UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2

Standings and results for Group 2 of the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Group 2 consisted of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. Group winners were Italy, who finished three points clear of second-placed Sweden.

Contents 1 Final table 2 Results 3 Goalscorers 4 Squads 4.1 Italy 4.2 Malta 4.3 Portugal 4.4 Sweden 4.5 Switzerland 5 References

Final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 8 6 1 1 16 4 +12 13  Sweden 8 4 2 2 12 5 +7 10  Portugal 8 2 4 2 6 8 −2 8  Switzerland 8 1 5 2 9 9 0 7  Malta 8 0 2 6 4 21 −17 2

Italy  – 5–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 Malta  0–2 – 0–1 0–5 1–1 Portugal  0–1 2–2 – 1–1 0–0 Sweden  1–0 1–0 0–1 – 2–0 Switzerland  0–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 –

Results

September 24, 1986	Sweden	2 – 0	Switzerland	Råsunda Stadium, Solna Attendance: 27,751 Referee: Vojtĕch Christov (TCH)
	Ekström  20',  80'

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October 12, 1986	Portugal	1 – 1	Sweden	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Keith Hackett (ENG)
	Coelho  66'		Strömberg  52'

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October 29, 1986	Switzerland	1 – 1	Portugal	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (GDR)
	Bregy  6'		Fernandes  85'

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November 15, 1986	Italy	3 – 2	Switzerland	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Attendance: 67,422 Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (FRG)
	Donadoni  1' Altobelli  52',  85'	(Details)	Brigger  31' Weber  88'

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November 16, 1986	Malta	0 – 5	Sweden	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali Attendance: 8,311 Referee: Lajos Hartmann (HUN)
		(Details)]	Hysén  38' Magnusson  67' Fredriksson  69' Ekström  82',  84'

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December 06, 1986	Malta	0 – 2	Italy	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali Attendance: 13,191 Referee: Ihsan Türe (TUR)
		(Details)	Ferri  12' Altobelli  19'

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January 24, 1987	Italy	5 – 0	Malta	Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo Attendance: 32,370 Referee: Stephanos Hadjistefanou (CYP)
	Bagni  4' Bergomi  9' Altobelli  24',  35' Vialli  45'	(Details)

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February 14, 1987	Portugal	0 – 1	Italy	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Michel Vautrot (FRA)
		(Details)	Altobelli  40'

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March 27, 1987	Portugal	2 – 2	Malta	Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal Attendance: 12,000 Referee: John Kinsella (IRL)
	Placido  11',  77'	(Details)	Mizzi  23' Busuttil  68'

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April 15, 1987	Switzerland	4 – 1	Malta	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Roger Philippi (LUX)
	Egli  5' Bregy  16',  38' (pen),  87'	(Details)	Busuttil  71'

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May 24, 1987	Sweden	1 – 0	Malta	Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance: 16,165 Referee: Kaj Natri (FIN)
	Ekström  13'

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June 03, 1987	Sweden	1 – 0	Italy	Råsunda Stadium, Solna Attendance: 40,070 Referee: Dieter Pauly (FRG)
	Larsson  25'

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June 17, 1987	Switzerland	1 – 1	Sweden	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Gerard Geurds (NED)
	Halter  57'		Ekström  60'

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September 23, 1987	Sweden	0 – 1	Portugal	Råsunda Stadium, Solna Attendance: 28,916 Referee: Valeri Butenko (URS)
			Pinto  34'

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October 17, 1987	Switzerland	0 – 0	Italy	Wankdorf Stadium, Berne Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Marcel Van Langenhove (BEL)

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November 11, 1987	Portugal	0 – 0	Switzerland	Estádio das Antas, Porto Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Lajos Nemeth (HUN)

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November 14, 1987	Italy	2 – 1	Sweden	Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 59,045 Referee: Adolf Prokop (GDR)
	Vialli  27',  47'		Larsson  38'

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November 15, 1987	Malta	1 – 1	Switzerland	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali Attendance: 7,112 Referee: Georgios Koukoulakis (GRE)
	Busuttil  89'		Zwicker  2'

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December 05, 1987	Italy	3 – 0	Portugal	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Attendance: 13,524 Referee: Johannes Keizer (NED)
	Vialli  8' Giannini  87' De Agostini  89'

