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1992 European Football Championship (qualifying tournament)

This article presents the results of the 1992 European Football Championship qualifier.

Teams from 34 countries participated in the 1992 European Football Championship qualifying tournament; Sweden Sweden received a ticket automatically, as the hostess of the tournament. Faroe islands Faroe Islands and San marino San Marino for the first time participated in the qualifying tournament of the European Football Championship .

The draw took place on February 2, 1990. 34 national teams were divided into seven groups (six groups of five teams and one group of four teams). The winners of the groups received tickets to the final of the European Championship.

Shortly after the start of the tournament German Democratic Republic GDR starred in connection with the unification of Germany on October 3, 1990. Match German Democratic Republic GDR - Belgium Belgium , held on September 12, 1990, was recognized as friendly, the remaining games were canceled.

This was the last qualifying tournament for the European championship, in which 2 points were given for the victory. Starting from the 1996 qualifying tournament , teams began to receive 3 points for victory.

Group 1

Voucher became   France , which won all matches in the group, scoring 20 goals. She scored 16 points,   Czechoslovakia lagged behind it by 6 points, the remaining rivals - even more.

TeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
  Francesixteeneighteight00206+14
  Czechoslovakiateneightfive03129+3
  Spain6730four1712+5
  Icelandfoureight2067ten−3
  Albania27one06221−19

May 30, 1990
20:00 UTC
  Iceland20
  Albania
Goodyonsen   42 '
Edwaldsson   86 '
Goals
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 5,250
Judge:   Frederick McKnight

September 5, 1990
18:30 UTC
  Iceland12
  France
Edwaldsson   85 'GoalsPapen   12'
Canton   74 '
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 8 388
Judge:   David syme

September 26, 1990
17:00 UTC + 2
  Czechoslovakiaten
  Iceland
Vaclav Danek   43 'Goals
Stadium: Vsesportyvy Areal Stadium, Kosice
Spectators: 30,142
Judge:   Todor Kolev

October 10, 1990
20:30 UTC + 1
  Spain2 - 1
  Iceland
Butrageno   44 '
Carlos Antonio Munoz   63 '
GoalsSigurdur Jonsson   66 '
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera , Seville
Spectators: 18 399
Judge:   Victor Mintoff
October 13, 1990
20:45 UTC + 1
  France2 - 1
  Czechoslovakia
Papen   60 ' ,   83 'GoalsSkukhravy   89 '
Stadium: Parc des Princes , Paris
Viewers: 38,249
Judge:   George Courney

November 14, 1990
18:00 UTC + 1
  Czechoslovakia3 - 2
  Spain
Vaclav Danek   17 ' ,   67 '
Morawchik   77 '
GoalsRoberto   thirty'
Carlos Munoz   54 '
Stadium: Evgen Roshitsky , Prague
Spectators: 21 980
Judge:   Karl-Heinz Trischler
November 17, 1990
14:00 UTC + 1
  Albania0 - 1
  France
GoalsPain   25 '
Stadium: Kemal Stafa , Tirana
Spectators: 12 972
Judge:   Bruno Galler

December 19, 1990
20:30 UTC + 1
  Spain9 - 0
  Albania
Amor   nineteen'
Carlos Munoz   22 ' ,   64 '
Butrageno   30 ' ,   58 ' ,   66 ' ,   75 '
Hierro   37 '
Bakero   87 '
Goals
Stadium: Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan , Seville
Spectators: 12 625
Judge:   Alfons Constanten

February 20, 1991
20:45 UTC + 1
  France3 - 1
  Spain
Soze   14'
Papen   58 '
Blanc   77 '
GoalsBakero   ten'
Stadium: Parc des Princes , Paris
Spectators: 41 174
Judge:   Tullio Lanese

March 30, 1991
20:45 UTC + 1
  France50
  Albania
Soze   1 ' ,   nineteen'
Papen   33 '( pen. ) ,   42 '
Arthur Lekbello   81 '(A.G.)
Goals
Stadium: Parc des Princes , Paris
Spectators: 24,181
Judge:   Einar Halle

May 1, 1991
16:30 UTC + 2
  Albania0 - 2
  Czechoslovakia
GoalsCube   47 '
Cook   66 '
Stadium: Kemal Stafa , Tirana
Spectators: 5,000
Judge:   Carlo Longy

