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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 8431105+511
 Bulgaria 8422126+610
 Belgium 8332168+89
 Scotland 833275+29
 Luxembourg 8017223−211
  Belgium Bulgaria Luxembourg Republic of Ireland Scotland
Belgium  – 1–1 3–0 2–2 4–1
Bulgaria  2–0 – 3–0 2–1 0–1
Luxembourg  0–6 1–4 – 0–2 0–0
Republic of Ireland  0–0 2–0 2–1 – 0–0
Scotland  2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 –

Results

September 10, 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)

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

October 14, 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 30, 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 20, 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

 Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Luxembourg
 Republic of Ireland
 Scotland

Squads

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

Belgium

Coach - Belgium Guy Thys

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Jean-Marie Pfaff GK December 4, 1953 (age 32) 5 Germany Bayern Munich
Jacky Munaron GK September 8, 1956 (age 29) 1 Belgium RSC Anderlecht
Michel Preud'homme GK January 24, 1959 (age 27) 2 Belgium KV Mechelen
Georges Grün DF January 25, 1962 (age 24) 7 (2 as sub) Belgium RSC Anderlecht
Eric Gerets DF May 18, 1954 (age 32) 5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Stéphane Demol DF March 11, 1966 (age 20) 4 Belgium RSC Anderlecht
Lei Clijsters DF November 9, 1956 (age 29) 8 Belgium KV Mechelen
Michel Renquin DF November 3, 1955 (age 30) 2 (1 as sub) Belgium Standard Liège
Pascal Plovie DF May 7, 1965 (age 21) 1 Belgium Royal Antwerp
Philippe Albert DF August 10, 1967 (age 19) 1 Belgium Charleroi
Paul De Mesmaeker DF September 8, 1963 (age 22) 1 Belgium KV Mechelen
Franky Van der Elst MF April 30, 1961 (age 25) 3 Belgium Club Brugge
Patrick Vervoort MF January 17, 1965 (age 21) 7 Belgium Beerschot VAC
Belgium RSC Anderlecht
Franky Dekenne MF July 7, 1960 (age 26) 1 (as a sub) Belgium KSV Waregem
Enzo Scifo MF February 19, 1966 (age 20) 6 Belgium Anderlecht
Italy Internazionale
Leo Van der Elst MF January 7, 1962 (age 24) 2 (both as sub) Belgium Club Brugge
Guy Vandersmissen MF December 25, 1957 (age 28) 2 (both as sub) Belgium Standard Liège
Franky Vercauteren MF October 28, 1956 (age 30) 6 Belgium RSC Anderlecht
France FC Nantes
Luc Beyens MF March 27, 1959 (age 27) 2 Belgium Club Brugge
Peter Crève MF August 17, 1961 (age 25) 1 (as a sub) Belgium Club Brugge
Jan Ceulemans MF February 28, 1957 (age 29) 6 Belgium Club Brugge
Pier Janssen MF September 9, 1956 (age 30) 2 (1 as sub) Belgium RSC Anderlecht
Raymond Mommens ST December 27, 1958 (age 27) 1 Belgium Charleroi
Philippe Desmet ST November 29, 1958 (age 28) 7 Belgium Lille OSC
Daniel Veyt ST December 9, 1956 (age 29) 1 (as a sub) Belgium KSV Waregem
Belgium RFC de Liège
Nico Claesen ST October 1, 1962 (age 23) 8 England Tottenham Hotspur
Marc Degryse ST September 4, 1965 (age 20) 3 Belgium Club Brugge
Marc Van Der Linden ST February 4, 1964 (age 22) 1 Belgium Royal Antwerp
Erwin Vandenbergh ST January 26, 1959 (age 27) 2 France Lille OSC

