The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group consisted of Hungary, Malta, Northern Ireland, Spain and the Republic of Ireland.
The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The Republic of Ireland also qualified as runners-up for their first ever World Cup Finals.[1]
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Northern Ireland  | 3 – 0 |  Malta |
|---|---|---|
Quinn  14'Penney 23'Clarke 25' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Carlos da Silva Valente (Portugal)
| Northern Ireland | 0 – 0 |  Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 19,873
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Hungary  | 1 – 0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Vincze 84' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Spain  | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Manolo 52' Butragueño 66' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Yuri Savchenko (Soviet Union)
| Malta | 2 – 2 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Busuttil 46', 90' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Vincze 5' Kiprich 56' |
Attendance: 9,964
Referee: Georgios Koukoulakis (Greece)
| Spain | 4 – 0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Rogan 30' (o.g.) Butragueño 55'Míchel 60' (pen.)McDonald 64' (o.g.) |
(Report) |
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
| Malta | 0 – 2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Míchel 15' (pen.) Beguiristain 49' |
Attendance: 15,797
Referee: David Syme (Scotland)
| Northern Ireland | 0 – 2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Andrinúa 3' Manolo 84' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
| Hungary | 0 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 33,966
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
| Spain | 4 – 0 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Míchel 38', 68' (pen.) Manolo 71', 80' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
| Hungary | 1 – 1 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Boda 49' (pen.) |
(Report) | Busuttil 7' |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Arie Frost (Israel)
| Malta | 0 – 2 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Clarke 55' O'Neill 73' |
Attendance: 15,150
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Romania)
| Republic of Ireland | 1 – 0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Míchel 15' (o.g.) |
(Report) |
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)
| Republic of Ireland | 2 – 0 | Malta |
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| Houghton 32' Moran 55' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 48,928
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
| Republic of Ireland | 2 – 0 | Hungary |
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| McGrath 33' Cascarino 80' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 48,600
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)
| Northern Ireland | 1 – 2 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteside 89' |
(Report) | Kovács 13' Bognár 44' |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
| Republic of Ireland | 3 – 0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Whelan 42' Cascarino 48'Houghton 57' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 46,800
Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)
| Hungary | 2 – 2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Pintér 38', 82' |
(Report) | Salinas 30' Míchel 35' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
| Spain | 4 – 0 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Manolo 7' Butragueño 24'Juanito 40'Fernando 63' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)
| Malta | 0 – 2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Aldridge 31', 68' (pen.) |
Attendance: 21,942
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)
There were 47 goals scored during the 20 games, an average of 2.35 goals per game.
Míchel Emilio Butragueño István Vincze John Aldridge Tony Cascarino Ray Houghton Colin Clarke György Bognár József Kiprich Kálmán Kovács Paul McGrath Kevin Moran Ronnie Whelan Michael O'Neill Steve Penney Jimmy Quinn Norman Whiteside Genar Andrinúa Txiki Begiristain Fernando Juanito Julio Salinas Alan McDonald (playing against Spain) Anton Rogan (playing against Spain) Míchel (playing against Ireland)
