1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Albania, England, Poland and Sweden.

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The group was won by Sweden, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. England also qualified as one of the best runners-up.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 642093+610Qualification to 1990 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 2–1 3–1
2Flag of England.svg  England 6330100+109 0–0 — 3–0 5–0
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 621348−45 0–2 0–0 — 1–0
4Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 6006315−120 1–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source: [1]

Results

England  Flag of England.svg0 – 0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(Report)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 65,628
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1 – 0Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
K. Warzycha Soccerball shade.svg78' (Report)
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)
Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg1 – 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Shehu Soccerball shade.svg33' (Report) Holmqvist Soccerball shade.svg68'
Ekström Soccerball shade.svg71'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yusuf Namoglou (Turkey)
Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg0 – 2Flag of England.svg  England
(Report) Barnes Soccerball shade.svg16'
Robson Soccerball shade.svg63'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)
England  Flag of England.svg5 – 0Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
Lineker Soccerball shade.svg5'
Beardsley Soccerball shade.svg12', 64'
Waddle Soccerball shade.svg72'
Gascoigne Soccerball shade.svg88'		 (Report)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 60,602
Referee: Einar Halle (Norway)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2 – 1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Ljung Soccerball shade.svg85' [2]
N. Larsson Soccerball shade.svg90'		 (Report) Tarasiewicz Soccerball shade.svg87'
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 35,032
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
England  Flag of England.svg3 – 0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Lineker Soccerball shade.svg23'
Barnes Soccerball shade.svg72'
Webb Soccerball shade.svg83'		 (Report)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 69,203
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0 – 0Flag of England.svg  England
(Report)
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 38,588
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3 – 1Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
Magnusson Soccerball shade.svg20'
Ingesson Soccerball shade.svg55'
Engqvist Soccerball shade.svg89'		 (Report) Kushta Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 32,423
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0 – 0Flag of England.svg  England
(Report)
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 32,423
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0 – 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(Report) P. Larsson Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.)
Ekström Soccerball shade.svg60'
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Wieland Ziller (East Germany)
Albania  Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg1 – 2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Kushta Soccerball shade.svg63' (Report) Tarasiewicz Soccerball shade.svg45'
Ziober Soccerball shade.svg85'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: George Smith (Scotland)

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored during the 12 games, an average of 2.17 goals per game.

2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (14 March 2024). "World Cup 1990 Qualifying". RSSSF . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "QWC 1990 Sweden vs. Poland (07.05.1989). Full Match (Part 4 of 4)". YouTube . 5 December 2019.
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