Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1988 contained West Germany, Italy, Spain, and Denmark. Matches were played from 10 to 17 June 1988.[1]
Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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Denmark | Group 6 winner | 14 October 1987 | 3rd | 1984 | Fourth place (1964), Semi-finals (1984) |
Italy | Group 2 winner | 14 November 1987 | 3rd | 1980 | Winners (1968) |
Spain | Group 1 winner | 18 December 1987 | 4th | 1984 | Winners (1964) |
West Germany | Host | 14 March 1985 | 5th | 1984 | Winners (1972, 1980) |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
In the semi-finals,
West Germany | 1–1 | Italy |
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Report |
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Attendance: 62,552
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)
West Germany |
Italy |
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Linesmen:
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Denmark | 2–3 | Spain |
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Report |
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Attendance: 55,707
Referee: Bep Thomas (Netherlands)
Denmark |
Spain[2] |
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Linesmen:
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West Germany | 2–0 | Denmark |
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Report |
Attendance: 64,812
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)
West Germany |
Denmark |
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Linesmen:[3]
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Italy | 1–0 | Spain |
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Report |
Attendance: 47,506
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Italy |
Spain[2] |
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Linesmen:[4][5][6]
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West Germany | 2–0 | Spain |
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Report |
Attendance: 63,802
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
West Germany |
Spain[2] |
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Linesmen:
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Italy | 2–0 | Denmark |
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Report |
Attendance: 53,951
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
Italy |
Denmark |
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Linesmen:
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I got a lot more matches at international level – in '88 I was in Frankfurt at the European Championships for Italy–Spain.