May 26, 1991
17:00 UTC + 2
  Albaniaten
  Iceland
Abazi   56 'Goals
Stadium: Kemal Stafa , Tirana
Spectators: 5000
Judge:   Sandor Varga

June 5, 1991
20:00 UTC
  Iceland0 - 1
  Czechoslovakia
GoalsHasek   sixteen'
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 5 102
Judge:   John Spillane

September 4, 1991
18:30 UTC + 2
  Czechoslovakia12
  France
German   nineteen'GoalsPapen   53 ' ,   89 '
Stadium: Tegelnoe field , Bratislava
Spectators: 41,200
Judge:   Peter Mikkelsen
September 25, 1991
17:15 UTC
  Iceland20
  Spain
Thorvaldur Jörligsson   71 '
Sverrisson   79 '
Goals
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 3,848
Judge:   Kes Bakker

October 12, 1991
20:30 UTC + 1
  Spain12
  France
Abelardo Fernandez   34 'GoalsLuis Fernandez   12'
Papen   15'
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera , Seville
Spectators: 20,000
Judge:   Hubert Forshtinger
October 16, 1991
15:00 UTC + 1
  Czechoslovakia2 - 1
  Albania
Karel Kula   35 '
Ludovit Lanz   39 '
GoalsHusen Zmiyani   60 '
Stadium: Andruv, Olomouc
Spectators: 2 366
Judge:   Michal Listkevich

November 13, 1991
20:30 UTC + 1
  Spain2–1
  Czechoslovakia
Abelardo Fernandez   ten'
Michel   78 '( pen. )
GoalsGerman   60 '
Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan , Seville
Spectators: 24,500
Judge:   Kurt Rötlisberger
November 20, 1991
20:45 UTC + 1
  France3 - 1
  Iceland
Amara Simba   41 '
Canton   59 ' ,   67 '
GoalsSverrisson   70 '
Parc des Princes , Paris
Spectators: 27 381
Judge:   Eric Fredriksson

December 18, 1991
14:00 UTC + 1
  AlbaniaCanceled [1]
  Spain
Kemal Stafa , Tirana
Judge:   Roger Philippi
Top scorer
  • Jean-Pierre Papin (   France ) - 9 goals

Group 2

  Scotland got a ticket in the hardest fight (the first 4 teams have a difference of 2 points). They got a team   San Marino , who missed 33 with one scored (at home, rival -   Romania ).   Scotland was the first because it lost only one game and scored 11 points.

TeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
  Scotlandeleveneightfour3one147+7
  Switzerlandteneightfour22nineteen7+12
  Romaniateneightfour22137+6
  Bulgaria9eight33215eight+7
  San marino0eight00eightone33−32

September 12, 1990
20:00 UTC + 2
  Switzerland20
  Bulgaria
Hottiger   nineteen'
Bickel   63 '
Goals
Stadium: Charmille , Geneva
Spectators: 12,500
Judge:   Guy Gutals
September 12, 1990
20:00 UTC
  Scotland2 - 1
  Romania
Robertson   37 '
McCoist   76 '
GoalsCamataru   13'
Stadium: Hampden Park , Glasgow
Spectators: 12,801
Judge:   Ildefonso Aspitarte

October 17, 1990
15:00 UTC + 2
  Romania0 - 3
  Bulgaria
GoalsSirakov   28 '
Nikolai Todorov   48 ' ,   76 '
Stadium: Gencha , Bucharest
Spectators: 15 350
Judge:   Jose Rocha dos Santos
October 17, 1990
20:00 UTC
  Scotland2 - 1
  Switzerland
Robertson   34 '( pen. )
Mcallister   53 '
GoalsKnoop   65 '( pen. )
Stadium: Hampden Park , Glasgow
Spectators: 27,740
Judge:   Esa Antero Palsi

November 14, 1990
18:00 UTC + 2
  Bulgariaeleven
  Scotland
Nikolai Todorov   74 'GoalsMcCoist   9'
Stadium: Vasil Levski , Sofia
Spectators: 42,000
Judge:   Friedrich Kaupe
November 14, 1990
20:30 UTC + 1
  San marino0 - 4
  Switzerland
GoalsSutter   7 '
Chapuis   27 '
Knoop   43 '
Frederic Chassault   87 '
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Serravalle
Spectators: 931
Judge:   Costas Kapsos