Bulgaria

Coach - Bulgaria Hristo Mladenov

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Borislav Mihaylov GK February 12, 1963 (age 23) 7 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Antonio Ananiev GK May 8, 1965 (age 21) 1 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Ilia Valov GK December 29, 1961 (age 24) 1 (as a sub) Bulgaria FC Botev Vratsa
Plamen Nikolov DF June 24, 1957 (age 29) 8 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Bulgaria Vitosha Sofia
Georgi Dimitrov DF January 14, 1959 (age 27) 7 France AS Saint-Étienne
Nikolai Iliev DF March 31, 1964 (age 22) 8 Bulgaria Vitosha Sofia
Krasimir Bezinski DF June 29, 1961 (age 25) 2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Petar Petrov DF February 20, 1961 (age 25) 7 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Plamen Simeonov MF November 11, 1961 (age 24) 7 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Georgi Karushev MF December 5, 1962 (age 24) 1 (as a sub) Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Ilia Voinov MF February 10, 1964 (age 22) 7 (5 as sub) Bulgaria FC Botev Vratsa
Georgi Yordanov MF July 21, 1963 (age 23) 3 (2 as sub) Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Hristo Kolev MF September 21, 1964 (age 21) 5 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Lachezar Tanev MF October 1, 1963 (age 22) 6 (2 as sub) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Petar Aleksandrov ST December 7, 1962 (age 23) 7 (4 as sub) Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Ayan Sadakov ST September 26, 1961 (age 23) 8 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Luboslav Penev ST August 31, 1966 (age 20) 2 (1 as sub) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Hristo Stoichkov ST February 8, 1966 (age 20) 3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Nasko Sirakov ST April 26, 1962 (age 24) 8 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Bozhidar Iskrenov ST August 1, 1962 (age 24) 6 Bulgaria Levski Sofia

Luxembourg

Coach - Luxembourg Paul Philipp

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
John van Rijswijck GK January 16, 1962 (age 24) 8 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Hubert Meunier DF December 14, 1959 (age 27) 7 (1 as sub) Luxembourg Avenir Beggen
Marcel Bossi DF January 14, 1960 (age 26) 8 Luxembourg Progres Niedercorn
Laurent Schonckert DF February 25, 1958 (age 28) 7 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg
Gianni Di Pentima DF June 24, 1959 (age 27) 1 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Carlo Weis DF December 4, 1958 (age 27) 8 Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg
Pierre Petry DF July 13, 1961 (age 25) 2 Luxembourg Progres Niedercorn
Jean-Pierre Barboni MF September 6, 1958 (age 27) 8 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Gilbert Dresch MF September 14, 1954 (age 31) 2 (1 as sub) Luxembourg Avenir Beggen
Gérard Jeitz MF March 10, 1961 (age 25) 6 (3 as sub) Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg
Jean-Paul Girres MF December 24, 1957 (age 28) 6 (1 as sub) Luxembourg Avenir Beggen
Guy Hellers MF October 10, 1964 (age 21) 6 Belgium Standard Liège
Marc Thomé MF November 4, 1963 (age 22) 3 (all as sub)
Jeff Saibene MF September 13, 1968 (age 17) 3 (2 as sub) Belgium Standard Liège
Theo Scholten MF January 4, 1963 (age 23) 5 (1 as sub) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Patrick Juchem ST June 23, 1964 (age 22) 1 (as a sub) Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg
Théo Malget ST March 2, 1961 (age 25) 6 Luxembourg Avenir Beggen
Robby Langers ST August 1, 1960 (age 26) 8 France EA Guingamp
Jeannot Reiter ST October 14, 1958 (age 27) 6 Luxembourg Spora Luxembourg
Armin Krings ST November 21, 1962 (age 23) 2 (1 as sub) Luxembourg Avenir Beggen

