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Football tournament group stage

Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1988 contained the Soviet Union, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, and England. Matches were played from 12 to 18 June 1988.

England lost three games from three.

Teams

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
England	Group 4 winner	11 November 1987	3rd	1980	Third place (1968)
Netherlands	Group 5 winner	9 December 1987	3rd	1980	Third place (1976)
Republic of Ireland	Group 7 winner	11 November 1987	1st	—	Debut
Soviet Union	Group 3 winner	28 October 1987	5th	1972	Winners (1960)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	England	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the semi-finals,

The winner of Group 2, Soviet Union, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Italy.
The runner-up of Group 2, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, West Germany.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

England vs Republic of Ireland

See also: England–Republic of Ireland football rivalry 12 June 1988 (1988-06-12)15:30

England	0–1	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Houghton 6'

Neckarstadion, StuttgartAttendance: 51,373Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

England

Republic of Ireland


GK	1	Peter Shilton
RB	2	Gary Stevens
CB	6	Tony Adams
CB	19	Mark Wright
LB	3	Kenny Sansom
RM	12	Chris Waddle
CM	4	Neil Webb	60'
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	9	Peter Beardsley	82'
CF	10	Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF	17	Glenn Hoddle	60'
FW	18	Mark Hateley	82'
Manager:
Bobby Robson


GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris
CB	4	Mick McCarthy
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Chris Hughton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	7	Paul McGrath
CM	6	Ronnie Whelan
LM	11	Tony Galvin	77'
CF	9	John Aldridge
CF	10	Frank Stapleton (c)	62'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Niall Quinn	62'
MF	15	Kevin Sheedy	77'
Manager:
Jack Charlton

Linesmen:
Klaus Peschel (East Germany)
Manfred Roßner (East Germany)

Netherlands vs Soviet Union

12 June 1988 (1988-06-12)20:15

Netherlands	0–1	Soviet Union
	Report	Rats 52'

Müngersdorfer Stadion, CologneAttendance: 54,336Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

Netherlands

Soviet Union


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg	59'
CM	20	Jan Wouters
CM	8	Arnold Mühren
LM	11	John van 't Schip
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	9	John Bosman
Substitutions:
FW	12	Marco van Basten	59'
Manager:
Rinus Michels


GK	1	Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW	3	Vagiz Khidiyatullin	40'
CB	2	Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB	4	Oleh Kuznetsov
CB	5	Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM	9	Oleksandr Zavarov		90'
CM	15	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM	8	Hennadiy Lytovchenko	21'
LM	6	Vasyl Rats
CF	11	Igor Belanov		82'
CF	10	Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
FW	7	Sergei Aleinikov		82'
DF	13	Tengiz Sulakvelidze		90'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Linesmen:
Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)
Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

England vs Netherlands

15 June 1988 (1988-06-15)17:15

England	1–3	Netherlands
Robson 53'	Report	Van Basten 44', 71', 75'

Rheinstadion, DüsseldorfAttendance: 63,940Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

England

Netherlands


GK	1	Peter Shilton
RB	2	Gary Stevens
CB	6	Tony Adams
CB	19	Mark Wright
LB	3	Kenny Sansom
RM	8	Trevor Steven	68'
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)
CM	17	Glenn Hoddle
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	9	Peter Beardsley	72'
CF	10	Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF	12	Chris Waddle	68'
FW	18	Mark Hateley	72'
Manager:
Bobby Robson


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg	60'
CM	20	Jan Wouters
CM	8	Arnold Mühren
LM	13	Erwin Koeman
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	12	Marco van Basten	87'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Wim Kieft	60'
DF	18	Wilbert Suvrijn	87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Linesmen:
Carlo Longhi (Italy)
Pierluigi Magni (Italy)

Republic of Ireland vs Soviet Union

15 June 1988 (1988-06-15)20:15

Republic of Ireland	1–1	Soviet Union
Whelan 38'	Report	Protasov 74'

Niedersachsenstadion, HanoverAttendance: 38,308Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Republic of Ireland

Soviet Union


GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris
CB	4	Mick McCarthy
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Chris Hughton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	6	Ronnie Whelan
CM	15	Kevin Sheedy
LM	11	Tony Galvin
CF	10	Frank Stapleton (c)	80'
CF	9	John Aldridge
Substitutions:
FW	12	Tony Cascarino	80'
Manager:
Jack Charlton


GK	1	Rinat Dasayev (c)	68'
SW	3	Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB	13	Tengiz Sulakvelidze	46'
CB	4	Oleh Kuznetsov
CB	5	Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM	9	Oleksandr Zavarov
CM	15	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM	7	Sergei Aleinikov
LM	6	Vasyl Rats
CF	11	Igor Belanov
CF	10	Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
MF	18	Sergey Gotsmanov	46'
GK	16	Viktor Chanov	68'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Linesmen:
José Donato Pes Pérez (Spain)
José Mauro Socorro González (Spain)

England vs Soviet Union

18 June 1988 (1988-06-18)15:30

England	1–3	Soviet Union
Adams 16'	Report	Aleinikov 3' Mykhaylychenko 28' Pasulko 73'

Waldstadion, FrankfurtAttendance: 48,335Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

England

Soviet Union


GK	13	Chris Woods
RB	2	Gary Stevens
CB	5	Dave Watson
CB	6	Tony Adams
LB	3	Kenny Sansom
RM	8	Trevor Steven
CM	15	Steve McMahon	54'
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)
CM	17	Glenn Hoddle
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	10	Gary Lineker	69'
Substitutions:
MF	4	Neil Webb	54'
FW	18	Mark Hateley	69'
Manager:
Bobby Robson


GK	1	Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW	3	Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB	2	Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB	4	Oleh Kuznetsov
RM	7	Sergei Aleinikov
CM	8	Hennadiy Lytovchenko
CM	9	Oleksandr Zavarov		85'
CM	15	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
LM	6	Vasyl Rats
CF	11	Igor Belanov		44'
CF	10	Oleh Protasov	42'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Viktor Pasulko		44'
MF	18	Sergey Gotsmanov		85'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Linesmen:
José Francisco Conceição Silva (Portugal)
Fortunato Alves de Azevedo (Portugal)

Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands

18 June 1988 (1988-06-18)15:30

Republic of Ireland	0–1	Netherlands
	Report	Kieft 82'

Parkstadion, GelsenkirchenAttendance: 64,731Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

Republic of Ireland

Netherlands


GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris	46'
CB	4	Mick McCarthy
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Chris Hughton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	7	Paul McGrath
CM	6	Ronnie Whelan
LM	11	Tony Galvin
CF	10	Frank Stapleton (c)	83'
CF	9	John Aldridge
Substitutions:
MF	15	Kevin Sheedy	46'
FW	12	Tony Cascarino	83'
Manager:
Jack Charlton


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg
CM	20	Jan Wouters	60'
CM	8	Arnold Mühren		79'
LM	13	Erwin Koeman		50'
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	12	Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
FW	14	Wim Kieft		50'
FW	9	John Bosman		79'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Linesmen:
Heinz Holzmann (Austria)
Helmut Kohl (Austria)

References

"UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
The Guardian
"UEFA EURO 1988 - History - England-Republic of Ireland". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"Матч: Ирландия 1:1 СССР" [Match: Ireland 1–1 USSR]. RFS.ru (in Russian). Russian Football Union. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
"UEFA EURO 1988 - History - Republic of Ireland-Netherlands". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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