December 5, 1990
18:00 UTC + 2
  Romania6 - 0
  San marino
Yoan sabeu   2 '
Mateutz   18'
Raducoi   43 '
Lupescu   56 '
Pavel Badya   77 '
Petrescu   85 '
Goals
Stadium: National Stadium , Bucharest
Spectators: 6,380
Judge:   Manfred Rossner

March 27, 1991
20:00 UTC
  Scotlandeleven
  Bulgaria
Collins   83 'GoalsKostadinov   89 '
Stadium: Hampden Park , Glasgow
Spectators: 33,119
Judge:   Eric Fredriksson
March 27, 1991
20:15 UTC + 1
  San marino13
  Romania
Valdes Pasolini   26 '( pen. )GoalsHaji   18 '( pen. )
Raducoi   46 '
Daniel Timoft   84 '
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Serravalle
Spectators: 745
Judge:   Roger Philippi

April 3, 1991
20:15 UTC + 2
  Switzerland0 - 0
  Romania
Stadium: Stud la Maladier , Neuchatel
Spectators: 15,700
Judge:   Gerard Biget

May 1, 1991
18:00 UTC + 2
  Bulgaria2 - 3
  Switzerland
Kostadinov   12'
Sirakov   27 '
GoalsKnoop   59 ' ,   88 '
Kubilay Turkilmaz   90 '
Stadium: Vasil Levski , Sofia
Spectators: 40,000
Judge:   Karl-Joseph Assenmacher
May 1, 1991
20:00 UTC + 2
  San marino0 - 2
  Scotland
GoalsStracan   63 '( pen. )
Dury   67 '
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Serravalle
Spectators: 3 512
Judge:   Kesimi Besnik

May 22, 1991
20:00 UTC + 2
  San marino0 - 3
  Bulgaria
GoalsTrifon Ivanov   13'
Sirakov   20'
Penev   60 ' - pen.
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Serravalle
Spectators: 612
Judge:   Victor Mintoff

June 5, 1991
20:30 UTC + 2
  Switzerland7 - 0
  San marino
Knoop   3 ' ,   87 '
Hottiger   13'
Bit sutter   29 '
Hermann   55 '
Eagle   78 '
Kubilay Turkilmaz   90 '
Goals
Stadium: Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Spectators: 12,000
Judge:   Erman Toroglu

September 11, 1991
20:15 UTC + 2
  Switzerland2 - 2
  Scotland
Chapuis   thirty'
Hermann   38 '
GoalsDury   47 '
McCoist   83 '
Stadium: Wankdorf , Bern
Spectators: 47,000
Judge:   Tullio Lanese

October 16, 1991
18:00 UTC + 2
  Bulgaria4 - 0
  San marino
Penev   18'
Stoichkov   31 '( pen. )
Yankov   38 '
Nikolay Iliev   84 '
Goals
Stadium: Vasil Levski , Sofia
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Jiri Ulrich
October 16, 1991
18:00 UTC + 2
  Romaniaten
  Scotland
Haji   75 '( pen. )Goals
Stadium: Gencha , Bucharest
Spectators: 15 850
Judge:   Aron Schmidhuber

November 13, 1991
19:00 UTC
  Scotland4 - 0
  San marino
Mcstay   ten'
Gough   31 '
Dury   38 '
McCoist   62 '
Goals
Stadium: Hampden Park , Glasgow
Spectators: 35,170
Judge:   Rune Pedersen
November 13, 1991
18:00 UTC + 2
  Romaniaten
  Switzerland
Mateutz   69 'Goals
Stadium: Gencha , Bucharest
Spectators: 30,000
Judge:   John Blackenstein

November 20, 1991
18:00 UTC + 2
  Bulgariaeleven
  Romania
Sirakov   55 'GoalsPopescu   31 '
Stadium: Vasil Levski , Sofia
Spectators: 20,000
Judge:   Peter Mikkelsen

Top scorer
  • Adrian Knoop (   Switzerland ) - 6 goals

Group 3

  The USSR received a ticket with 13 points, ahead of the main rival (   Italy ), which reduced to a draw half the games.   The USSR did not lose a single game, and played both matches (   USSR -   Italy ) in a draw (0-0).

TeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
  the USSR13eightfive30132+11
  Italyteneight3fourone12five+7
  Norway9eight3329five+4
  Hungaryeighteight2four2ten9+1
  Cyprus0eight00eight225−23

September 12, 1990
19:00 UTC + 4
  the USSR20
  Norway
Kanchelskis   22 '
Kuznetsov   60 '
Goals
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium , Moscow
Spectators: 23,000
Judge:   Hubert Forshtinger

October 10, 1990
19:00 UTC + 1
  Norway0 - 0
  Hungary
Stadium: Brann , Bergen
Spectators: 6 304
Judge:   John Spillane

October 17, 1990
19:00 UTC + 1
  Hungaryeleven
  Italy
Laszlo Distl   sixteen'GoalsR. Baggio   54 '( pen. )
Stadium: Nepstadion , Budapest
Spectators: 25,000
Judge:   Boo Carlsson

October 31, 1990
18:00 UTC + 1
  Hungary4 - 2
  Cyprus
Emil Lerinz   1 ' ,   nineteen'
Jozsef Kiprich   20 '( pen. ) ,   67 '( pen. )
GoalsPanagiotis Xiuruppas   13'
Angelos Tsolakis   89 '
Stadium: Nandor Hidegkuti, Budapest
Spectators: 3,000
Judge:   Flamen Cotere
November 3, 1990
14:30 UTC + 1
  Italy0 - 0
  the USSR
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Rome
Spectators: 52,288
Judge:   Marcel Van Langenchow

November 14, 1990
19:00 UTC + 2
  Cyprus0 - 3
  Norway
GoalsSurlot   39 '
Bohinen   50'
Sverre Brandhaug   64 '
Stadium: Macario , Nicosia
Spectators: 2 123
Judge:   Zoran Petrovich

December 22, 1990
15:00 UTC + 2
  Cyprus0 - 4
  Italy
GoalsThe leader   15'
Serena   22 ' ,   50'
Lombardo   44 '
Stadium: Cirion Athletic Center , Limassol
Spectators: 9,185
Judge:   Ivan Gregra

April 3, 1991
15:00 UTC + 2
  Cyprus0 - 2
  Hungary
GoalsJozsef Salma   15'
Jozsef Kiprich   40 '
Stadium: Cirion Athletic Center , Limassol
Spectators: 2,000
Judge:   Gerhard Drop

April 17, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  Hungary0 - 1
  the USSR
GoalsMikhaylichenko   thirty'
Stadium: Nepstadion , Budapest
Spectators: 60,000
Judge:   Aron Schmidhuber

May 1, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  Norwaythirty
  Cyprus
Pal Lidersen   49 '( pen. )
Tore Andre Dalum   65 '
Surlot   90 '
Goals
Stadium: Ullevol , Oslo
Spectators: 7 833
Judge:   Kai natri
May 1, 1991
20:15 UTC + 2
  Italy3 - 1
  Hungary
Donadoni   4 ' ,   sixteen'
Vialli   56 '
GoalsGyörgy Bognar   65 '( pen. )
Stadium: Arechi, Salerno
Spectators: 33,850
Judge:   Joseph Warrell

May 29, 1991
19:00 UTC + 3
  the USSR4 - 0
  Cyprus
Bridge   20'
Mikhaylichenko   51 '
Korneev   87 '
Aleinikov   89 '
Goals
Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium , Moscow
Spectators: 14,200
Judge:   Stefan Dan Petrescu
June 5, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  Norway2 - 1
  Italy
Tore Andre Dalum   four'
Bohinen   25 '
GoalsSkillachi   77 '
Stadium: Ullevol , Oslo
Spectators: 27,500
Judge:   Mario van der ende

August 28, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  Norway0 - 1
  the USSR
GoalsBridge   74 '
Stadium: Ullevol , Oslo
Spectators: 25 427
Judge:   Howard King

September 25, 1991
19:00 UTC + 3
  the USSR2 - 2
  Hungary
Shalimov   37 '( pen. )
Kanchelskis   50'
GoalsJozsef Kiprich   16 ' ,   84 '
Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium , Moscow
Spectators: 35,000
Judge:   Zoran Petrovich

October 12, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  the USSR0 - 0
  Italy
Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium , Moscow
Spectators: 92,000
Judge:   Bruno Galler

October 30, 1991
20:00 UTC + 1
  Hungary0 - 0
  Norway
Stadium: Rohonzi Ut, Szombathely
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Gerard Biget

November 13, 1991
19:15 UTC + 1
  Italyeleven
  Norway
Rizzitelli   83 'GoalsMini Jacobsen   60 '
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris , Genoa
Spectators: 17 727
Judge:   Karl-Joseph Assenmacher
November 13, 1991
15:00 UTC + 2
  Cyprus0 - 3
  the USSR
GoalsProtasov   26 '
Juran   78 '
Kanchelskis   81 '
PES , Larnaca
Spectators: 4,000
Judge:   Andrew Waddell

