This page describes the qualifying procedure for
UEFA Euro 1988
The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988. It was the eighth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA.
The tournament crowned Netherlan ...
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Qualified teams
Seedings
Summary
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
# Greater number of points in all group matches
# Goal difference in all group matches
# Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
# Drawing of lots
Groups
The qualifying draw took place on 14 February 1986, in
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
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West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
qualified automatically as hosts of the competition. 32 teams entered the draw.
The qualifiers, consisting of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams, were played in 1986 and 1987. Each group winner progressed to the finals.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Goalscorers
Notes
References
External links
UEFA Euro 1988at UEFA.com
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Qualifying
1988
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UEFA Euro 1988