UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1

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Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1988 contained West Germany, Italy, Spain, and Denmark. Matches were played from 10 to 17 June 1988.^[1]

Teams

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
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)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2
4	Denmark	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals,

The winner of Group 1, West Germany, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 2, Netherlands.
The runner-up of Group 1, Italy, advanced to play the winner of Group 2, Soviet Union.

Matches

West Germany vs Italy

10 June 1988

20:15

West Germany	1–1	Italy
Brehme 55'	Report	Mancini 52'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 62,552

Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

West Germany

Italy


GK	1	Eike Immel
SW	5	Matthias Herget
CB	4	Jürgen Kohler
CB	2	Guido Buchwald
RM	14	Thomas Berthold
CM	7	Pierre Littbarski
CM	8	Lothar Matthäus (c)
CM	10	Olaf Thon
LM	3	Andreas Brehme	76'
CF	9	Rudi Völler	81'
CF	18	Jürgen Klinsmann
Substitutions:
DF	6	Ulrich Borowka	76'
FW	16	Dieter Eckstein	81'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer


GK	1	Walter Zenga
SW	2	Franco Baresi
RB	3	Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
CB	6	Riccardo Ferri
LB	8	Paolo Maldini	6'
RM	17	Roberto Donadoni
CM	14	Giuseppe Giannini
CM	9	Carlo Ancelotti	57'
LM	11	Fernando De Napoli		86'
RF	18	Roberto Mancini
LF	20	Gianluca Vialli		89'
Substitutions:
CM	10	Luigi De Agostini		86'
LF	16	Alessandro Altobelli		89'
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini

Linesmen:
Neil Midgley (England)
Brian Hill (England)
Reserve referee:
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Denmark vs Spain

11 June 1988

15:30

Denmark	2–3	Spain
Laudrup 24' Povlsen 82'	Report	Míchel 5' Butragueño 53' Gordillo 66'

Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover

Attendance: 55,707

Referee: Bep Thomas (Netherlands)

Denmark

Spain^[2]


GK	1	Troels Rasmussen
SW	4	Morten Olsen (c)	74'
CB	3	Søren Busk
CB	5	Ivan Nielsen
RM	2	John Sivebæk
CM	7	John Helt	46'
CM	11	Michael Laudrup
CM	6	Søren Lerby
LM	9	Jan Heintze
CF	10	Preben Elkjær
CF	15	Flemming Povlsen
Substitutions:
MF	13	John Jensen	46'
DF	12	Lars Olsen	74'
Manager:
Sepp Piontek


GK	1	Andoni Zubizarreta
RB	2	Tomás Reñones	69'
CB	4	Genar Andrinúa
CB	8	Manuel Sanchís
LB	3	José Antonio Camacho (c)	45'	46'
RM	5	Víctor Muñoz	48'
CM	20	Míchel
CM	14	Ricardo Gallego
LM	11	Rafael Gordillo		81'
RF	9	Emilio Butragueño
LF	16	José Mari Bakero
Substitutions:
LB	18	Miquel Soler		46'
RM	19	Rafael Martín Vázquez		81'
Manager:
Miguel Muñoz

Linesmen:
John Blankenstein (Netherlands)
Jacob van der Niet (Netherlands)
Reserve referee:
Wolf-Günter Wiesel (West Germany)

West Germany vs Denmark

14 June 1988

17:15

West Germany	2–0	Denmark
Klinsmann 10' Thon 85'	Report

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 64,812

Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

West Germany

Denmark


GK	1	Eike Immel
SW	5	Matthias Herget
CB	4	Jürgen Kohler
CB	2	Guido Buchwald		33'
RM	20	Wolfgang Rolff	81'
CM	7	Pierre Littbarski
CM	8	Lothar Matthäus (c)
CM	10	Olaf Thon
LM	3	Andreas Brehme
CF	18	Jürgen Klinsmann
CF	9	Rudi Völler		74'
Substitutions:
DF	6	Ulrich Borowka		33'
FW	11	Frank Mill		74'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer


GK	16	Peter Schmeichel
SW	12	Lars Olsen
CB	2	John Sivebæk
CB	5	Ivan Nielsen
RM	20	Kim Vilfort		73'
CM	11	Michael Laudrup		62'
CM	4	Morten Olsen (c)
CM	6	Søren Lerby
LM	9	Jan Heintze
CF	10	Preben Elkjær	37'
CF	15	Flemming Povlsen	84'
Substitutions:
FW	18	John Eriksen		62'
MF	17	Klaus Berggreen		73'
Manager:
Sepp Piontek

Linesmen:^[3]
Kenny Hope (Scotland)
Andrew Waddell (Scotland)
Reserve referee:
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Italy vs Spain

14 June 1988

20:15

Italy	1–0	Spain
Vialli 73'	Report

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 47,506

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Italy

Spain^[2]


GK	1	Walter Zenga
SW	2	Franco Baresi
RB	3	Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
CB	6	Riccardo Ferri	34'
LB	8	Paolo Maldini
RM	17	Roberto Donadoni
CM	14	Giuseppe Giannini
CM	9	Carlo Ancelotti
LM	11	Fernando De Napoli
RF	18	Roberto Mancini		69'
LF	20	Gianluca Vialli		88'
Substitutions:
RF	16	Alessandro Altobelli		69'
CM	10	Luigi De Agostini		88'
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini


GK	1	Andoni Zubizarreta
RB	2	Tomás Reñones
CB	4	Genar Andrinúa
CB	8	Manuel Sanchís
LB	18	Miquel Soler
RM	5	Víctor Muñoz
CM	20	Míchel	73'
CM	14	Ricardo Gallego	68'
LM	11	Rafael Gordillo (c)
RF	9	Emilio Butragueño
LF	16	José Mari Bakero
Substitutions:
RM	19	Rafael Martín Vázquez	68'
LF	17	Txiki Begiristain	73'
Manager:
Miguel Muñoz

Linesmen:^[4]^[5]^[6]
Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Christer Drottz (Sweden)
Reserve referee:
Werner Föckler (West Germany)

West Germany vs Spain

This match remains the last time that West Germany or a unified Germany team won a competitive match against Spain.^[7]^[8]

17 June 1988

20:15

West Germany	2–0	Spain
Völler 29', 51'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 63,802

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

West Germany

Spain^[2]


GK	1	Eike Immel
SW	5	Matthias Herget	76'
CB	6	Ulrich Borowka
CB	4	Jürgen Kohler
RM	3	Andreas Brehme
CM	7	Pierre Littbarski		62'
CM	8	Lothar Matthäus (c)
CM	10	Olaf Thon	47'
LM	20	Wolfgang Rolff
CF	18	Jürgen Klinsmann		83'
CF	9	Rudi Völler
Substitutions:
MF	13	Wolfram Wuttke		62'
FW	11	Frank Mill		83'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer


GK	1	Andoni Zubizarreta
RB	2	Tomás Reñones
CB	4	Genar Andrinúa
CB	8	Manuel Sanchís	80'
LB	3	José Antonio Camacho (c)
RM	5	Víctor Muñoz
CM	20	Míchel
CM	16	José Mari Bakero
LM	11	Rafael Gordillo	88'
RF	19	Rafael Martín Vázquez	34'
LF	9	Emilio Butragueño		51'
Substitutions:
RF	7	Julio Salinas		51'
Manager:
Miguel Muñoz

Linesmen:
Gérard Biguet (France)
Rémi Harrel (France)
Reserve referee:
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Italy vs Denmark

17 June 1988

20:15

Italy	2–0	Denmark
Altobelli 67' De Agostini 87'	Report

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne

Attendance: 53,951

Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Italy

Denmark


GK	1	Walter Zenga
SW	2	Franco Baresi
CB	3	Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
CB	6	Riccardo Ferri
CB	8	Paolo Maldini
RM	17	Roberto Donadoni	85'
CM	14	Giuseppe Giannini
CM	9	Carlo Ancelotti
LM	11	Fernando De Napoli
RF	18	Roberto Mancini	66'
LF	20	Gianluca Vialli
Substitutions:
FW	16	Alessandro Altobelli	66'
MF	10	Luigi De Agostini	85'
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini


GK	16	Peter Schmeichel
SW	12	Lars Olsen
CB	19	Bjørn Kristensen	71'
CB	5	Ivan Nielsen
RM	8	Per Frimann		58'
CM	11	Michael Laudrup	22'
CM	4	Morten Olsen (c)		67'
CM	13	John Jensen
LM	9	Jan Heintze
CF	18	John Eriksen
CF	15	Flemming Povlsen
Substitutions:
MF	20	Kim Vilfort		58'
MF	17	Klaus Berggreen		67'
Manager:
Sepp Piontek

Linesmen:
Renzo Peduzzi (Switzerland)
Philippe Mercier (Switzerland)
Reserve referee:
Karl-Josef Assenmacher (West Germany)

References

↑ "UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
1 2 3 "European championship 1988 - Historical Football Kits".
↑ "UEFA EURO 1988 - History - Germany-Denmark". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
↑ "UEFA Euro 1988 – History – Italy v Spain". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
↑ Tyler, Martin; St John, Ian (14 June 1988). "Italy vs. Spain". 1988 European Championship (in English and German). Event occurs at 0:00:50. ITV.
↑ McColl, Graham (28 September 2009). "The true story of Celtic's battle with Rapid Vienna" . The Times . Retrieved 30 April 2021. I got a lot more matches at international level – in '88 I was in Frankfurt at the European Championships for Italy–Spain.
↑ Grohmann, Karlos (July 3, 2024). "Germany out to snap 36-year winless run against Spain". Reuters . Retrieved August 26, 2024.
↑ "In-form Spain look to maintain 26-year unbeaten streak against Germany". Inside World Football. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

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[1] "UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[historicalkits-2] 1 2 3 "European championship 1988 - Historical Football Kits".

[3] "UEFA EURO 1988 - History - Germany-Denmark". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[4] "UEFA Euro 1988 – History – Italy v Spain". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[5] Tyler, Martin; St John, Ian (14 June 1988). "Italy vs. Spain". 1988 European Championship (in English and German). Event occurs at 0:00:50. ITV.

[6] McColl, Graham (28 September 2009). "The true story of Celtic's battle with Rapid Vienna" . The Times . Retrieved 30 April 2021. I got a lot more matches at international level – in '88 I was in Frankfurt at the European Championships for Italy–Spain.

[7] Grohmann, Karlos (July 3, 2024). "Germany out to snap 36-year winless run against Spain". Reuters . Retrieved August 26, 2024.

[8] "In-form Spain look to maintain 26-year unbeaten streak against Germany". Inside World Football. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

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UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1

Contents

Teams

Standings

Matches

West Germany vs Italy

Denmark vs Spain

West Germany vs Denmark

Italy vs Spain

West Germany vs Spain

Italy vs Denmark

See also

References

External links