December 21, 1991
14:30 UTC + 1
  Italy20
  Cyprus
Vialli   28 '
R. Baggio   55 '
Goals
Pinot Zacceria, Foggia
Spectators: 16,350
Judge:   Joaquin Ramos Marcos

Top scorer
  • Jozsef Kiprich (   Hungary ) - 5 goals

Group 4

  Yugoslavia won the ticket, but was removed from the tournament for political reasons.   Denmark , runner-up, received a ticket and later became the European champion. The biggest surprise of this group was the opening match.   Faroe Islands -   Austria in which   Faroe Islands won as well as the game (   Northern Ireland -   Faroe Islands ) ending in a draw.

TeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
  Yugoslavia [2]14eight70one24four+20
  Denmark [3]13eight6oneone187+11
  Northern Ireland7eight233eleveneleven0
  Austria3eightoneone6614−8
  Faroe islands3eightoneone6326−23

September 12, 1990
19:00 UTC + 1
  Faroe islandsten
  Austria
Thorkil Nielsen   61 'Goals
Stadium: Landskrona Idrottsplats, Landskrona
Spectators: 1,265
Judge:   Aegil Nervic
September 12, 1990
20:00 UTC
  Northern Ireland0 - 2
  Yugoslavia
GoalsPanchev   36 '
Blueberries   86 '
Stadium: Windsor Park , Belfast
Spectators: 9 008
Judge:   Jaap Wheelenberg

October 10, 1990
19:30 UTC + 1
  Denmark4 - 1
  Faroe islands
M. Laudrup   8 ' ,   48 '
Elstrup   40 '
Poulsen   89 '
GoalsAllan Mörkere   21 '
Stadium: Idretsparken, Copenhagen
Viewers: 38 563
Judge:   Goodmundur Haraldsson

October 17, 1990
20:00 UTC
  Northern Irelandeleven
  Denmark
Colin Clark   58 'GoalsJan Bartram   11 '( pen. )
Stadium: Windsor Park , Belfast
Spectators: 9,079
Judge:   Roger Philippi
October 31, 1990
19:00 UTC + 1
  Yugoslavia4 - 1
  Austria
Panchev   32 ' ,   52 ' ,   85 '
Katanese   43 '
GoalsOgris   15'
Stadium: Crvena Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 11 422
Judge:   Aron Schmidhuber

November 14, 1990
19:30 UTC + 1
  Denmark0 - 2
  Yugoslavia
GoalsBazhdarevich   77 '
Jarney   84 '
Stadium: Idretsparken, Copenhagen
Spectators: 39,700
Judge:   Neil Midgley
November 14, 1990
19:30 UTC + 1
  Austria0 - 0
  Northern Ireland
Stadium: Praterstadion , Vienna
Spectators: 7 062
Judge:   Gerard Biget

March 27, 1991
17:15 UTC + 1
  Yugoslavia4 - 1
  Northern Ireland
Binich   35 '
Panchev   47 ' ,   60 ' ,   62 '
GoalsColin hill   44 '
Red Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 10,750
Judge:   Yusuf Namoglu

May 1, 1991
20:00 UTC + 2
  Yugoslavia12
  Denmark
Panchev   50'GoalsChristensen   31 ' ,   63 '
Red Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 26,000
Judge:   Joel Qinho
May 1, 1991
20:00 UTC
  Northern Irelandeleven
  Faroe islands
Colin Clark   45 'GoalsReinheim   63 '
Windsor Park , Belfast
Spectators: 10,000
Judge:   Michelle Piro

May 16, 1991
20:00 UTC + 2
  Yugoslavia7 - 0
  Faroe islands
Naydoski   21 '
Blueberries   24 '
Panchev   51 ' ,   72 '
Wulich   65 '
Boban   68 '
Shooker   85 '
Goals
Red Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Vasilis Nikakis

May 22, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  Austriathirty
  Faroe islands
Pfeifenberger   13'
Streiter   48 '
Wind   69 '
Goals
Lechen, Salzburg
Spectators: 13,000
Judge:   Loizos loizou

June 5, 1991
16:00 UTC + 2
  Denmark2 - 1
  Austria
Christensen   2 ' ,   33 'GoalsOgris   83 '
Fionia Park, Odense
Spectators: 12,521
Judge:   Michal Listkevich

September 11, 1991
19:00 UTC + 1
  Faroe islands0 - 5
  Northern Ireland
GoalsKevin wilson   eight'
Colin Clark   12 ' ,   51 ' ,   68 '( pen. )
Mcdonald   14'
Landskrona Idrottsplats, Landskrona
Spectators: 1,623
Judge:   Simo Ruokonen

September 25, 1991
19:00 UTC + 1
  Faroe islands0 - 4
  Denmark
GoalsChristofte   2 '( pen. )
Christensen   6 '
Frank Pingel   78 '
Villefort   75 '
Landskrona Idrottsplats, Landskrona
Spectators: 2,589
Judge:   James McCluskey

October 9, 1991
19:30 UTC + 1
  Austria0 - 3
  Denmark
GoalsArtner   9 '(- ag )
Poulsen   15'
Christensen   37 '
Stadium: Ernst Happel , Vienna
Spectators: 10,500
Judge:   Frans van den weingart

October 16, 1991
19:00 UTC
  Faroe islands0 - 2
  Yugoslavia
GoalsYugovich   13'
Savichevich   80 '
Landskrona Idrottsplats, Landskrona
Spectators: 2,485
Judge:   Gunther Habermann
October 16, 1991
19:30 UTC
  Northern Ireland2 - 1
  Austria
Dowie   18'
Kingsley Black   42 '
GoalsLeopold Liner   44 '
Windsor Park , Belfast
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Leif Sundell

November 13, 1991
19:30 UTC + 1
  Denmark2 - 1
  Northern Ireland
Poulsen   22 ' ,   36 'GoalsGerry Taggart   71 '
Fionia Park, Odense
Spectators: 10,881
Judge:   Alexey Spirin
November 13, 1991
19:30 UTC + 1
  Austria0 - 2
  Yugoslavia
GoalsLukic   18'
Savichevich   38 '
Ernst Happel , Vienna
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Pietro D'Elia

Top scorer
  • Darko Panchev (   Yugoslavia ) - 10 goals

Group 5

At the draw on February 2, 1990, group 5 consisted of five countries, including two German national teams   Germany and   GDR . After the reunification of Germany on October 3, 1990, the game held on September 12   Belgium -   GDR was recognized as friendly, and all other matches involving   GDR were canceled.   Germany lost 1–0 match   Wales -   Germany , however, won all other meetings and a ticket to the final tournament.

TeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
  Germanyten6five0one13four+9
  Wales96fouroneoneeight6+2
  Belgiumfive62one376+1
  Luxembourg06006214−12
September 12, 1990
  Belgium0 - 2
  GDR
GoalsMetering   74 ' ,   89 '
Constant Vanden Stock , Brussels
Spectators: 10,000
Judge:   John Blankenstein

The game is recognized as friendly


October 17, 1990
19:30 UTC
  Wales3 - 1
  Belgium
Rush   29 '
Saunders   86 '
Hughes   88 '
GoalsVersailles   24 '
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Spectators: 12,000
Judge:   Kurt Rötlisberger
October 31, 1990
20:15 UTC + 1
  Luxembourg2 - 3
  Germany
Jean-Paul Girrès   57 '
Langers   65 '
GoalsKlinsmann   sixteen'
Pine   thirty'
Voller   49 '
Josie Barthel , Luxembourg
Viewers: 9,500
Judge:   Kim Milton Nielsen

November 14, 1990
20:00 UTC + 1
  Luxembourg0 - 1
  Wales
GoalsRush   15'
Josie Barthel , Luxembourg
Spectators: 7,000
Judge:   Jiri Ulrich

February 27, 1991
20:00 UTC + 1
  Belgiumthirty
  Luxembourg
Vandenberg   7 '
Coolemans   sixteen'
Shifo   35 '
Goals
Constant Vanden Stock , Brussels
Spectators: 24,500
Judge:   Loizos loizou

March 27, 1991
20:00 UTC + 1
  Belgiumeleven
  Wales
Degris   48 'GoalsSaunders   60 '
Constant Vanden Stock , Brussels
Spectators: 27,500
Judge:   Emilio Soriano Aladren

May 1, 1991
18:15 UTC + 2
  Germanyten
  Belgium
Matteus   3 'Goals
AVD Arena , Hanover
Viewers: 56,000
Judge:   Zoran Petrovich

