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 8 4 3 1 10 5 +5 11  Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 10  Belgium 8 3 3 2 16 8 +8 9  Scotland 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 9  Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2 23 −21 1

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

Belgium  v  Republic of Ireland

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)

Scotland  v  Bulgaria

10 September 1986

Scotland	0 – 0	Bulgaria

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 35,070 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE)

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Luxembourg  v  Belgium

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)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Scotland

15 October 1986

Republic of Ireland	0 – 0	Scotland

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 48.000 Referee: Einar Halle (NOR)

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Scotland  v  Luxembourg

12 November 1986

Scotland	3 – 0	Luxembourg
Cooper  24' (p),  38' Johnston  70'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 35,078 Referee: Eysteinn Guðmundsson (ISL)

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Belgium  v  Bulgaria

19 November 1986

Belgium	1– 1	Bulgaria
Janssen  48'		Tanev  62'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 22,780 Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (ESP)

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Scotland  v  Republic of Ireland

18 February 1987

Scotland	0 – 1	Republic of Ireland
		Lawrenson  8'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 45,081 Referee: Henk van Ettekoven (NED)

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Bulgaria  v  Republic of Ireland

1 April 1987

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

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 35,247 Referee: Carlos Alberto da Silva Valente (POR)

Belgium  v  Scotland

1 April 1987

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

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht Attendance: 26,650 Referee: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Belgium

29 April 1987

Republic of Ireland	0 – 0	Belgium

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Heinz Holzmann (AUT)

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Luxembourg  v  Bulgaria

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)

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Bulgaria  v  Luxembourg

20 May 1987

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

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 14,756 Referee: Ion Craciunescu (ROM)

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Luxembourg  v  Republic of Ireland

28 May 1987

Luxembourg	0 – 2	Republic of Ireland
		Galvin  44' Whelan  64'

Stade Municipal, Luxembourg Attendance: 4,965 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi (SUI)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Luxembourg

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)

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Bulgaria  v  Belgium

23 September 1987

Bulgaria	2 – 0	Belgium
Sirakov  19' Tanev  70'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (FRG)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Bulgaria

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)

Scotland  v  Belgium

14 October 1987

Scotland	2 – 0	Belgium
McCoist  14' McStay  79'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 16,052 Referee: Paolo Casarin (ITA)

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Belgium  v  Luxembourg

11 November 1987

Belgium	3 – 0	Luxembourg
Ceulemans  17' Degryse  55' Crève  81'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 2,504 Referee: Egil Nervik (NOR)

Bulgaria  v  Scotland

11 November 1987

Bulgaria	0 – 1	Scotland
		Mackay  86'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 49,976 Referee: Helmut Kohl (AUT)

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Luxembourg  v  Scotland

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

Belgium Peter Crève Marc Degryse Erik Gerets Pier Janssen Enzo Scifo  Bulgaria Ayan Sadakov Georgi Yordanov

Luxembourg Armin Krings Robby Langers  Republic of Ireland Liam Brady Tony Galvin Mark Lawrenson Kevin Moran Ronnie Whelan

Scotland Mo Johnston Gary Mackay Ally McCoist

Squads

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

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