1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The European (UEFA) zone of qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup saw 32 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. UEFA members Italy qualified automatically as hosts of the finals. The qualification process started on 21 May 1988 and ended on 18 November 1989.

Format

Teams were drawn into seven groups, four groups of five teams and three of four teams. All seven group-winners qualified automatically, with the runners-up in the four groups containing five teams (Groups 3, 5, 6 and 7) also qualifying. The two best second-placed teams in the three groups containing only four teams also qualified (Groups 1, 2 and 4). One second-placed team was therefore eliminated.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 12 December 1987. During the draw teams were drawn from the 5 pots into the 7 groups. The seedings below were announced ten days before the draw. Teams qualified to the final tournament are in bold.

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Pot E

 West Germany
 England
 Spain
 Soviet Union
 Denmark
 Belgium
 France

 Bulgaria
 Netherlands
 Poland
 East Germany
 Portugal
 Scotland
 Hungary

 Romania
 Sweden
 Wales
 Northern Ireland
 Austria
 Czechoslovakia
 Yugoslavia

 Republic of Ireland
 Greece
  Switzerland
 Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
 Albania

 Turkey
 Malta
 Luxembourg
 Cyprus

Summary

  Group winners and six best runners-up qualified directly for 1990 FIFA World Cup
  Other teams were eliminated
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7

Romania

Sweden

Soviet Union

Netherlands

Yugoslavia

Spain

Belgium

Denmark

England

Austria

West Germany

Scotland

Republic of Ireland

Czechoslovakia

Greece

Bulgaria

Poland

Albania

Turkey

East Germany

Iceland

Finland

Wales

France

Norway

Cyprus

Hungary

Northern Ireland

Malta

Portugal

Switzerland

Luxembourg

Results

Group 1

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 6411105+59
 Denmark 6321156+98
 Greece 6123315124
 Bulgaria 61146823
 
Bulgaria  0 2 4 0 1 3
Denmark  1 1 7 1 3 0
Greece  1 0 1 1 0 0
Romania  1 0 3 1 3 0

Group 2

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 642093+610
 England 6330100+109
 Poland 62134845
 Albania 6006315120
 
Albania  0 2 1 2 1 2
England  5 0 3 0 0 0
Poland  1 0 0 0 0 2
Sweden  3 1 0 0 2 1

Group 3

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 8431114+711
 Austria 83329909
 Turkey 83141210+27
 East Germany 831491347
 Iceland 814361156
 
Austria  3 0 2 1 0 0 3 2
East Germany  1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2
Iceland  0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1
Soviet Union  2 0 3 0 1 1 2 0
Turkey  3 0 3 1 1 1 0 1

Group 4

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 642082+610
 West Germany 6330133+109
 Finland 6114416123
 Wales 60244842
 
Finland  0 1 1 0 0 4
Netherlands  3 0 1 0 1 1
Wales  2 2 1 2 0 0
West Germany  6 1 0 0 2 1

Group 5

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 8620166+1014
 Scotland 84221212010
 France 8332107+39
 Norway 8224109+16
 Cyprus 8017620141
 
Cyprus  1 1 0 3 2 3 1 2
France  2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
Norway  3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
Scotland  2 1 2 0 1 1 1 1
Yugoslavia  4 0 3 2 1 0 3 1

Group 6

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 8611203+1713
 Republic of Ireland 8521102+812
 Hungary 824281248
 Northern Ireland 821561265
 Malta 8026318152
 
Hungary  1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2
Malta  2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
Northern Ireland  1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2
Republic of Ireland  2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
Spain  4 0 4 0 4 0 2 0

Group 7

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 8440155+1012
 Czechoslovakia 8521133+1012
 Portugal 8422118+310
  Switzerland 8215101445
 Luxembourg 8017322191
 
Belgium  2 1 1 1 3 0 1 0
Czechoslovakia  0 0 4 0 2 1 3 0
Luxembourg  0 5 0 2 0 3 1 4
Portugal  1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
Switzerland   2 2 0 1 2 1 1 2

Ranking of runners-up

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 6330133+109
 England 6330100+109
 Denmark 6321156+98

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal


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