UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7

Standings and results for Group 7 of the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Group 7 consisted of Belgium, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Republic of Ireland and Scotland. Group winners were Republic of Ireland, who finished one point clear of second-placed Bulgaria.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Republic of Ireland Bulgaria Belgium Scotland Luxembourg
1  Republic of Ireland 8 4 3 1 10 5 +5 11 Qualify for final tournament 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1
2  Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 10 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0
3  Belgium 8 3 3 2 16 8 +8 9 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–0
4  Scotland 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 9 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–0
5  Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2 23 21 1 0–2 1–4 0–6 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

10 September 1986
Belgium  2 – 2  Republic of Ireland
Claesen  14'
Scifo  69'
Stapleton  18'
Brady  90'
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 22,212
Referee: Ioan Igna (ROM)

10 September 1986
Scotland  0 – 0  Bulgaria
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 35,070
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE)

14 October 1986
Luxembourg  0 – 6  Belgium
Gerets  6'
Claesen  9',  54',  89'
Vercauteren  41'
Ceulemans  87'
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 9,534
Referee: Krzysztof Czemarmazowicz (POL)

15 October 1986
Republic of Ireland  0 – 0  Scotland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48.000
Referee: Einar Halle (NOR)

12 November 1986
Scotland  3 – 0  Luxembourg
Cooper  24' (p),  38'
Johnston  70'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 35,078
Referee: Eysteinn Guðmundsson (ISL)

19 November 1986
Belgium  1– 1  Bulgaria
Janssen  48' Tanev  62'
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 22,780
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (ESP)

18 February 1987
Scotland  0 – 1  Republic of Ireland
Lawrenson  8'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 45,081
Referee: Henk van Ettekoven (NED)

1 April 1987
Bulgaria  2 – 1  Republic of Ireland
Tanev  41',  82' (p) Stapleton  53'

1 April 1987
Belgium  4 – 1  Scotland
Claesen  10',  55',  86'
Vercauteren  75'
McStay  14'

29 April 1987
Republic of Ireland  0 – 0  Belgium
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Heinz Holzmann (AUT)

30 April 1987
Luxembourg  1 – 4  Bulgaria
Langers  59' Sadakov  49'
Sirakov  55'
Tanev  62'
Kolev  82'
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 1,920
Referee: Guðmundur Haraldsson (ISL)

20 May 1987
Bulgaria  3 – 0  Luxembourg
Sirakov  25'
Yordanov  39'
Kolev  56'

28 May 1987
Luxembourg  0 – 2  Republic of Ireland
Galvin  44'
Whelan  64'
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 4,965
Referee: Renzo Peduzzi (SUI)

9 September 1987
Republic of Ireland  2 – 1  Luxembourg
Stapleton  31'
McGrath  75'
Krings  28'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Keith Cooper (WAL)

23 September 1987
Bulgaria  2 – 0  Belgium
Sirakov  19'
Tanev  70'

14 October 1987
Republic of Ireland  2 – 0  Bulgaria
McGrath  52'
Moran  83'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Johannes N.I. Keizer (NED)

14 October 1987
Scotland  2 – 0  Belgium
McCoist  14'
McStay  79'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 16,052
Referee: Paolo Casarin (ITA)

11 November 1987
Belgium  3 – 0  Luxembourg
Ceulemans  17'
Degryse  55'
Crève  81'
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Egil Nervik (NOR)

11 November 1987
Bulgaria  0 – 1  Scotland
Mackay  86'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 49,976
Referee: Helmut Kohl (AUT)

20 December 1987
Luxembourg  0 – 0  Scotland
Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette
Attendance: 1,999
Referee: Manfred Neuner (FRG)

Goalscorers

Pos Player Country Goals
1 Nico Claesen  Belgium 7
2 Lachezar Tanev  Bulgaria 5
3 Nasko Sirakov  Bulgaria 3
Frank Stapleton  Republic of Ireland
4 Jan Ceulemans  Belgium 2
Franky Vercauteren  Belgium
Hristo Kolev  Bulgaria
Paul McGrath  Republic of Ireland
Davie Cooper  Scotland
Paul McStay  Scotland
1 goal
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