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December 20, 1987	Malta	0 – 1	Portugal	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali Attendance: 5,651 Referee: Hubert Forstinger (AUT)
			Rosa  74'

Goalscorers

Pos	Player	Country	Goals
1	Alessandro Altobelli	Italy	6
	Johnny Ekström	Sweden
2	Gianluca Vialli	Italy	4
	Georges Bregy	Switzerland
3	Carmel Busuttil	Malta	3
4	Jorge Placido	Portugal	2
	Peter Larsson	Sweden

1 goal

Italy Giuseppe Bergomi Salvatore Bagni Luigi De Agostini Roberto Donadoni Riccardo Ferri Giuseppe Giannini  Malta Dennis Mizzi

Portugal Mario Jorge da Fernandes José Silva Coelho João Domingos Pinto Frederico Rosa  Switzerland Jean-Paul Brigger Andy Egli Johnny Halter Martin Weber Hans-Peter Zwicker

Sweden Stig Fredriksson Glenn Hysén Mats Magnusson Glenn Strömberg

Squads

The following players made at least one appearance for their respective team in the qualifying campaign.

Italy Coach - Azeglio Vicini Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Walter Zenga GK April 28, 1960 (age 26) 8 Internazionale Giuseppe Bergomi DF December 22, 1963 (age 22) 7 Internazionale Ciro Ferrara DF February 11, 1967 (age 19) 2 Napoli Antonio Cabrini DF October 8, 1957 (age 28) 4 Juventus Sebastiano Nela DF March 13, 1961 (age 26) 1 Roma Giovanni Francini DF August 3, 1963 (age 23) 4 (1 as sub) Torino Napoli Franco Baresi DF May 8, 1960 (age 26) 7 AC Milan Luigi De Agostini DF April 7, 1961 (age 25) 3 (all as sub) Verona Juventus Dario Bonetti DF August 5, 1961 (age 25) 1 AC Milan Verona Riccardo Ferri DF August 20, 1963 (age 23) 6 Internazionale Roberto Tricella DF August 20, 1963 (age 23) 6 Verona Juventus Fernando De Napoli MF March 18, 1959 (age 27) 1 Napoli Salvatore Bagni MF September 25, 1956 (age 29) 7 Napoli Carlo Ancelotti MF June 10, 1959 (age 27) 3 (2 as sub) Roma AC Milan Roberto Donadoni MF September 9, 1963 (age 22) 7 AC Milan Giuseppe Dossena MF May 2, 1958 (age 28) 5 Torino Udinese Gianfranco Matteoli MF April 21, 1959 (age 27) 3 (all as sub) Internazionale Giuseppe Giannini MF August 20, 1964 (age 22) 7 Roma Aldo Serena ST June 25, 1960 (age 26) 1 (as a sub) Juventus Roberto Mancini ST November 27, 1964 (age 21) 2 (both as sub) Sampdoria Alessandro Altobelli ST November 28, 1955 (age 30) 8 Internazionale Gianluca Vialli ST July 9, 1964 (age 22) 8 Sampdoria

Malta Coach - Guentcho Dobrev Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Raymond Mifsud GK February 2, 1958 (age 28) 1 Valletta John Bonello GK May 10, 1958 (age 28) 2 David Cluett GK August 2, 1965 (age 21) 5 Floriana Alex Azzopardi DF March 24, 1961 (age 25) 7 (2 as sub) Ħamrun Spartans Martin Scicluna DF November 28, 1960 (age 25) 7 Rabat Ajax Joseph Galea DF February 9, 1965 (age 21) 1 Edwin Camilleri DF February 9, 1965 (age 21) 6 Hibernians John Holland DF July 5, 1953 (age 33) 5 (2 as sub) Floriana William Mackay DF August 11, 1964 (age 22) 1 Kristian Laferla DF March 23, 1967 (age 29) 8 Valletta John Buttigieg DF October 6, 1953 (age 32) 6 Sliema Wanderers Joe Camilleri DF December 23, 1966 (age 19) 2 Valletta Mario Schembri DF July 30, 1950 (age 23) 2 (1 as sub) David Carabott DF May 18, 1968 (age 18) 2 Marsaxlokk Hibernians Dennis Cauchi DF January 15, 1965 (age 21) 2 (both as sub) Floriana John Aquilina MF February 16, 1957 (age 29) 1 Sliema Wanderers Carmel Busuttil MF February 29, 1964 (age 22) 7 Rabat Ajax Nuova Verbania Charles Scerri MF May 29, 1964 (age 22) 6 (2 as sub) Hibernians Raymond Vella MF January 11, 1959 (age 27) 8 Ħamrun Spartans Michael Degiorgio MF November 15, 1962 (age 24) 7 (1 as sub) Ħamrun Spartans Martin Gregory ST February 10, 1965 (age 21) 6 Sliema Wanderers Dennis Mizzi ST May 19, 1964 (age 22) 6 FC Zurrieq Leonard Farrugia ST November 23, 1956 (age 30) 3 Valletta

