Standings and results for Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying tournament.
Group 2 consisted of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. Group winners were Italy, who finished three points clear of second-placed Sweden.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Sweden | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Portugal | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 5 | Malta | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Sweden | 2–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Ekström  20', 80' | (Report) |
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Bregy 6' | (Report) | Man. Fernandes 85' |
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Halter 57' | Ekström 60' |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 0–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Busuttil 89' | Zwicker 2' |
There were 47 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.35 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Salvatore Bagni Giuseppe Bergomi Luigi De Agostini Roberto Donadoni Riccardo Ferri Giuseppe Giannini Dennis Mizzi José Coelho Manuel Fernandes Fernando Gomes Frederico Rosa Stig Fredriksson Glenn Hysén Mats Magnusson Glenn Strömberg Jean-Paul Brigger André Egli Andy Halter Martin Weber Hans-Peter Zwicker 
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