Euro 1988
ChampionsNetherlands
Netherlands won, ahead of Russia (0–2 in the final, 25 Jun 1988). 8 teams, 15 games, 2.27 goals a game; hosted by Germany.
The road to the final
Semi-finals
Final
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Unionthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Netherlandsthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Semi-finals
- 1988-06-21Germany1–2NetherlandsSemi-finals · Hamburg68%
- 1988-06-22Soviet Union2–0ItalySemi-finals · Stuttgart52%
Final
- 1988-06-25Soviet Union0–2NetherlandsFinal · Munich56%
Top scorers
- Marco van Basten Netherlands 5
- Oleh Protasov Russia 2
- Rudi Völler Germany 2
- Roberto Mancini Italy 1
- Andreas Brehme Germany 1
- Míchel Spain 1
- Michael Laudrup Denmark 1
- Emilio Butragueño Spain 1
- Rafael Gordillo Spain 1
- Flemming Povlsen Denmark 1
Upsets
- 1988-06-12England0–1Republic of IrelandUpsetGroup B · Stuttgart73%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.