UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2#Netherlands vs Soviet Union

Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1988 contained the Soviet Union, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, and England. Matches were played from 12 to 18 June 1988.{{cite web|title=UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1988/standings/|last=|first=|date=|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731025507/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1988/standings/|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2020|access-date=14 May 2020}}

England lost three games from three.[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/02/england-reliable-lost-three-games-euro-88-bobby-robson] The Guardian

Teams

Team ! Method of qualification ! Date of qualification ! data-sort-type="number" \| Finals appearance ! Last appearance ! Previous best performance
class="wikitable sortable"
style="white-space:nowrap" \| {{fb\|ENG}}	Group 4 winner	11 November 1987	3rd	1980	data-sort-value="3" \| Third place (1968)
style="white-space:nowrap" \| {{fb\|NED}}	Group 5 winner	9 December 1987	3rd	1980	data-sort-value="3" \| Third place (1976)
style="white-space:nowrap" \| {{fb\|IRL}}	Group 7 winner	11 November 1987	1st	—	data-sort-value="99" \| Debut
style="white-space:nowrap" \| {{fb\|URS}}	Group 3 winner	28 October 1987	5th	1972	data-sort-value="1" \| Winners (1960)

Standings

In the semi-finals,

The winner of Group 2, Soviet Union, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Italy.
The runner-up of Group 2, Netherlands, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, West Germany.

Matches

=England vs Republic of Ireland=

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RB	2	Gary Stevens
CB	6	Tony Adams
CB	19	Mark Wright
LB	3	Kenny Sansom
RM	12	Chris Waddle
CM	4	Neil Webb	{{suboff\|60}}
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	9	Peter Beardsley	{{suboff\|82}}
CF	10	Gary Lineker
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MF	17	Glenn Hoddle	{{subon\|60}}
FW	18	Mark Hateley	{{subon\|82}}
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GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris
CB	4	Mick McCarthy
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Chris Hughton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	7	Paul McGrath
CM	6	Ronnie Whelan
LM	11	Tony Galvin	{{suboff\|77}}
CF	9	John Aldridge
CF	10	Frank Stapleton (c)	{{suboff\|62}}
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FW	20	Niall Quinn	{{subon\|62}}
MF	15	Kevin Sheedy	{{subon\|77}}
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colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jack Charlton

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Linesmen:{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com:80/competitions/euro/history/season=1988/round=212/match=13/index.html |title=UEFA EURO 1988 - History - England-Republic of Ireland |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=27 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016064202/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1988/round=212/match=13/index.html |archive-date=16 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}

Klaus Peschel (East Germany)

Manfred Roßner (East Germany)

=Netherlands vs Soviet Union=

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Rats {{goal|52}}

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SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg	{{suboff\|59}}
CM	20	Jan Wouters
CM	8	Arnold Mühren
LM	11	John van 't Schip
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	9	John Bosman
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FW	12	Marco van Basten	{{subon\|59}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Rinus Michels

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GK	1	Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW	3	Vagiz Khidiyatullin	{{yel\|40}}
CB	2	Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB	4	Oleh Kuznetsov
CB	5	Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM	9	Oleksandr Zavarov		{{suboff\|90}}
CM	15	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM	8	Hennadiy Lytovchenko	{{yel\|21}}
LM	6	Vasyl Rats
CF	11	Igor Belanov		{{suboff\|82}}
CF	10	Oleh Protasov
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FW	7	Sergei Aleinikov		{{subon\|82}}
DF	13	Tengiz Sulakvelidze		{{subon\|90}}
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Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)

Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

=England vs Netherlands=

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Robson {{goal|53}}

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GK	1	Peter Shilton
RB	2	Gary Stevens
CB	6	Tony Adams
CB	19	Mark Wright
LB	3	Kenny Sansom
RM	8	Trevor Steven	{{suboff\|68}}
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)
CM	17	Glenn Hoddle
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	9	Peter Beardsley	{{suboff\|72}}
CF	10	Gary Lineker
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FW	18	Mark Hateley	{{subon\|72}}
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GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg	{{suboff\|60}}
CM	20	Jan Wouters
CM	8	Arnold Mühren
LM	13	Erwin Koeman
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	12	Marco van Basten	{{suboff\|87}}
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FW	14	Wim Kieft	{{subon\|60}}
DF	18	Wilbert Suvrijn	{{subon\|87}}
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Linesmen:

