UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 3

Standings and results for Group 3 of the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Group 3 consisted of East Germany, defending champions France, Iceland, Norway and USSR. Group winners were USSR, who finished two points clear of second-placed East Germany.

Final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Soviet Union 8 5 3 0 14 3 +11 13  East Germany 8 4 3 1 13 4 +9 11  France 8 1 4 3 4 7 −3 6  Iceland 8 2 2 4 4 14 −10 6  Norway 8 1 2 5 5 12 −7 4

East Germany  – 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 France  0–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 Iceland  0–6 0–0 – 2–1 1–1 Norway  0–0 2–0 0–1 – 0–1 Soviet Union  2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 –

Results

Iceland  v  France

September 10, 1986

Iceland	0 – 0	France
	(Details)

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 13,758 Referee: Alan Ferguson (SCO)

Iceland  v  Soviet Union

September 24, 1986

Iceland	1 – 1	Soviet Union
Guðjohnsen  30'	(Details)	Sulakvelidze  44'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (FRG)

Norway  v  East Germany

September 24, 1986

Norway	0 – 0	East Germany
	(Details)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 10,142 Referee: Egbert Mulder (NED)

France  v  Soviet Union

October 11, 1986

France	0 – 2	Soviet Union
	(Details)	Belanov  67' Rats  73'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 40,496 Referee: Paolo Casarin (ITA)

East Germany  v  Iceland

October 29, 1986

East Germany	2 – 0	Iceland
Thom  4' Kirsten  89'	(Details)

Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Karl-Marx-Stadt Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Zoran Petrović (YUG)

Soviet Union  v  Norway

October 29, 1986

Soviet Union	4 – 0	Norway
Lytovchenko  26' Belanov  28' (p) Blokhin  33' Khidiyatullin  54'	(Details)

Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol Attendance: 26,314 Referee: Howard King (WAL)

East Germany  v  France

November 19, 1986

East Germany	0 – 0	France
	(Details)

Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 54,578 Referee: George Courtney (ENG)

Soviet Union  v  East Germany

April 29, 1987

Soviet Union	2 – 0	East Germany
Zavarov  41' Belanov  49'	(Details)

Republican Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE)

France  v  Iceland

April 29, 1987

France	2 – 0	Iceland
Micciche  38' Stopyra  65'	(Details)

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 27,732 Referee: Frederick McKnight (NIR)

Norway  v  Soviet Union

June 3, 1987

Norway	0 – 1	Soviet Union
	(Details)	Zavarov  15'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 10,473 Referee: Marcel Van Langenhove (BEL)

Iceland  v  East Germany

June 3, 1987

Iceland	0 – 6	East Germany
	(Details)	Minge  15' Thom  37',  67',  89' Doll  49' Döschner  84'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 8,758 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (DEN)

Norway  v  France

June 16, 1987

Norway	2 – 0	France
Mordt  71' Andersen  80'	(Details)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 8,268 Referee: Werner Föckler (FRG)

Soviet Union  v  France

September 9, 1987

Soviet Union	1 – 1	France
Mykhaylychenko  77'	(Details)	Touré  13'

Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 86,048 Referee: Gerassimos Germanakos (GRE)

Iceland  v  Norway

September 9, 1987

Iceland	2 – 1	Norway
Pétursson  21' Ormslev  59'	(Details)	Andersen  10'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 5,450 Referee: Wilfred Wallace (IRL)

Norway  v  Iceland

September 23, 1987

Norway	0 – 1	Iceland
	(Details)	Eðvaldsson  31'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 3,540 Referee: Håkan Lundgren (SWE)

East Germany  v  Soviet Union

October 10, 1987

East Germany	1 – 1	Soviet Union
Kirsten  44'	(Details)	Aleinikov  80'

Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Dušan Krchnak (TCH)

France  v  Norway

October 14, 1987

France	1 – 1	Norway
Fargeon  55'	(Details)	Sundby  80'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 31,091 Referee: Joaquin Ramos Marcos (ESP)

East Germany  v  Norway

October 28, 1987

East Germany	3 – 1	Norway
Kirsten  14',  54' Thom  33'	(Details)	Fjærestad  32'

Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Friedrich Kaupe (AUT)

Soviet Union  v  Iceland

October 28, 1987

Soviet Union	2 – 0	Iceland
Belanov  15' Protasov  52'	(Details)

Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol Attendance: 22,136 Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (POL)

France  v  East Germany

November 18, 1987

France	0 – 1	East Germany
	(Details)	Ernst  90'

