1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

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 for their first ever World Cup Finals.

Standings

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 8611203+1713
 Republic of Ireland 8521102+812
 Hungary 8242812−48
 Northern Ireland 8215612−65
 Malta 8026318−152
  Hungary Malta Northern Ireland Spain Republic of Ireland
Hungary  – 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0
Malta  2–2 – 0–2 0–2 0–2
Northern Ireland  1–2 3–0 – 0–2 0–0
Spain  4–0 4–0 4–0 – 2–0
Republic of Ireland  2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 –

Results

21 May 1988
Northern Ireland  3 – 0  Malta
Quinn  14'
Penney  23'
Clarke 25' 		(Report)

19 October 1988
Hungary  1 – 0  Northern Ireland
Vincze  84' (Report)

16 November 1988
Spain  2 – 0  Republic of Ireland
Manolo  52'
Butragueño  66' 		(Report)
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Yuri Savchenko (Soviet Union)

11 December 1988
Malta  2 – 2  Hungary
Busuttil  46', 90' (Report) Vincze  5'
Kiprich  56'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attendance: 9,964
Referee: Georgios Koukoulakis (Greece)

21 December 1988
Spain  4 – 0  Northern Ireland
Rogan  30' (o.g.)
Butragueño  55'
Míchel  60' (pen.)
McDonald  64' (o.g.) 		(Report)

22 January 1989
Malta  0 – 2  Spain
(Report) Míchel  15' (pen.)
Beguiristain  49'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attendance: 15,797
Referee: David Syme (Scotland)

8 February 1989
Northern Ireland  0 – 2  Spain
(Report) Andrinúa  3'
Manolo  84'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

8 March 1989
Hungary  0 – 0  Republic of Ireland
(Report)
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 33,966
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

23 March 1989
Spain  4 – 0  Malta
Míchel  38', 68' (pen.)
Manolo  71', 80' 		(Report)
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)

12 April 1989
Hungary  1 – 1  Malta
Boda  49' (pen.) (Report) Busuttil  7'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Arie Frost (Israel)

26 April 1989
Malta  0 – 2  Northern Ireland
(Report) Clarke  55'
O'Neill  73'

26 April 1989
Republic of Ireland  1 – 0  Spain
Míchel  15' (o.g.) (Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

28 May 1989
Republic of Ireland  2 – 0  Malta
Houghton  32'
Moran  55' 		(Report)

4 June 1989
Republic of Ireland  2 – 0  Hungary
McGrath  33'
Cascarino  80' 		(Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,600
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)

6 September 1989
Northern Ireland  1 – 2  Hungary
Whiteside  89' (Report) Kovács  13'
Bognár  44'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

11 October 1989
Republic of Ireland  3 – 0  Northern Ireland
Whelan  42'
Cascarino  48'
Houghton  57' 		(Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 46,800
Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

11 October 1989
Hungary  2 – 2  Spain
Pintér  38', 82' (Report) Salinas  30'
Míchel  35'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)

15 November 1989
Spain  4 – 0  Hungary
Manolo  7'
Butragueño  24'
Juanito  40'
Fernando  63' 		(Report)

15 November 1989
Malta  0 – 2  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Aldridge  31', 68' (pen.)
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard
Attendance: 21,942
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)

Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored during the 20 games, an average of 2.35 goals per game.

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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