Carlo Longhi (Italy)

Pierluigi Magni (Italy)

=Republic of Ireland vs Soviet Union=

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Whelan {{goal|38}}

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Protasov {{goal|74}}

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RB	2	Chris Morris
CB	4	Mick McCarthy
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Chris Hughton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	6	Ronnie Whelan
CM	15	Kevin Sheedy
LM	11	Tony Galvin
CF	10	Frank Stapleton (c)	{{suboff\|80}}
CF	9	John Aldridge
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FW	12	Tony Cascarino	{{subon\|80}}
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colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jack Charlton

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GK	1	Rinat Dasayev (c)	{{suboff\|68}}
SW	3	Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB	13	Tengiz Sulakvelidze	{{suboff\|46}}
CB	4	Oleh Kuznetsov
CB	5	Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM	9	Oleksandr Zavarov
CM	15	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM	7	Sergei Aleinikov
LM	6	Vasyl Rats
CF	11	Igor Belanov
CF	10	Oleh Protasov
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MF	18	Sergey Gotsmanov	{{subon\|46}}
GK	16	Viktor Chanov	{{subon\|68}}
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colspan=3\|Valeriy Lobanovskyi

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Linesmen:{{cite web |url=https://rfs.ru/match/6009 |title=Матч: Ирландия 1:1 СССР |trans-title=Match: Ireland 1–1 USSR |website=RFS.ru |publisher=Russian Football Union |access-date=20 December 2019 |language=Russian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220230514/https://rfs.ru/match/6009 |archive-date=20 December 2019}}

José Donato Pes Pérez (Spain)

José Mauro Socorro González (Spain)

=England vs Soviet Union=

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Adams {{goal|16}}

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Aleinikov {{goal|3}}
Mykhaylychenko {{goal|28}}
Pasulko {{goal|73}}

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RB	2	Gary Stevens
CB	5	Dave Watson
CB	6	Tony Adams
LB	3	Kenny Sansom
RM	8	Trevor Steven
CM	15	Steve McMahon	{{suboff\|54}}
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)
CM	17	Glenn Hoddle
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	10	Gary Lineker	{{suboff\|69}}
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FW	18	Mark Hateley	{{subon\|69}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Bobby Robson

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GK	1	Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW	3	Vagiz Khidiyatullin
CB	2	Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB	4	Oleh Kuznetsov
RM	7	Sergei Aleinikov
CM	8	Hennadiy Lytovchenko
CM	9	Oleksandr Zavarov		{{suboff\|85}}
CM	15	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
LM	6	Vasyl Rats
CF	11	Igor Belanov		{{suboff\|44}}
CF	10	Oleh Protasov	{{yel\|42}}
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MF	18	Sergey Gotsmanov		{{subon\|85}}
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José Francisco Conceição Silva (Portugal)

Fortunato Alves de Azevedo (Portugal)

=Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands=

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GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris	{{suboff\|46}}
CB	4	Mick McCarthy
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Chris Hughton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	7	Paul McGrath
CM	6	Ronnie Whelan
LM	11	Tony Galvin
CF	10	Frank Stapleton (c)	{{suboff\|83}}
CF	9	John Aldridge
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FW	12	Tony Cascarino	{{subon\|83}}
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GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg
CM	20	Jan Wouters	{{yel\|60}}
CM	8	Arnold Mühren		{{suboff\|79}}
LM	13	Erwin Koeman		{{suboff\|50}}
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	12	Marco van Basten
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FW	14	Wim Kieft		{{subon\|50}}
FW	9	John Bosman		{{subon\|79}}
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Linesmen:{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com:80/competitions/euro/history/season=1988/round=212/match=18/index.html |title=UEFA EURO 1988 - History - Republic of Ireland-Netherlands |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=27 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213050753/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1988/round=212/match=18/index.html |archive-date=13 December 2007 |url-status=dead }}

Heinz Holzmann (Austria)

Helmut Kohl (Austria)