Standings and results for Group 3 of the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying tournament.
Group 3 consisted of East Germany, defending champions France, Iceland, Norway and USSR. Group winners were USSR, who finished two points clear of second-placed East Germany.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 
|  Iceland   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Guðjohnsen  | (Details) |  Sulakvelidze  | 
|  France   | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Belanov  Rats  | 
|  East Germany   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Thom  Kirsten  | (Details) | 
|  Soviet Union   | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Lytovchenko  Belanov Blokhin Khidiyatullin  | (Details) | 
|  Soviet Union   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Zavarov  Belanov  | (Details) | 
|  Norway   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Details) |  Zavarov  | 
|  Soviet Union   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Mykhaylychenko  | (Details) |  Touré  | 
|  Norway   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Details) |  Eðvaldsson  | 
|  East Germany   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Kirsten  | (Details) |  Aleinikov  | 
|  Soviet Union   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Belanov  Protasov  | (Details) | 
|  France   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Details) |  Ernst  | 
There were 40 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal