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. It was Ireland's first appearance in the final stages of a major tournament: while Belgium, who had recently taken fourth place in the 1986 World Cup, were group favourites but importantly failed to win any of their matches against either Ireland or Bulgaria, who both finished ahead of them. Scotland, who finished fourth, had started the group badly but as soon as qualification was a mathematical impossibility, they made a late run in which they scored victories over both Belgium and Bulgaria: the latter, a victory with a late goal four minutes from time, secured Ireland's place in the finals after Ireland had finished all their matches, when a draw would have handed the group to Bulgaria on goal difference. Then with typical perversity, Scotland faltered in their final match against minnows Luxembourg, a 0-0 draw handing them their only point of the campaign when a victory would have put them certainly into third place and possibly second.
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Standings and results for Group 7 of the UEFA Euro 1988 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 It was Ireland s first appearance in the final stages of a major tournament while Belgium who had recently taken fourth place in the 1986 World Cup were group favourites but importantly failed to win any of their matches against either Ireland or Bulgaria who both finished ahead of them Scotland who finished fourth had started the group badly but as soon as qualification was a mathematical impossibility they made a late run in which they scored victories over both Belgium and Bulgaria the latter a victory with a late goal four minutes from time secured Ireland s place in the finals after Ireland had finished all their matches when a draw would have handed the group to Bulgaria on goal difference Then with typical perversity Scotland faltered in their final match against minnows Luxembourg a 0 0 draw handing them their only point of the campaign when a victory would have put them certainly into third place and possibly second Contents 1 Final table 2 Results 3 Goalscorers 4 ReferencesFinal table editPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 nbsp Republic of Ireland 8 4 3 1 10 5 5 11 Qualify for final tournament 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 nbsp Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 12 6 6 10 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 nbsp Belgium 8 3 3 2 16 8 8 9 2 2 1 1 4 1 3 0 4 nbsp Scotland 8 3 3 2 7 5 2 9 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 nbsp Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2 23 21 1 0 2 1 4 0 6 0 0 Source UEFARules for classification Qualification tiebreakersResults edit10 September 1986Belgium nbsp 2 2 nbsp Republic of IrelandClaesen nbsp 14 Scifo nbsp 69 Report Stapleton nbsp 18 Brady nbsp 90 pen King Baudouin Stadium BrusselsAttendance 22 212Referee Ioan Igna Romania 10 September 1986Scotland nbsp 0 0 nbsp BulgariaReportHampden Park GlasgowAttendance 35 070Referee Erik Fredriksson Sweden 14 October 1986Luxembourg nbsp 0 6 nbsp BelgiumReport Gerets nbsp 6 Claesen nbsp 9 54 89 Vercauteren nbsp 41 Ceulemans nbsp 87 Stade Municipal LuxembourgAttendance 9 534Referee Krzysztof Czemarmazowicz Poland 15 October 1986Republic of Ireland nbsp 0 0 nbsp ScotlandReportLansdowne Road DublinAttendance 47 000Referee Einar Halle Norway 12 November 1986Scotland nbsp 3 0 nbsp