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

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 642093+610
Flag of England.svg  England 6330100+109
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 62134845
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 6006315120
  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

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' [1]
N. Larsson Soccerball shade.svg90'
(Report) Tarasiewicz Soccerball shade.svg87'

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.)

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0 – 0Flag of England.svg  England
(Report)

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

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References

  1. "QWC 1990 Sweden vs. Poland (07.05.1989). Full Match (Part 4 of 4)". YouTube .