van Bastendownward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
FW14Wim Kieftupward-facing green arrow 60'
DF18Wilbert Suvrijnupward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

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

Republic of Ireland vs Soviet Union
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 38,308
Republic of Ireland
Soviet Union
GK1Packie Bonner
RB2Chris Morris
CB4Mick McCarthy
CB5Kevin Moran
LB3Chris Hughton
RM8Ray Houghton
CM6Ronnie Whelan
CM15Kevin Sheedy
LM11Tony Galvin
CF10Frank Stapleton (c)downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF9John Aldridge
Substitutions:
FW12Tony Cascarinoupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
England Jack Charlton
GK1Rinat Dasayev (c)downward-facing red arrow 68'
SW3Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB13Tengiz Sulakvelidzedownward-facing red arrow 46'
CB4Oleh Kuznetsov
CB5Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM9Oleksandr Zavarov
CM15Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM7Sergei Aleinikov
LM6Vasyl Rats
CF11Igor Belanov
CF10Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
MF18Sergey Gotsmanovupward-facing green arrow 46'
GK16Viktor Chanovupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

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

England vs Soviet Union
England 1–3 Soviet Union
 Report
Attendance: 48,335
England
Soviet Union
GK13Chris Woods
RB2Gary Stevens
CB5Dave Watson
CB6Tony Adams
LB3Kenny Sansom
RM8Trevor Steven
CM15Steve McMahondownward-facing red arrow 54'
CM7Bryan Robson (c)
CM17Glenn Hoddle
LM11John Barnes
CF10Gary Linekerdownward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
MF4Neil Webbupward-facing green arrow 54'
FW18Mark Hateleyupward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW3Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB2Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB4Oleh Kuznetsov
RM7Sergei Aleinikov
CM8Hennadiy Lytovchenko
CM9Oleksandr Zavarovdownward-facing red arrow 85'
CM15Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
LM6Vasyl Rats
CF11Igor Belanovdownward-facing red arrow 44'
CF10Oleh ProtasovYellow card 42'
Substitutions:
MF20Viktor Pasulkoupward-facing green arrow 44'
MF18Sergey Gotsmanovupward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

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

Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 64,731
Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
GK1Packie Bonner
RB2Chris Morrisdownward-facing red arrow 46'
CB4Mick McCarthy
CB5Kevin Moran
LB3Chris Hughton
RM8Ray Houghton
CM7Paul McGrath
CM6Ronnie Whelan
LM11Tony Galvin
CF10Frank Stapleton (c)downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF9John Aldridge
Substitutions:
MF15Kevin Sheedyupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW12Tony Cascarinoupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
England Jack Charlton
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburg
CM20Jan WoutersYellow card 60'
CM8Arnold Mührendownward-facing red arrow 79'
LM13Erwin Koemandownward-facing red arrow 50'
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF12Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
FW14Wim Kieftupward-facing green arrow 50'
FW9John Bosmanupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

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

See also

References
  1. "UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. 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.
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