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1988 European Championship Finals (in West Germany)

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Group Stages
Group 1 (Denmark, Italy, Spain, W. Germany) Group 2 (England, Ireland, Netherlands, USSR)
Semi-Finals
Final

Final
25th June, 1988 Munchen
Netherlands      2-0 Soviet Union
Gullit 33
Van Basten 54

ref: Vautrot (France)  att: 72,000

Netherlands: Van Breukelen, Van Aerle, Rijkaard,
R.Koeman, Van Tiggelen, Vanenburg, Wouters, A.Muhren,
E.Koeman, Gullit, Van Basten

Soviet Union: Dasaev, Khidiatulin, Demianenko, Litovchenko,
Aleinikov, Zavarov, Gotsmanov (69' Baltacha), Mikhailichenko,
Rats, Protasov (72' Pasulko), Belanov 
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Semi-Finals
21st June 1988, Hamburg
West Germany     1-2 Netherlands
Matthais 55 pen      R.Koeman 74 pen
                     Van Basten 89

ref: Igna (Romania)  att: 61,330

West Germany: Immel, Kohler, Herget (46' Pflugler),
Borowka, Brehme, Matthais, Rolff, Thon, Klinsmann, Voller,
Mill (84' Littbarski)

Netherlands: Van Breukelen, Van Aerle, Rijkaard, R.Koeman,
Van Tiggelen, Wouters, Gullit, A.Muhren (59' Kieft),
E.Koeman (90' Suvrijn), Van Basten, Vanenburg

22nd June 1988, Stuttgart
Soviet Union     2-0 Italy
Litovchenko 60
Protasov 62

ref: Ponnet (Belgium)  att: 68,000

Soviet Union: Dasaev, Khidiatulin, Bessonov (37' Demianenko),
Kuznetsov, Aleinikov, Litovchenko, Zavarov, Rats,
Mikhailichenko, Protasov, Gotsmanov

Italy: Zenga, Bergomi, Baresi, Ferri, Maldini
(64' De Agostini), Donadoni, De Napoli, Giannini,
Ancelotti, Mancini (46' Altobelli), Vialli
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Group 1
West Germany     1-1 Italy             
Denmark          2-3 Spain             
West Germany     2-0 Denmark
Italy            1-0 Spain
West Germany     2-0 Spain
Italy            2-0 Denmark

Final Table
1.WEST GERMANY     3  2  1  0   5- 1  5
2.ITALY            3  2  1  0   4- 1  5
3.Spain            3  1  0  2   3- 5  2
4.Denmark          3  0  0  3   2- 7  0
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Group 2
England          0-1 Ireland
Netherlands      0-1 Soviet Union
England          1-3 Netherlands
Ireland          1-1 Soviet Union
England          1-3 Soviet Union
Ireland          0-1 Netherlands

Final Table
1.SOVIET UNION     3  2  1  0   5- 2  5
2.NETHERLANDS      3  2  0  1   4- 2  4
3.Ireland          3  1  1  1   2- 2  3
4.England          3  0  0  3   2- 7  0
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