LuxembourgCooper nbsp 24 pen 38 Johnston nbsp 70 ReportHampden Park GlasgowAttendance 35 078Referee Eysteinn Gudmundsson Iceland 19 November 1986Belgium nbsp 1 1 nbsp BulgariaJanssen nbsp 48 Report Tanev nbsp 62 King Baudouin Stadium BrusselsAttendance 22 780Referee Victoriano Sanchez Arminio Spain 18 February 1987Scotland nbsp 0 1 nbsp Republic of IrelandReport Lawrenson nbsp 8 Hampden Park GlasgowAttendance 45 081Referee Henk van Ettekoven Netherlands 1 April 1987Bulgaria nbsp 2 1 nbsp Republic of IrelandTanev nbsp 41 82 pen Report Stapleton nbsp 53 Vasil Levski National Stadium SofiaAttendance 35 247Referee Carlos Alberto da Silva Valente Portugal 1 April 1987Belgium nbsp 4 1 nbsp ScotlandClaesen nbsp 10 55 86 Vercauteren nbsp 75 Report McStay nbsp 14 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium AnderlechtAttendance 26 650Referee Michel Vautrot France 29 April 1987Republic of Ireland nbsp 0 0 nbsp BelgiumReportLansdowne Road DublinAttendance 44 629Referee Heinz Holzmann Austria 30 April 1987Luxembourg nbsp 1 4 nbsp BulgariaLangers nbsp 59 Report Sadakov nbsp 49 Sirakov nbsp 55 Tanev nbsp 62 Kolev nbsp 82 Stade Municipal LuxembourgAttendance 1 920Referee Gudmundur Haraldsson Iceland 20 May 1987Bulgaria nbsp 3 0 nbsp LuxembourgSirakov nbsp 25 Yordanov nbsp 39 Kolev nbsp 56 ReportVasil Levski National Stadium SofiaAttendance 14 756Referee Ion Craciunescu Romania 28 May 1987Luxembourg nbsp 0 2 nbsp Republic of IrelandReport Galvin nbsp 44 Whelan nbsp 64 Stade Municipal LuxembourgAttendance 4 965Referee Renzo Peduzzi Switzerland 9 September 1987Republic of Ireland nbsp 2 1 nbsp LuxembourgStapleton nbsp 31 McGrath nbsp 75 Report Krings nbsp 28 Lansdowne Road DublinAttendance 18 000Referee Keith Cooper Wales 23 September 1987Bulgaria nbsp 2 0 nbsp BelgiumSirakov nbsp 19 Tanev nbsp 70 ReportVasil Levski National Stadium SofiaAttendance 51 000Referee Karl Heinz Tritschler West Germany 14 October 1987Republic of Ireland nbsp 2 0 nbsp BulgariaMcGrath nbsp 52 Moran nbsp 83 ReportLansdowne Road DublinAttendance 22 000Referee Johannes N I Keizer Netherlands 14 October 1987Scotland nbsp 2 0 nbsp BelgiumMcCoist nbsp 14 McStay nbsp 79 ReportHampden Park GlasgowAttendance 16 052Referee Paolo Casarin Italy 11 November 1987Belgium nbsp 3 0 nbsp LuxembourgCeulemans nbsp 17 Degryse nbsp 55 Creve nbsp 81 ReportKing Baudouin Stadium BrusselsAttendance 2 504Referee Egil Nervik Norway 11 November 1987Bulgaria nbsp 0 1 nbsp ScotlandReport Mackay nbsp 86 Vasil Levski National Stadium SofiaAttendance 49 976Referee Helmut Kohl Austria 2 December 1987Luxembourg nbsp 0 0 nbsp ScotlandReportStade de la Frontiere Esch sur AlzetteAttendance 2 022Referee Manfred Neuner West Germany Goalscorers editThere were 47 goals scored in 20 matches for an average of 2 35 goals per match 7 goals nbsp Nico Claesen 5 goals nbsp Lachezar Tanev 3 goals nbsp Nasko Sirakov nbsp Frank Stapleton 2 goals nbsp Jan Ceulemans nbsp Franky Vercauteren nbsp Hristo Kolev nbsp Paul McGrath nbsp Davie Cooper nbsp Paul McStay 1 goal nbsp Peter Creve nbsp Marc Degryse nbsp Eric Gerets nbsp Pier Janssen nbsp Enzo Scifo nbsp Ayan Sadakov nbsp Georgi Yordanov nbsp Armin Krings nbsp Robby Langers nbsp Liam Brady nbsp Tony Galvin nbsp Mark Lawrenson nbsp Kevin Moran nbsp Ronnie Whelan nbsp Mo Johnston nbsp Gary Mackay nbsp Ally McCoistReferences editUEFA Page RSSSF Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 amp oldid 1137347437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
