1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

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The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group consisted of Hungary, Malta, Northern Ireland, Spain and the Republic of Ireland.

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The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The Republic of Ireland also qualified as runners-up for their first ever World Cup Finals. [1]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8611203+1713Qualification to 1990 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 4–0 4–0 4–0
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 8521102+812 1–0 — 2–0 3–0 2–0
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8242812−48 2–2 0–0 — 1–0 1–1
4Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 8215612−65 0–2 0–0 1–2 — 3–0
5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8026318−152 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 —
Source: [2]

Results

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg3 – 0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Quinn Soccerball shade.svg14'
Penney Soccerball shade.svg23'
Clarke Soccerball shade.svg25'		 (Report)
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Carlos da Silva Valente (Portugal)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0 – 0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
(Report)
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 19,873
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1 – 0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Vincze Soccerball shade.svg84' (Report)
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2 – 0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Manolo Soccerball shade.svg52'
Butragueño Soccerball shade.svg66'		 (Report)
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Yuri Savchenko (Soviet Union)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg2 – 2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Busuttil Soccerball shade.svg46', 90' (Report) [ permanent dead link ] Vincze Soccerball shade.svg5'
Kiprich Soccerball shade.svg56'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attendance: 9,964
Referee: Georgios Koukoulakis (Greece)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4 – 0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Rogan Soccerball shade.svg30' (o.g.)
Butragueño Soccerball shade.svg55'
Míchel Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
McDonald Soccerball shade.svg64' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0 – 2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
(Report) Míchel Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
Beguiristain Soccerball shade.svg49'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attendance: 15,797
Referee: David Syme (Scotland)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0 – 2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
(Report) Andrinúa Soccerball shade.svg3'
Manolo Soccerball shade.svg84'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0 – 0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
(Report)
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 33,966
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4 – 0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Míchel Soccerball shade.svg38', 68' (pen.)
Manolo Soccerball shade.svg71', 80'		 (Report)
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1 – 1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Boda Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.) (Report) Busuttil Soccerball shade.svg7'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Arie Frost (Israel)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0 – 2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
(Report) Clarke Soccerball shade.svg55'
O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg73'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attendance: 15,150
Referee: Stefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1 – 0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Míchel Soccerball shade.svg15' (o.g.) (Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2 – 0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Houghton Soccerball shade.svg32'
Moran Soccerball shade.svg55'		 (Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,928
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2 – 0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
McGrath Soccerball shade.svg33'
Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg80'		 (Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,600
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1 – 2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Whiteside Soccerball shade.svg89' (Report) Kovács Soccerball shade.svg13'
Bognár Soccerball shade.svg44'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3 – 0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Whelan Soccerball shade.svg42'
Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg48'
Houghton Soccerball shade.svg57'		 (Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 46,800
Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2 – 2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Pintér Soccerball shade.svg38', 82' (Report) Salinas Soccerball shade.svg30'
Míchel Soccerball shade.svg35'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4 – 0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Manolo Soccerball shade.svg7'
Butragueño Soccerball shade.svg24'
Juanito Soccerball shade.svg40'
Fernando Soccerball shade.svg63'		 (Report)
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0 – 2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Aldridge Soccerball shade.svg31', 68' (pen.)
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attendance: 21,942
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)

Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored during the 20 games, an average of 2.35 goals per game.

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ 1990 Qualification – UEFA Group 6, Italia1990.com
  2. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (14 March 2024). "World Cup 1990 Qualifying". RSSSF . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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