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 16,581 Referee: Carlos Alberto da Silva Valente (POR)

Goalscorers

Pos	Player	Country	Goals
1	Andreas Thom	East Germany	5
2	Ulf Kirsten	East Germany	4
	Ihor Belanov	Soviet Union
3	Oleksandr Zavarov	Soviet Union	2
	Jørn Andersen	Norway

1 goal

Squads

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

East Germany Coach - Bernd Stange Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club René Müller GK February 11, 1959 (age 27) 8 Lokomotive Leipzig Frank Rohde DF March 2, 1960 (age 26) 5 BFC Dynamo Detlef Schößler DF October 3, 1962 (age 23) 4 1. FC Magdeburg Ronald Kreer DF November 10, 1959 (age 26) 6 Lokomotive Leipzig Dirk Stahmann DF March 23, 1958 (age 28) 4 (1 as sub) 1. FC Magdeburg Carsten Sänger DF November 8, 1962 (age 23) 2 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Matthias Lindner DF October 5, 1965 (age 20) 2 Lokomotive Leipzig Matthias Döschner DF January 12, 1958 (age 28) 6 Dynamo Dresden Hans-Uwe Pilz DF November 10, 1958 (age 27) 3 Dynamo Dresden Heiko Scholz DF January 7, 1966 (age 20) 2 (both as sub) Lokomotive Leipzig Uwe Zötzsche MF September 15, 1960 (age 25) 4 Lokomotive Leipzig Jörg Stübner MF July 23, 1965 (age 21) 5 (1 as sub) Dynamo Dresden Jürgen Raab MF December 20, 1958 (age 27) 4 FC Carl Zeiss Jena Matthias Liebers MF November 22, 1958 (age 27) 7 Lokomotive Leipzig Rico Steinmann MF December 26, 1967 (age 18) 3 FC Karl-Marx-Stadt Thomas Doll MF April 9, 1966 (age 20) 3 BFC Dynamo Matthias Sammer MF September 5, 1967 (age 18) 1 (as a sub) Dynamo Dresden Markus Wuckel ST April 5, 1967 (age 19) 1 (as a sub) 1. FC Magdeburg Ralf Minge ST October 8, 1960 (age 25) 4 (2 as sub) Dynamo Dresden Ulf Kirsten ST December 4, 1965 (age 20) 8 (1 as sub) Dynamo Dresden Rainer Ernst ST December 31, 1961 (age 24) 5 (1 as sub) BFC Dynamo Hans Richter ST September 14, 1959 (age 26) 1 (as a sub) Lokomotive Leipzig Frank Pastor ST December 7, 1957 (age 28) 3 BFC Dynamo Andreas Thom ST September 7, 1965 (age 20) 8 BFC Dynamo

France Coach - Henri Michel Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Joël Bats GK January 4, 1957 (age 29) 7 Paris Saint-Germain Bruno Martini GK January 25, 1962 (age 24) 1 AJ Auxerre William Ayache DF January 10, 1961 (age 25) 4 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille Jean-Christophe Thouvenel DF October 1, 1958 (age 27) 2 Bordeaux Manuel Amoros DF February 1, 1962 (age 24) 8 AS Monaco Luc Sonor DF September 15, 1962 (age 23) 1 AS Monaco Basile Boli DF January 2, 1967 (age 19) 8 AJ Auxerre Didier Sénac DF October 2, 1958 (age 27) 1 RC Lens Sylvain Kastendeuch DF August 31, 1963 (age 23) 1 FC Metz Patrick Battiston DF March 12, 1957 (age 29) 2 Bordeaux Philippe Jeannol DF August 6, 1958 (age 28) 1 Paris Saint-Germain Jean-François Domergue DF June 23, 1957 (age 29) 2 Marseille Yvon Le Roux DF March 19, 1960 (age 26) 2 FC Nantes Marseille Philippe Vercruysse MF January 28, 1962 (age 24) 2 (1 as sub) Bordeaux RC Lens Rémi Vogel MF November 26, 1960 (age 25) 1 RC Strasbourg AS Monaco Luis Fernandez MF October 2, 1959 (age 26) 5 RC Paris Jean Tigana MF June 23, 1955 (age 31) 4 Bordeaux Fabrice Poullain MF August 27, 1962 (age 24) 4 Paris Saint-Germain Patrick Delamontagne MF June 18, 1957 (age 29) 1 (as a sub) Stade Laval Marseille Dominique Bijotat MF January 3, 1961 (age 25) 2 AS Monaco Bordeaux Jean-Marc Ferreri MF December 26, 1962 (age 23) 3 (1 as sub) Bordeaux José Touré MF April 24, 1961 (age 25) 3 Bordeaux Michel Platini MF June 21, 1955 (age 31) 3 Juventus Jean-Philippe Rohr MF December 23, 1961 (age 24) 1 (as a sub) AS Monaco Bruno Germain MF April 28, 1960 (age 26) 1 Matra Racing Bernard Genghini MF January 18, 1958 (age 28) 1 Marseille Gérald Passi MF January 24, 1964 (age 22) 3 Toulouse FC Philippe Fargeon ST June 24, 1964 (age 22) 4 (2 as sub) AC Bellinzona Bordeaux Yannick Stopyra ST January 9, 1961 (age 25) 6 Toulouse FC Philippe Anziani ST September 21, 1961 (age 24) 1 AS Monaco Eric Cantona ST May 24, 1966 (age 20) 2 AJ Auxerre Jean-Pierre Papin ST November 5, 1963 (age 22) 4 (2 as sub) Marseille Bruno Bellone ST March 14, 1962 (age 24) 3 (2 as sub) AS Monaco Stéphane Paille ST June 27, 1965 (age 21) 1 Sochaux Carmelo Micciche ST August 16, 1963 (age 23) 2 FC Metz Bernard Zénier ST August 21, 1957 (age 29) 1 FC Metz

Iceland Coach - Siegfried Held Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Bjarni Sigurdsson GK October 16, 1960 (age 26) 8 SK Brann Gunnar Gíslason DF January 4, 1961 (age 25) 8 KR Reykjavik Moss Guðni Bergsson DF July 21, 1965 (age 21) 3 Valur Ágúst Már Jónsson DF August 17, 1960 (age 26) 5 KR Reykjavik Sævar Jónsson DF July 22, 1958 (age 28) 8 SK Brann Valur Atli Eðvaldsson MF March 3, 1957 (age 29) 8 KFC Uerdingen 05 Sigurður Jónsson MF September 27, 1966 (age 19) 6 Sheffield Wednesday Ólafur Þórðarson MF August 22, 1965 (age 21) 3 ÍA Ómar Torfason MF February 1, 1959 (age 27) 6 FC Luzern FC Olten Vidar Thorkelsson MF January 29, 1963 (age 23) 2 Fram Reykjavik Þorvaldur Örlygsson MF August 2, 1966 (age 20) 1 (as a sub) KA Akureyri Ásgeir Sigurvinsson MF May 8, 1955 (age 31) 4 VfB Stuttgart Pétur Ormslev MF July 28, 1958 (age 28) 2 Fram Reykjavik Pétur Arnthórsson MF May 8, 1965 (age 20) 3 (2 as sub) Fram Reykjavik Rúnar Kristinsson MF September 5, 1969 (age 16) 1 (as a sub) KR Reykjavík Ragnar Margeirsson ST August 14, 1962 (age 24) 8 Thor Waterschei Fram Reykjavik Lárus Guðmundsson ST December 12, 1961 (age 24) 3 (1 as sub) KFC Uerdingen 05 Halldór Áskelsson ST April 20, 1965 (age 21) 2 (1 as sub) Þór Akureyri Arnór Guðjohnsen ST April 30, 1961 (age 25) 5 RSC Anderlecht Guðmundur Torfason ST December 13, 1961 (age 24) 4 (1 as sub) Beveren Winterslag Pétur Pétursson ST June 27, 1959 (age 27) 5 Hércules CF ÍA