Portugal Coach - Rui Seabra, Juca Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Zé Beto GK February 21, 1960 (age 26) 2 FC Porto Jesus GK February 11, 1955 (age 31) 6 Vitória Guimarães Eduardo Lúcio GK September 1,1954 (age 32) 1 (as a sub) Vitória Guimarães Dito DF January 18, 1962 (age 24) 6 Benfica António Veloso DF January 31, 1957 (age 29) 4 Benfica Miguel Marques DF June 7, 1963 (age 23) 4 Vitória Guimarães João Pinto DF November 21, 1961 (age 24) 2 FC Porto Costeado DF January 3, 1959 (age 27) 2 Vitória Guimarães Álvaro DF January 3, 1961 (age 25) 4 Benfica Eduardo Luis DF December 6, 1955 (age 31) 4 FC Porto Venâncio DF November 25, 1963 (age 22) 1 Sporting CP Frederico Rosa DF April 6, 1957 (age 29) 3 Boavista Alberto Fonseca DF August 22, 1956 (age 30) 2 Os Belenenses Fernando Mendes DF November 5, 1966 (age 20) 3 Sporting CP Nascimento MF March 22, 1960 (age 26) 4 Vitória Guimarães Frasco MF January 16, 1955 (age 31) 3 FC Porto Rui Barros MF November 24, 1965 (age 21) 3 (2 as sub) Varzim FC Porto André MF December 24, 1957 (age 28) 2 FC Portos António Carvalho MF December 10, 1960 (age 26) 2 (1 as sub) Vitória Guimarães Adelino Nunes MF September 10, 1960 (age 25) 2 Benfica Shéu MF August 3, 1953 (age 33) 2 Benfica Adao MF April 3, 1960 (age 26) 7 (1 as sub) Vitória Guimarães Jaime Magalhães MF July 10, 1962 (age 24) 1 FC Porto Parente MF April 8, 1961 (age 25) 2 (both as sub) Boavista Hernâni Neves MF November 2, 1963 (age 22) 1 Vitória de Setúbal Gilberto Gomes MF June 24, 1959 (age 27) 2 GD Chaves Mário Jorge MF July 24, 1961 (age 27) 3 (all as sub) Sporting CP Jaime Mercés MF September 27, 1963 (age 23) 4 Os Belenenses Oceano MF July 29, 1962 (age 24) 1 Sporting CP António Sousa MF April 28, 1957 (age 29) 2 FC Porto Quim MF August 23, 1959 (age 27) 1 FC Porto Coelho ST August 5, 1961 (age 25) 6 (3 as sub) Boavista Skoda ST March 17, 1960 (age 26) 1 (as a sub) Portimonense S.C. Aparicio ST January 22, 1958 (age 24) 1 (as a sub) Vitória de Setúbal Manuel Fernandes ST June 5, 1951 (age 35) 4 Sporting CP Vitória de Setúbal Paulo Futre ST February 28, 1966 (age 30) 2 FC Porto Atlético Madrid Fernando Gomes ST November 22, 1956 (age 30) 1 FC Porto Jorge Plácido ST June 19, 1964 (age 22) 1 GD Chaves FC Porto Rui Águas ST April 28, 1960 (age 26) 1 Portimonense

