The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 1 was a

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qualifying group for the

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. The group comprised

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and

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. The group was won by Romania, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Runners-up Denmark failed to qualify as their record was the worst of the runners-up from the groups containing only four teams.

Standings

Results

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Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored during the 12 games, an average of 2.83 goals per game. ;5 goals * Flemming Povlsen ;3 goals * Brian Laudrup ;2 goals *

Kent Nielsen Kent Nielsen (born 28 December 1961) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Silkeborg IF. He was named coach of the year by the Danish Football Association in 2014 after winning both the D ...

* Gavril Balint *

Rodion Cămătaru Rodion Gorun Cămătaru (; born 22 June 1958) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Rodion Cămătaru was born on 22 June 1958 in Strehaia and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova on 10 Nov ...

* Dorin Mateuţ * Ioan Sabău ;1 goal *

Kalin Bankov Kalin Bankov ( bg, Калин Банков; born 12 May 1965) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender in Bulgaria and the United States. Career Born in Sofia, Bankov played for Levski Sofia, Etar Veliko Tarnov ...

* Bozhidar Iskrenov * Trifon Ivanov *

Hristo Kolev Hristo Kolev ( bg, Христо Колев; born 21 September 1964) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Nicknamed ''The Father'', Kolev played as a midfielder. A skillful free-kick taker, he scored numerous goals from different ...

* Anyo Sadkov *

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* Henrik Andersen * Jan Bartram * Lars Elstrup *

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* Kostas Mavridis * Tasos Mitropoulos * Nikos Nioplias *

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