UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 5

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Brussels, 1990: saluting the crowd after the last match. The draw for 1992 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying took place on 2 February 1990, with East Germany drawn in Group 5 along with Belgium, Wales, Luxembourg - and West Germany. On 23 August that year, the East German parliament confirmed reunification for 3 October. As the planning for the opening fixture away to Belgium on 12 September was too far along to be cancelled, it was played as a friendly. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0913-017, Abschied der DDR-Nationalmannschaft.jpg
Brussels, 1990: saluting the crowd after the last match. The draw for 1992 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying took place on 2 February 1990, with East Germany drawn in Group 5 along with Belgium, Wales, Luxembourg - and West Germany. On 23 August that year, the East German parliament confirmed reunification for 3 October. As the planning for the opening fixture away to Belgium on 12 September was too far along to be cancelled, it was played as a friendly.

Group 5 of the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying tournament was played as four team group consisting of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Wales.

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At the time of the draw on 2 February 1990, Group 5 had contained a fifth team, East Germany. [2] [3] The first scheduled match would see Belgium play East Germany on 12 September 1990. On 23 August 1990, the East German parliament confirmed reunification would take place on 3 October. Accordingly, said Belgium-East Germany match, for which tickets had been sold, was still played but as a friendly and was the last match East Germany played. [4] [1] All other games involving East Germany were scratched and fixtures initially scheduled for West Germany were now played as a unified Germany team. [5]

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6501134+910Qualify for final tournament 4–1 1–0 4–0
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 641186+29 1–0 3–1 1–0
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 621376+15 0–1 1–1 3–0
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6006214120 2–3 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg3–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Rush Soccerball shade.svg29'
Saunders Soccerball shade.svg86'
Hughes Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Versavel Soccerball shade.svg24'

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg2–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Girres Soccerball shade.svg57'
Langers Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report Klinsmann Soccerball shade.svg16'
Bein Soccerball shade.svg30'
Völler Soccerball shade.svg49'

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report Rush Soccerball shade.svg15'

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Vandenbergh Soccerball shade.svg7'
Ceulemans Soccerball shade.svg16'
Scifo Soccerball shade.svg35'
Report

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Degryse Soccerball shade.svg48' Report Saunders Soccerball shade.svg60'

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Matthäus Soccerball shade.svg3' Report

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Rush Soccerball shade.svg66' Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 34,603
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Scifo Soccerball shade.svg25'
Degryse Soccerball shade.svg49'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 6,872
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Möller Soccerball shade.svg34'
Völler Soccerball shade.svg39'
Riedle Soccerball shade.svg45'
Doll Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Bodin Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.)
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 46,491
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Bodin Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.) Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 19,813
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Völler Soccerball shade.svg16'

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Matthäus Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
Buchwald Soccerball shade.svg44'
Riedle Soccerball shade.svg51'
Häßler Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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