Sweden Coach - Olle Nordin Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Jan Möller GK September 17, 1953 (age 32) 3 Malmö FF Thomas Ravelli GK August 13, 1959 (age 27) 5 Östers IF Stig Fredriksson DF March 6, 1956 (age 28) 7 IFK Göteborg Magnus Andersson DF April 23, 1958 (age 28) 1 Malmö FF Andreas Ravelli DF August 13, 1959 (age 27) 3 (1 as sub) Östers IF IFK Göteborg Roland Nilsson DF November 27, 1963 (age 22) 6 IFK Göteborg Sven Dahlkvist DF May 30, 1955 (age 31) 1 AIK Glenn Hysén DF October 30, 1959 (age 26) 6 IFK Göteborg Fiorentina Torbjörn Persson DF January 14, 1960 (age 26) 2 Malmö FF Peter Larsson MF March 8, 1961 (age 25) 8 IFK Göteborg Ajax Ulf Eriksson MF February 21, 1958 (age 28) 6 Hammarby IF Jonas Thern MF May 20, 1967 (age 19) 1 Malmö FF FC Zürich Leif Engqvist MF July 30, 1962 (age 24) 3 (2 as sub) Malmö FF Robert Prytz MF January 12, 1960 (age 26) 8 Young Boys KFC Uerdingen 05 Glenn Strömberg MF January 5, 1960 (age 26) 7 Atalanta Anders Limpar MF September 24, 1965 (age 20) 4 (3 as sub) Örgryte IS Anders Palmér MF April 24, 1960 (age 26) 3 (1 as sub) Malmö FF Björn Nilsson MF April 8, 1960 (age 26) 5 Young Boys Stefan Pettersson ST March 22, 1963 (age 23) 2 (1 as sub) IFK Göteborg Mats Magnusson ST July 10, 1963 (age 23) 5 (2 as sub) Malmö FF Benfica Johnny Ekström ST March 5, 1965 (age 21) 8 Empoli Hans Holmqvist ST April 27, 1960 (age 26) 2 Hammarby IF Young Boys Dan Corneliusson ST October 2, 1961 (age 24) 1 (as a sub) Como Lennart Nilsson ST January 1, 1959 (age 27) 4 (2 as sub) IF Elfsborg IFK Göteborg

Switzerland Coach - Daniel Jeandupeux Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Martin Brunner GK April 23, 1963 (age 23) 8 Grasshoppers Zürich Jürg Wittwer DF July 25, 1959 (age 27) 2 Young Boys Stefan Marini DF July 23, 1965 (age 21) 6 FC Luzern Alain Geiger DF November 5, 1960 (age 25) 8 Neuchâtel Xamax Charly In-Albon DF June 23, 1957 (age 29) 1 Grasshoppers Zürich Martin Weber DF October 24, 1957 (age 28) 7 Young Boys Claude Ryf DF March 18, 1957 (age 29) 5 Neuchâtel Xamax Marco Schällibaum DF April 6, 1962 (age 24) 3 FC Basel Servette FC André Egli DF May 8, 1958 (age 28) 3 Borussia Dortmund Urs Bamert DF March 14, 1959 (age 27) 3 (2 as sub) Young Boys Servette FC Marcel Koller DF November 11, 1960 (age 25) 4 Grasshoppers Zürich Thomas Bickel MF October 6, 1963 (age 22) 7 (2 as sub) FC Zürich Patrice Mottiez MF January 28, 1963 (age 23) 2 (1 as sub) Neuchâtel Xamax FC Philippe Perret MF October 17, 1961 (age 24) 2 Neuchâtel Xamax FC Heinz Hermann MF March 28, 1958 (age 28) 8 Neuchâtel Xamax Erni Maissen MF January 1, 1958 (age 30) 2 FC Basel Young Boys Alain Sutter MF January 22, 1968 (age 18) 4 (1 as sub) Grasshoppers Zürich Dario Zuffi MF December 7, 1964 (age 21) 1 (as a sub) Young Boys Christophe Bonvin MF July 14, 1965 (age 21) 4 (1 as sub) FC Sion Claudio Sulser ST June 17, 1955 (age 27) 1 (as a sub) FC Lugano Beat Sutter ST December 12, 1962 (age 23) 5 Neuchâtel Xamax Georges Bregy ST January 17, 1958 (age 28) 5 (1 as sub) FC Sion Jean-Paul Brigger ST December 14, 1957 (age 28) 5 FC Sion Dominique Cina ST February 25, 1962 (age 24) 2 (1 as sub) FC Sion Hans-Peter Zwicker ST April 7, 1960 (age 26) 3 (1 as sub) FC St. Gallen André Halter ST April 21, 1966 (age 20) 3 FC Luzern

References

• UEFA Page
• RSSSF Page

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