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]

Teams
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 EnglandGroup 3 winner11 November 19873rd1980Third place (1968)
 NetherlandsGroup 7 winner9 December 19873rd1980Third place (1976)
 Republic of IrelandGroup 7 winner11 November 19871st—Debut
 Soviet UnionGroup 2 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
England 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 51,373
England
Republic of Ireland
GK1Peter Shilton
RB2Gary Stevens
CB6Tony Adams
CB19Mark Wright
LB3Kenny Sansom
RM12Chris Waddle
CM4Neil Webb 60'
CM7Bryan Robson (c)
LM11John Barnes
CF9Peter Beardsley 82'
CF10Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF17Glenn Hoddle 60'
FW18Mark Hateley 82'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1Packie Bonner
RB2Chris Morris
CB4Mick McCarthy
CB5Kevin Moran
LB3Chris Hughton
RM8Ray Houghton
CM7Paul McGrath
CM6Ronnie Whelan
LM11Tony Galvin 77'
CF9John Aldridge
CF10Frank Stapleton (c) 62'
Substitutions:
FW20Niall Quinn 62'
MF15Kevin Sheedy 77'
Manager:
Jack Charlton

Assistant referees:[2]
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 Vanenburg 59'
CM20Jan Wouters
CM8Arnold Mühren
LM11John van 't Schip
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF9John Bosman
Substitutions:
FW12Marco van Basten 59'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW3Vagiz Khidiyatullin 40'
CB2Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB4Oleh Kuznetsov
CB5Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM9Oleksandr Zavarov 90'
CM15Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM8Hennadiy Lytovchenko 21'
LM6Vasyl Rats
CF11Igor Belanov 82'
CF10Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
FW7Sergei Aleinikov 82'
DF13Tengiz Sulakvelidze 90'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Assistant referees:
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 Steven 68'
CM7Bryan Robson (c)
CM17Glenn Hoddle
LM11John Barnes
CF9Peter Beardsley 72'
CF10Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF12Chris Waddle 68'
FW18Mark Hateley 72'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburg 60'
CM20Jan Wouters
CM8Arnold Mühren
LM13Erwin Koeman
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF12Marco van Basten 87'
Substitutions:
FW14Wim Kieft 60'
DF18Wilbert Suvrijn 87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:
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) 80'
CF9John Aldridge
Substitutions:
FW12Tony Cascarino 80'
Manager:
Jack Charlton
GK1Rinat Dasayev (c) 68'
SW3Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB13Tengiz Sulakvelidze 46'
CB4Oleh Kuznetsov
CB5Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM9Oleksandr Zavarov
CM15Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM7Sergei Aleinikov
LM6Vasyl Rats
CF11Igor Belanov
CF10Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
MF18Sergey Gotsmanov 46'
GK16Viktor Chanov 68'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Assistant referees:[3]
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 McMahon 54'
CM7Bryan Robson (c)
CM17Glenn Hoddle
LM11John Barnes
CF10Gary Lineker 69'
Substitutions:
MF4Neil Webb 54'
FW18Mark Hateley 69'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW3Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB2Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB4Oleh Kuznetsov
RM7Sergei Aleinikov
CM8Hennadiy Lytovchenko
CM9Oleksandr Zavarov 85'
CM15Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
LM6Vasyl Rats
CF11Igor Belanov 44'
CF10Oleh Protasov 42'
Substitutions:
MF20Viktor Pasulko 44'
MF18Sergey Gotsmanov 85'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Assistant referees:
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 Morris 46'
CB4Mick McCarthy
CB5Kevin Moran
LB3Chris Hughton
RM8Ray Houghton
CM7Paul McGrath
CM6Ronnie Whelan
LM11Tony Galvin
CF10Frank Stapleton (c) 83'
CF9John Aldridge
Substitutions:
MF15Kevin Sheedy 46'
FW12Tony Cascarino 83'
Manager:
Jack Charlton
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburg
CM20Jan Wouters 60'
CM8Arnold Mühren 79'
LM13Erwin Koeman 50'
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF12Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
FW14Wim Kieft 50'
FW9John Bosman 79'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:[4]
Heinz Holzmann (Austria)
Helmut Kohl (Austria)

References
  1. "UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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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