The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 10 and June 25, 1988.

At the time, only eight countries could dispute the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the event. The holders, France, failed to qualify.

Qualification

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The following teams participated in the final tournament:

West Germany Italy Denmark Spain USSR England Netherlands Republic of Ireland

West Germany automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts

Euro 88 also marked the first time Republic of Ireland qualified for any tournament final.

For details concerning the qualifying phase see, 1988 European Football Championship (qualifying).

Venues

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• Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf - Capacity: 55,850
• Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover - Capacity: 50,423
• Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen - Capacity: 62,000
• Waldstadion, Frankfurt - Capacity: 61,000
• Olympiastadion, Munich - Capacity: 69,000
• Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne - Capacity: 47,000
• Neckarstadion, Stuttgart - Capacity: 50,000
• Volksparkstadion, Hamburg - Capacity: 61,200

Squads

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For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1988 European Football Championship (squads).

First round

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All times local (CET).

Half-time scores are in brackets.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
	5	3	2	1		5	1
	5	3	2	1		4	1
	2	3	1		2	3	5
	0	3			3	2	7

West Germany	1 - 1	Italy
Denmark	2 - 3	Spain
West Germany	2 - 0	Denmark
Italy	1 - 0	Spain
West Germany	2 - 0	Spain
Italy	2 - 0	Denmark

June 10, 1988

	1 - 1 (0-0)		20:15 - Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Ref: Keith Hackett (England) Attendance: 62,552
Brehme 55'		Mancini 52'

June 11, 1988

	2 - 3 (1-1)		15:30 - Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover Ref: Albert Thomas (Netherlands) Attendance: 60,366
M. Laudrup 24'		Míchel 5'
Povlsen 82'		Butragueño 53'
		Gordillo 66'

June 14, 1988

	2 - 0 (1-0)		17:15 - Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Ref: Bob Valentine (Scotland) Attendance: 64,812
Klinsmann 10'
Thon 85'
	1 - 0 (0-0)		20:15 - Waldstadion, Frankfurt Ref: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) Attendance: 51,790
Vialli 73'

June 17, 1988

	2 - 0 (1-0)		20:15 - Olympiastadion, Munich Ref: Michel Vautrot (France) Attendance: 72,308
Völler 29', 51'
	2 - 0 (0-0)		20:15 - Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne Ref: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) Attendance: 53,951
Altobelli 67'
De Agostini 87'

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
	5	3	2	1		5	2
	4	3	2		1	4	2
	3	3	1	1	1	2	2
	0	3			3	2	7

England	0 - 1	Rep. of Ireland
Netherlands	0 - 1	USSR
England	1 - 3	Netherlands
Rep. of Ireland	1 - 1	USSR
England	1 - 3	USSR
Rep. of Ireland	0 - 1	Netherlands

June 12, 1988

	0 - 1 (0-1)		15:30 - Neckarstadion, Stuttgart Ref: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) Attendance: 51,573
		Houghton 6'
	0 - 1 (0-0)		20:15 - Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne Ref: Dieter Pauly (West Germany) Attendance: 60,000
		Rats 52'

June 15, 1988

	1 - 3 (0-1)		17:15 - Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Ref: Paolo Casarin (Italy) Attendance: 63,940
Robson 53'		van Basten 44', 71', 75'
	1 - 1 (1-0)		20:15 - Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover Ref: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain) Attendance: 38,308
Whelan 38'		Protasov 74'

June 18, 1988

	1 - 3 (1-2)		15:30 - Waldstadion, Frankfurt Ref: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) Attendance: 53,000
Adams 16'		Aleinikov 3'
		Mikhailichenko 28'
		Pasulko 72'
	0 - 1 (0-0)		15:30 - Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Ref: Horst Brummeier (Austria) Attendance: 70,800
		Kieft 82'

Semi-finals

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June 21, 1988

	1 - 2 (0-0)		20:15 - Volksparkstadion, Hamburg Ref: Ioan Igna (Romania) Attendance: 61,330
Matthäus (p) 55'		R. Koeman (p) 74'
		van Basten 88'

June 22, 1988

	2 - 0 (0-0)		20:15 - Neckarstadion, Stuttgart Ref: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) Attendance: 61,606
Litovtchenko 58'
Protasov 62'

Final

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June 25, 1988

	0 - 2 (0-1)		15:30 - Olympiastadion, Munich Ref: Michel Vautrot (France) Attendance: 72,308
		Gullit 32'
		van Basten 54'

NETHERLANDS
First title

Statistics

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Goal scorers

5 Goals Marco van Basten

2 Goals Rudi Völler Oleg Protasov

1 Goal Michael Laudrup Flemming Povlsen Tony Adams Bryan Robson Andreas Brehme Jürgen Klinsmann Lothar Matthäus Olaf Thon Alessandro Altobelli Luigi De Agostini Roberto Mancini Gianluca Vialli Ruud Gullit Wim Kieft Ronald Koeman Ray Houghton Ronnie Whelan Sergei Aleinikov Gennadi Litovtchenko Alexei Mikhailichenko Victor Pasulko Vassili Rats Emilio Butragueño Rafael Gordillo Míchel

Fastest goal

3 Minutes

Sergei Aleinikov (England vs USSR)

Average goals

2.26 Per Game

Winning squad

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Netherlands

Number	Player	Club in 1988
Goalkeepers
1	Hans van Breukelen	PSV Eindhoven
16	Joop Hiele	Feyenoord
Defenders
2	Adri van Tiggelen	Anderlecht
3	Sjaak Troost	Feyenoord
4	Ronald Koeman	PSV Eindhoven
6	Berry van Aerle	PSV Eindhoven
15	Wim Koevermans	Fortuna Sittard
17	Frank Rijkaard	Zaragoza
18	Wilbert Suvrijn	Roda Kerkrade
Midfielders
5	Aron Winter	Ajax
7	Gerald Vanenburg	PSV Eindhoven
8	Arnold Mühren	Ajax
10	Ruud Gullit	AC Milan
13	Erwin Koeman	KV Mechelen
20	Jan Wouters	Ajax
Forwards
9	John Bosman	Ajax
11	John van't Schip	Ajax
12	Marco van Basten	AC Milan
14	Wim Kieft	PSV Eindhoven
19	Hendrie Krüzen	FC Den Bosch
Coach: Rinus Michels

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