Republic of Ireland

Coach - England Jack Charlton

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Packie Bonner GK May 24, 1960 (age 26) 7 Scotland Celtic
Gerry Peyton GK May 20, 1956 (age 30) 1 England Bournemouth
Dave Langan DF February 15, 1957 (age 29) 4 (1 as sub) England Oxford United
England Bournemouth
Paul McGrath DF December 4, 1959 (age 28) 8 England Manchester United
John Anderson DF November 7, 1959 (age 26) 3 England Newcastle United
Chris Hughton DF December 11, 1958 (age 27) 2 England Tottenham Hotspur
Jim Beglin DF July 29, 1963 (age 23) 2 (1 as sub) England Liverpool
Mark Lawrenson DF June 2, 1957 (age 29) 3 England Liverpool
Mick McCarthy DF February 7, 1959 (age 27) 6 England Manchester City
Scotland Celtic
Ashley Grimes DF August 2, 1957 (age 29) 1 England Luton Town
Kevin Moran DF April 29, 1956 (age 30) 8 England Manchester United
Gerry Daly MF April 30, 1954 (age 32) 1 (as a sub) England Shrewsbury Town
England Stoke City
Ray Houghton MF January 9, 1962 (age 24) 7 England Oxford United
England Liverpool
Liam Brady MF February 13, 1956 (age 30) 8 Italy Ascoli
England West Ham United
Ronnie Whelan MF September 25, 1961 (age 24) 7 (1 as sub) England Liverpool
Tony Galvin MF July 12, 1956 (age 30) 7 England Tottenham Hotspur
England Sheffield Wednesday
Kevin Sheedy MF October 21, 1959 (age 26) 1 England Everton
John Byrne ST February 1, 1961 (age 25) 5 (4 as sub) England Queens Park Rangers
Frank Stapleton ST July 10, 1956 (age 30) 8 England Manchester United
Netherlands Ajax
Niall Quinn ST October 6, 1966 (age 19) 3 (all as sub) England Arsenal
John Aldridge ST September 18, 1958 (age 27) 7 England Oxford United
England Liverpool

Scotland

Coach - Scotland Andy Roxburgh

Name Position Birth Date/Age at start of campaign Games in campaign Club
Jim Leighton GK July 24, 1958 (age 28) 8 Scotland Aberdeen
Richard Gough DF April 5, 1962 (age 24) 5 England Tottenham Hotspur
Ray Stewart DF September 7, 1959 (age 26) 3 England West Ham United
Steve Clarke DF August 29, 1963 (age 23) 2 Scotland St Mirren
England Chelsea
Maurice Malpas DF August 3, 1962 (age 24) 6 Scotland Dundee United
David Narey DF 12 June 1956 (age 30) 3 Scotland Dundee United
Derek Whyte DF August 31, 1968 (age 18) 2 (1 as sub) Scotland Celtic
Alex McLeish DF January 21, 1959 (age 27) 4 Scotland Aberdeen
Willie Miller DF May 2, 1955 (age 31) 2 Scotland Aberdeen
Alan Hansen DF June 13, 1955 (age 31) 3 England Liverpool
Gary Gillespie DF July 5, 1960 (age 26) 2 England Liverpool
Steve Nicol DF December 11, 1961 (age 24) 1 England Liverpool
Gary Mackay MF January 23, 1964 (age 22) 2 (both as sub) Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Roy Aitken MF November 24, 1958 (age 27) 8 (1 as sub) Scotland Celtic
Paul McStay MF October 22, 1964 (age 22) 8 (2 as sub) Scotland Celtic
Pat Nevin MF September 6, 1963 (age 22) 4 (1 as sub) England Chelsea
Davie Cooper MF February 25, 1956 (age 30) 3 Scotland Rangers
Gordon Strachan MF February 9, 1957 (age 29) 3 England Manchester United
Jim McInally MF February 19, 1964 (age 22) 1 Scotland Dundee United
Murdo MacLeod MF September 24, 1958 (age 27) 2 Scotland Celtic
Germany Borussia Dortmund
Ian Durrant MF October 29, 1966 (age 19) 1 Scotland Rangers
Jim Bett MF November 25, 1959 (age 26) 1 Scotland Aberdeen
Ian Wilson MF March 27, 1958 (age 28) 3 England Leicester City
England Everton
Mo Johnston ST April 13, 1963 (age 23) 6 Scotland Celtic
France FC Nantes
Kenny Dalglish ST March 4, 1951 (age 35) 2 (1 as sub) England Liverpool
Eric Black ST October 1, 1963 (age 22) 1 (as a sub) France FC Metz
Graeme Sharp ST October 16, 1960 (age 25) 4 (2 as sub) England Everton
Brian McClair ST December 8, 1963 (age 22) 3 Scotland Celtic
England Manchester United
Ally McCoist ST September 24, 1962 (age 23) 4 (1 as sub) Scotland Rangers
Gordon Durie ST December 6, 1965 (age 20) 1 (as a sub) England Chelsea
Paul Sturrock ST October 10, 1956 (age 29) 1 Scotland Dundee United
Charlie Nicholas ST December 30, 1961 (age 24) 1 England Arsenal
Scotland Aberdeen

References

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