Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1988 contained West Germany, Italy, Spain, and Denmark. Matches were played from 10 to 17 June 1988. [1]
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Denmark | Group 6 winner | 14 October 1987 | 3rd | 1984 | Fourth place (1964), Semi-finals (1984) |
 Italy | Group 2 winner | 14 November 1987 | 3rd | 1980 | Winners (1968) |
 Spain | Group 1 winner | 18 December 1987 | 4th | 1984 | Winners (1964) |
 West Germany | Host | 14 March 1985 | 5th | 1984 | Winners (1972, 1980) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
In the semi-finals,
| West Germany | 1–1 | Italy |
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     Denmark |    Spain [2] |
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Italy | Spain [2] |
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This match remains the last time that West Germany or a unified Germany team won a competitive match against Spain. [7] [8]
| West Germany | 2–0 | Spain |
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| Italy | 2–0 | Denmark |
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