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

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)

10 September 1986

Scotland	0 – 0	Bulgaria

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 35,070

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE)

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)

15 October 1986

Republic of Ireland	0 – 0	Scotland

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 48.000

Referee: Einar Halle (NOR)

12 November 1986

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

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 35,078

Referee: Eysteinn Guðmundsson (ISL)

19 November 1986

Belgium	1– 1	Bulgaria
Janssen 48'		Tanev 62'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 22,780

Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (ESP)

18 February 1987

Scotland	0 – 1	Republic of Ireland
		Lawrenson 8'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 45,081

Referee: Henk van Ettekoven (NED)

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)

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)

29 April 1987

Republic of Ireland	0 – 0	Belgium

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 49,000

Referee: Heinz Holzmann (AUT)

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)

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)

28 May 1987

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

Stade Municipal, Luxembourg

Attendance: 4,965

Referee: Renzo Peduzzi (SUI)

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)

23 September 1987

Bulgaria	2 – 0	Belgium
Sirakov 19' Tanev 70'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (FRG)

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)

14 October 1987

Scotland	2 – 0	Belgium
McCoist 14' McStay 79'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 16,052

Referee: Paolo Casarin (ITA)

11 November 1987

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

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 2,504

Referee: Egil Nervik (NOR)

11 November 1987

Bulgaria	0 – 1	Scotland
		Mackay 86'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 49,976

Referee: Helmut Kohl (AUT)

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
3	Frank Stapleton	Republic of Ireland	3
4	Jan Ceulemans	Belgium	2
	Franky Vercauteren	Belgium
	Hristo Kolev	Bulgaria
	Paul McGrath	Republic of Ireland
	Davie Cooper	Scotland
	Paul McStay	Scotland

1 goal

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

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