Norway Coach - Tor Røste Fossen/Tord Grip Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Erik Thorstvedt GK October 28, 1962 (age 23) 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach IFK Göteborg Ola By Rise GK November 14, 1960 (age 25) 1 Rosenborg BK Lars Gaute Bø GK November 20, 1963 (age 23) 1 Bryne FK Rune Bratseth DF March 19, 1961 (age 25) 5 Rosenborg BK Werder Bremen Hans Hermann Henriksen DF January 3, 1958 (age 28) 5 (1 as sub) EA Guingamp Terje Kojedal DF August 16, 1957 (age 29) 6 FC Mulhouse Erik Solér DF August 6, 1960 (age 26) 5 (2 as sub) SK Brann AGF Anders Giske DF November 22, 1959 (age 26) 7 1. FC Nuremberg Einar Jan Aas DF October 12, 1955 (age 29) 2 (1 as sub) Moss Trond Sollied DF April 29, 1959 (age 27) 1 Rosenborg BK Kai Erik Herlovsen DF September 25, 1959 (age 26) 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach Per Edmund Mordt MF March 25, 1965 (age 21) 8 IFK Göteborg Svein Fjælberg MF January 12, 1959 (age 27) 1 Viking FK Per Egil Ahlsen MF March 4, 1958 (age 28) 3 (1 as sub) Fredrikstad FK SK Brann Kjetil Osvold MF June 5, 1961 (age 25) 7 (1 as sub) Lillestrøm SK Nottingham Forest Vidar Davidsen MF January 4, 1958 (age 28) 1 Vålerenga Fotball Lillestrøm SK Jan Berg MF May 14, 1965 (age 21) 6 (1 as sub) Molde Tom Sundby MF December 15, 1960 (age 25) 7 Lillestrøm SK Iraklis Arne Erlandsen MF December 20, 1959 (age 26) 2 (1 as sub) Lillestrøm SK Hallvar Thoresen MF April 12, 1957 (age 29) 2 PSV Eindhoven Vegard Skogheim MF April 28, 1966 (age 20) 3 (1 as sub) Ham Kam Ulrich Møller MF December 11, 1962 (age 23) 2 (1 as sub) Molde Børre Meinseth MF November 24, 1966 (age 19) 3 Bryne FK Jan Kristian Fjærestad ST September 4, 1963 (age 23) 2 (1 as sub) Moss Sten Glenn Håberg ST April 22, 1964 (age 22) 2 (1 as sub) Lillestrøm SK Arve Seland ST December 12, 1963 (age 22) 3 (2 as sub) IK Start FC Mulhouse Arne Larsen Økland ST May 31, 1954 (age 32) 2 Bryne FK Jørn Andersen ST February 3, 1963 (age 23) 4 1. FC Nuremberg

USSR Coach - Valeri Lobanovsky Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club Rinat Dasayev GK June 13, 1957 (age 29) 8 Spartak Moscow Tengiz Sulakvelidze DF July 23, 1956 (age 30) 2 FC Dinamo Tbilisi Volodymyr Bezsonov DF March 5, 1958 (age 28) 6 Dynamo Kyiv Viktor Losev DF January 25, 1959 (age 27) 1 FC Dynamo Moscow Oleg Kuznetsov DF March 22, 1963 (age 23) 7 Dynamo Kyiv Vagiz Khidiyatullin DF March 3, 1959 (age 27) 8 (1 as sub) Spartak Moscow Aleksandr Chivadze DF April 8, 1955 (age 31) 1 FC Dinamo Tbilisi Aleksandr Bubnov DF October 10, 1955 (age 30) 1 FC Dynamo Moscow Anatoliy Demyanenko DF February 19, 1959 (age 27) 7 (1 as sub) Dynamo Kyiv Sergei Baltacha DF February 17, 1958 (age 28) 1 (as a sub) FC Dynamo Kyiv Vasiliy Rats MF March 25, 1961 (age 25) 7 (1 as sub) FC Dynamo Kyiv Pavlo Yakovenko MF December 19, 1964 (age 21) 6 (2 as sub) Dynamo Kyiv Vadym Tyshchenko MF March 24, 1963 (age 23) 1 FC Karpaty Lviv Dnipro Nikolay Larionov MF January 19, 1957 (age 29) 1 Zenit Leningrad Gennadiy Litovchenko MF September 11, 1963 (age 22) 5 (2 as sub) Dnipro Alexei Mikhailichenko MF March 30, 1963 (age 23) 4 (1 as sub) Dynamo Kyiv Ivan Yaremchuk MF March 19, 1962 (age 24) 2 FC Dynamo Kyiv Sergei Aleinikov MF November 7, 1961 (age 24) 8 Dinamo Minsk Aleksandr Zavarov MF April 20, 1961 (age 25) 6 Dynamo Kyiv Igor Dobrovolski MF August 27, 1967 (age 29) 2 FC Dynamo Moscow Ihor Belanov ST September 25, 1960 (age 25) 6 (1 as sub) Dynamo Kyiv Oleg Protasov ST February 4, 1964 (age 22) 5 (2 as sub) Dnipro Dynamo Kyiv Oleg Blokhin ST November 5, 1952 (age 33) 4 (3 as sub) Dynamo Kyiv Sergey Rodionov ST September 3, 1962 (age 23) 5 (1 as sub) Spartak Moscow

References

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