June 5, 1991
19:15 UTC
  Walesten
  Germany
Rush   66 'Goals
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Spectators: 38,000
Judge:   Boo Carlsson

September 11, 1991
20:00 UTC + 2
  Luxembourg0 - 2
  Belgium
GoalsShifo   25 '
Degris   49 '
Josie Barthel , Luxembourg
Spectators: 7,000
Judge:   Remy Harrel

October 16, 1991
20:15 UTC + 1
  Germany4 - 1
  Wales
Möller   34 '
Voller   39 '
Riedle   45 '
Dol   73 '
GoalsPaul Bodin   84 '( pen. )
Easy Credit Stadium , Nuremberg
Spectators: 46,000
Judge:   Joel Qinho

November 13, 1991
19:30 UTC
  Walesten
  Luxembourg
Paul Bodin   82 '( pen. )Goals
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Spectators: 20,000
Judge:   Sandor Poole
November 20, 1991
20:00 UTC + 1
  Belgium0 - 1
  Germany
GoalsVoller   sixteen'
Constant Vanden Stock , Brussels
Spectators: 26,000
Judge:   Tullio Lanese

December 18, 1991
20:15 UTC + 1
  Germany4 - 0
  Luxembourg
Matteus   15 '( pen. )
Buchwald   44 '
Riedle   51 '
Hessler   62 '
Goals
Ulrich Haberland , Leverkusen
Spectators: 24,500
Judge: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland)

Top scorer
  • Ian Rush (   Wales ) and Rudy Feller (   Germany ) - 3 goals

Group 6

  The Netherlands won the match on October 16, 1991   Netherlands -   Portugal (1-0), which determined the winner of the group. The remaining teams lagged behind them.

TeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
  Netherlands13eight6oneone172+15
  Portugaleleveneightfiveone2elevenfour+7
  Greeceeighteight323eleven9+2
  Finland6eightonefour3fiveeight−3
  Malta2eight026223−21

September 12, 1990
19:00 UTC + 2
  Finland0 - 0
  Portugal
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Helsinki
Spectators: 10 242
Judge:   Joseph Marco

October 17, 1990
21:00 UTC
  Portugalten
  Netherlands
Aguash   54 'Goals
Stadium: Estadio das Antas, Porto
Spectators: 17,198
Judge:   Siegfried Kirshen
October 31, 1990
18:00 UTC + 2
  Greece4 - 0
  Malta
Nikos Tsiantakis   37 '
Karapialis   40 '
Sarawakos   59 '
Stefanos Borbokis   88 '
Goals
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Athens
Spectators: 7,768
Judge:   Ion Crachunescu

November 21, 1990
18:00 UTC + 1
  Netherlands20
  Greece
Bergkamp   7 '
van basten   18'
Goals
Stadium: Feyenoord , Rotterdam
Spectators: 25,430
Judge:   Lajosh Nemeth
November 25, 1990
14:30 UTC + 1
  Maltaeleven
  Finland
Hubert Court   74 'GoalsEric Holmgren   87 '
Stadium: Ta'Kali , Ta-Kali
Spectators: 8 667
Judge:   Grandfather’s kindergarten

December 19, 1990
14:30 UTC + 1
  Malta0 - 8
  Netherlands
Goalsvan basten   9 ' ,   20 ' ,   23 ' ,   64 ' ,   80 '( pen. )
Winter   53 '
Bergkamp   60 ' ,   66 '
Stadium: Ta'Kali , Ta-Kali
Spectators: 10 254
Judge:   Rolf Blattmann

January 23, 1991
18:30 UTC + 2
  Greece3 - 2
  Portugal
Stefanos Borbokis   7 '
Manolas   68 '
Tsaluhidis   85 '
GoalsAguash   18'
Paulo futre   62 '
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Athens
Spectators: 8 553
Judge:   Carlo Longy

February 9, 1991
15:15 UTC + 1
  Malta0 - 1
  Portugal
GoalsPaulo futre   27 '
Stadium: Ta'Kali , Ta-Kali
Spectators: 5,332
Judge:   Manfred Neuner

February 20, 1991
21:30 UTC
  Portugal50
  Malta
Aguash   five'
Jose Martins Leal   34 '
Vitor Paneira   41 '( pen. )
Charles Skerry   48 ' ag
Georges Cadet   81 '
Goals
Stadium: Estadio das Antas, Porto
Spectators: 5,000
Judge:   John Spillane

