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.
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| 21 May 1988 |
Northern Ireland | 3 – 0 | Malta | Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carlos da Silva Valente (Portugal) |
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| Quinn 14' Penney 23' Clarke 25' |
(Report) |
| 14 September 1988 |
Northern Ireland | 0 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 19,873 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) |
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| 19 October 1988 |
Hungary | 1 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
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| Vincze 84' | (Report) |
| 16 November 1988 |
Spain | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Yuri Savchenko (Soviet Union) |
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| Manolo 52' Butragueño 66' |
(Report) |
| 11 December 1988 |
Malta | 2 – 2 | Hungary | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard Attendance: 9,964 Referee: Georgios Koukoulakis (Greece) |
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| Busuttil 46', 90' | (Report) | Vincze 5' Kiprich 56' |
| 21 December 1988 |
Spain | 4 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium) |
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| Rogan 30' (o.g.) Butragueño 55' Míchel 60' (pen.) McDonald 64' (o.g.) |
(Report) |
| 22 January 1989 |
Malta | 0 – 2 | Spain | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard Attendance: 15,797 Referee: David Syme (Scotland) |
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| (Report) | Míchel 15' (pen.) Beguiristain 49' |
| 8 February 1989 |
Northern Ireland | 0 – 2 | Spain | Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany) |
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| (Report) | Andrinúa 3' Manolo 84' |
| 8 March 1989 |
Hungary | 0 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 33,966 Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) |
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| 23 March 1989 |
Spain | 4 – 0 | Malta | Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland) |
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| Míchel 38', 68' (pen.) Manolo 71', 80' |
(Report) |
| 12 April 1989 |
Hungary | 1 – 1 | Malta | Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Arie Frost (Israel) |
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| Boda 49' (pen.) | (Report) | Busuttil 7' |
| 26 April 1989 |
Malta | 0 – 2 | Northern Ireland | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard Attendance: 15,150 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Romania) |
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| (Report) | Clarke 55' O'Neill 73' |
| 26 April 1989 |
Republic of Ireland | 1 – 0 | Spain | Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria) |
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| Míchel 15' (o.g.) | (Report) |
| 28 May 1989 |
Republic of Ireland | 2 – 0 | Malta | Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 48,928 Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) |
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| Houghton 32' Moran 55' |
(Report) |
| 4 June 1989 |
Republic of Ireland | 2 – 0 | Hungary | Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 48,600 Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway) |
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| McGrath 33' Cascarino 80' |
(Report) |
| 6 September 1989 |
Northern Ireland | 1 – 2 | Hungary | Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) |
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| Whiteside 89' | (Report) | Kovács 13' Bognár 44' |
| 11 October 1989 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 46,800 Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy) |
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| Whelan 42' Cascarino 48' Houghton 57' |
(Report) |
| 11 October 1989 |
Hungary | 2 – 2 | Spain | Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 30,000 Referee: George Courtney (England) |
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| Pintér 38', 82' | (Report) | Salinas 30' Míchel 35' |
| 15 November 1989 |
Spain | 4 – 0 | Hungary | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gérard Biguet (France) |
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| Manolo 7' Butragueño 24' Juanito 40' Fernando 63' |
(Report) |
| 15 November 1989 |
Malta | 0 – 2 | Republic of Ireland | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard Attendance: 21,942 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands) |
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| (Report) | Aldridge 31', 68' (pen.) |
There were 47 goals scored during the 20 games, an average of 2.35 goals per game.
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