1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Teams32 (from 1 confederation)
1986
1994

The European (UEFA) zone of qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup saw 32 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. UEFA members Italy qualified automatically as hosts of the finals. The qualification process started on 21 May 1988 and ended on 18 November 1989.

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Format

Teams were drawn into seven groups, four groups of five teams and three of four teams. All seven group-winners qualified automatically, with the runners-up in the four groups containing five teams (Groups 3, 5, 6 and 7) also qualifying. The two best second-placed teams in the three groups containing only four teams also qualified (Groups 1, 2 and 4), and the second-placed team with the worst record was eliminated.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 12 December 1987. During the draw teams were drawn from the 5 pots into the 7 groups. The seedings below were announced ten days before the draw. Teams qualified to the final tournament are in bold. The Seeded teams were the 5 European sides who reached the 1986 Quarter Finals plus Soviet Union and Denmark though there were still security issues with England due to their fan issues in the form of hooliganism which was a factor with all 3 of their away games in the 1990 qualifying campaign being televised live by the BBC

Pot APot BPot CPot DPot E

Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France

Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia

Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania

Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus

Summary

  Group winners and six best runners-up qualified directly for 1990 FIFA World Cup
  Other teams were eliminated
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg
Romania
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
Bulgaria
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg
Albania
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of East Germany.svg
East Germany
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
Cyprus
Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
Flag of Malta.svg
Malta
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg

Results

Group 1

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 6411105+59
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6321156+98
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6123315−124
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 611468−23
  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg 0–2 4–0 1–3
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 1–1 7–1 3–0
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg 1–0 1–1 0–0
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg 1–0 3–1 3–0

Group 2

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 642093+610
Flag of England.svg  England 6330100+109
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 621348−45
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 6006315−120
  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Sweden.svg
Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg 0–2 1–2 1–2
England  Flag of England.svg 5–0 3–0 0–0
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg 1–0 0–0 0–2
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 3–1 0–0 2–1

Group 3

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8431114+711
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 83329909
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 83141210+27
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8314913−47
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 8143611−56
  Flag of Austria.svg Flag of East Germany.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of Turkey.svg
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg 3–0 2–1 0–0 3–2
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–1
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–1

Group 4

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 642082+610
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6330133+109
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6114416−123
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 602448−42
  Flag of Finland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Germany.svg
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 0–1 1–0 0–4
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–0 1–0 1–1
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2–2 1–2 0–0
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 6–1 0–0 2–1

Group 5

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 8620166+1014
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 84221212010
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 8332107+39
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8224109+16
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 8017620−141
  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–2
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–2
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 4–0 3–2 1–0 3–1

Group 6

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8611203+1713
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 8521102+812
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8242812−48
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 8215612−65
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8026318−152
  Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Malta.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Spain.svg
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–2
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 4–0 4–0 4–0 2–0

Group 7

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8440155+1012
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 8521133+1012
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8422118+310
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 82151014−45
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 8017322−191
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–0
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg 0–5 0–2 0–3 1–4
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–2

Ranking of runners-up from groups of four

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6330133+109
Flag of England.svg  England 6330100+109
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6321156+98

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal


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