March 13, 1991
20:00 UTC + 1
  Netherlandsten
  Malta
van basten   31 '( pen. )Goals
Stadium: Feyenoord , Rotterdam
Spectators: 36 383
Judge:   Dusan Krkniak

April 17, 1991
20:00 UTC + 2
  Netherlands20
  Finland
van basten   9'
Gullit   76 '
Goals
Stadium: Feyenoord , Rotterdam
Spectators: 21,426
Judge:   Jan Damgaard

May 16, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  Finland20
  Malta
Petri Järvinen   51 '
Litmanen   87 '
Goals
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Helsinki
Spectators: 5,150
Judge:   Rune Pedersen

June 5, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  Finlandeleven
  Netherlands
Eric Holmgren   77 'GoalsF. de Boer   60 '
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Helsinki
Spectators: 21 207
Judge:   Brian McGinley

September 11, 1991
21:30 UTC + 1
  Portugalten
  Finland
Cesar Dualte   22 'Goals
Stadium: Estadio das Antas, Porto
Spectators: 30,000
Judge:   Arturo Martino

October 9, 1991
19:00 UTC + 2
  Finlandeleven
  Greece
Kari Ukkonen   50'GoalsTsaluhidis   74 '
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Helsinki
Spectators: 5,225
Judge:   Sergey Khusainov

October 16, 1991
20:00 UTC + 1
  Netherlandsten
  Portugal
Richard Witsge   20'Goals
Stadium: Feyenoord , Rotterdam
Spectators: 48,500
Judge:   George Courney
October 30, 1991
18:00 UTC + 2
  Greece20
  Finland
Sarawakos   49 '
Stefanos Borbokis   51 '
Goals
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Athens
Spectators: 7 111
Judge:   Gerhard Drop

November 20, 1991
21:30 UTC
  Portugalten
  Greece
Joao Vieira Pinto   26 'Goals
Stadium: Estadio Da Puddle , Lisbon
Spectators: 25,000
Judge:   Alfons Constanten

December 4, 1991
18:00 UTC + 2
  Greece0 - 2
  Netherlands
GoalsBergkamp   40 '
Blind   88 '
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio, Thessaloniki
Spectators: 25 053
Judge:   Boo Carlsson

December 22, 1991
14:30 UTC + 1
  Maltaeleven
  Greece
Stefan Sultana   42 'GoalsPetros Marinakis   67 '
Stadium: Ta'Kali , Ta-Kali
Viewers: 8 110
Judge:   Michelle Girard

Top scorer
  • Marco van Basten (   Netherlands ) - 8 goals

Group 7

  England won, scoring 9 points - one more than   Ireland , and two more than   Poland All three of these teams in the group drew each other, excluding the opening match.   England -   Poland ended with a score of 2-0. Ireland did not get a ticket, although she did not lose a single match, scored the most in the group and had the best goal difference. The key for the Irish was the match in Poznan against the Poles, where they led 3: 1 15 minutes before the end of the game, but failed to keep the victory.

TeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
  England9633073+3
  Irelandeight62four0136+7
  Poland7623oneeight6+2
  Turkey06006one14−13

October 17, 1990
15:00 IST
  Ireland50
  Turkey
Aldridge   15 ' ,   58 ' ,   73 '
O'Leary   40 '
Quinn   66 '
Goals
Stadium: Lansdown Road , Dublin
Spectators: 46,000
Judge:   Eric Fredriksson
October 17, 1990
20:00 UTC
  England20
  Poland
Lineker   39 '( pen. )
Beardsley   89 '
Goals
Stadium: Wembley , London
Spectators: 77,040
Judge:   Tullio Lanese

November 14, 1990
13:30 UTC
  Irelandeleven
  England
Cascarino   79 'GoalsPlatt   67 '
Stadium: Lansdown Road , Dublin
Spectators: 46,000
Judge:   Pietro D'Elia
November 14, 1990
19:00 UTC + 1
  Turkey0 - 1
  Poland
GoalsDzekanovsky   37 '
Stadium: Inenu , Istanbul
Spectators: 25,000
Judge:   Alexey Spirin

March 27, 1991
20:00 UTC
  Englandeleven
  Ireland
Lee Dixon   9'GoalsQuinn   29 '
Stadium: Wembley , London
Spectators: 77 753
Judge:   Kurt Rötlisberger
April 17, 1991
20:00 UTC + 2



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