UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2

Standings and results for Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying tournament.

Group 2 consisted of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. Group winners were Italy, who finished three points clear of second-placed Sweden.

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Italy8611164+1213Qualify for final tournament2–13–03–25–0
2  Sweden8422125+7101–00–12–01–0
3  Portugal824268−280–11–10–02–2
4   Switzerland815299070–01–11–14–1
5  Malta8026421−1720–20–50–11–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Sweden  2–0   Switzerland
Ekström 20', 80'(Report)

Portugal  1–1  Sweden
Coelho 66'(Report)Strömberg 52'
Attendance: 19,775


Italy  3–2   Switzerland
Donadoni 1'
Altobelli 52', 85' (pen.)
(Details)Brigger 31'
Weber 88'

Malta  0–5  Sweden
(Details)Hysén 38'
Magnusson 67'
Fredriksson 69'
Ekström 82', 84'
Attendance: 8,311
Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary)

Malta  0–2  Italy
(Details)Ferri 12'
Altobelli 19'
Attendance: 13,191
Referee: Ihsan Türe (Turkey)

Italy  5–0  Malta
Bagni 4'
Bergomi 9'
Altobelli 24', 35'
Vialli 45'
(Details)
Attendance: 32,370
Referee: Stephanos Hadjistefanou (Cyprus)

Portugal  0–1  Italy
(Details)Altobelli 40'
Attendance: 14,195

Portugal  2–2  Malta
Plácido 11', 77'(Details)Mizzi 23'
Busuttil 68'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John Kinsella (Republic of Ireland)

Switzerland  4–1  Malta
Egli 5'
Bregy 16', 38' (pen.), 87'
(Details)Busuttil 71'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

Sweden  1–0  Malta
Ekström 13'
Attendance: 16,165
Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)

Sweden  1–0  Italy
Larsson 25'(Details)
Attendance: 40,070

Switzerland  1–1  Sweden
Halter 57'Ekström 60'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gerard Geurds (Netherlands)

Sweden  0–1  Portugal
(Details)Gomes 34'
Attendance: 28,916

Switzerland  0–0  Italy
Attendance: 29,397

Portugal  0–0   Switzerland
Attendance: 3,632
Referee: Lajos Nemeth (Hungary)

Italy  2–1  Sweden
Vialli 27', 47'(Details)Larsson 38'
Attendance: 59,046

Malta  1–1   Switzerland
Busuttil 89'Zwicker 2'
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Georgios Koukoulakis (Greece)

Italy  3–0  Portugal
Vialli 8'
Giannini 87'
De Agostini 89'
(Details)
Attendance: 13,524

Malta  0–1  Portugal
Rosa 74'

Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.35 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References