# UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2

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.
England lost three games from three.

## Teams

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| England | Group 4 winner | 11 November 1987 | 3rd | 1980 | Third place (1968) |
| Netherlands | Group 5 winner | 9 December 1987 | 3rd | 1980 | Third place (1976) |
| Republic of Ireland | Group 7 winner | 11 November 1987 | 1st | — | Debut |
| Soviet Union | Group 3 winner | 28 October 1987 | 5th | 1972 | Winners (1960) |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
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

| England | Republic of Ireland |
| GK | 1 | Peter Shilton |
| RB | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| CB | 6 | Tony Adams |
| CB | 19 | Mark Wright |
| LB | 3 | Kenny Sansom |
| RM | 12 | Chris Waddle |
| CM | 4 | Neil Webb | 60' |
| CM | 7 | Bryan Robson (c) |
| LM | 11 | John Barnes |
| CF | 9 | Peter Beardsley | 82' |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Glenn Hoddle | 60' |
| FW | 18 | Mark Hateley | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Bobby Robson ||
| 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 | 77' |
| CF | 9 | John Aldridge |
| CF | 10 | Frank Stapleton (c) | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Niall Quinn | 62' |
| MF | 15 | Kevin Sheedy | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Jack Charlton ||
* Linesmen:
* Klaus Peschel (East Germany)
* Manfred Roßner (East Germany)

### Netherlands vs Soviet Union

| Netherlands | Soviet Union |
| 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 | 59' |
| CM | 20 | Jan Wouters |
| CM | 8 | Arnold Mühren |
| LM | 11 | John van 't Schip |
| CF | 10 | Ruud Gullit (c) |
| CF | 9 | John Bosman |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Marco van Basten | 59' |
| Manager: ||
| Rinus Michels ||
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev (c) |
| SW | 3 | Vagiz Khidiyatullin | 40' |
| CB | 2 | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| CB | 4 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| CB | 5 | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
| RM | 9 | Oleksandr Zavarov | | 90' |
| CM | 15 | Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko |
| CM | 8 | Hennadiy Lytovchenko | 21' |
| LM | 6 | Vasyl Rats |
| CF | 11 | Igor Belanov | | 82' |
| CF | 10 | Oleh Protasov |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Sergei Aleinikov | | 82' |
| DF | 13 | Tengiz Sulakvelidze | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeriy Lobanovskyi ||
* Linesmen:
* Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)
* Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

### England vs Netherlands

| England | Netherlands |
| GK | 1 | Peter Shilton |
| RB | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| CB | 6 | Tony Adams |
| CB | 19 | Mark Wright |
| LB | 3 | Kenny Sansom |
| RM | 8 | Trevor Steven | 68' |
| CM | 7 | Bryan Robson (c) |
| CM | 17 | Glenn Hoddle |
| LM | 11 | John Barnes |
| CF | 9 | Peter Beardsley | 72' |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Chris Waddle | 68' |
| FW | 18 | Mark Hateley | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Bobby Robson ||
| 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 | 60' |
| CM | 20 | Jan Wouters |
| CM | 8 | Arnold Mühren |
| LM | 13 | Erwin Koeman |
| CF | 10 | Ruud Gullit (c) |
| CF | 12 | Marco van Basten | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Wim Kieft | 60' |
| DF | 18 | Wilbert Suvrijn | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Rinus Michels ||
* Linesmen:
* Carlo Longhi (Italy)
* Pierluigi Magni (Italy)

### Republic of Ireland vs Soviet Union

| Republic of Ireland | Soviet Union |
| 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 | 6 | Ronnie Whelan |
| CM | 15 | Kevin Sheedy |
| LM | 11 | Tony Galvin |
| CF | 10 | Frank Stapleton (c) | 80' |
| CF | 9 | John Aldridge |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Tony Cascarino | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Jack Charlton ||
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev (c) | 68' |
| SW | 3 | Vagiz Khidiyatullin |
| CB | 13 | Tengiz Sulakvelidze | 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 |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Sergey Gotsmanov | 46' |
| GK | 16 | Viktor Chanov | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeriy Lobanovskyi ||
* Linesmen:
* José Donato Pes Pérez (Spain)
* José Mauro Socorro González (Spain)

### England vs Soviet Union

| England | Soviet Union |
| GK | 13 | Chris Woods |
| RB | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| CB | 5 | Dave Watson |
| CB | 6 | Tony Adams |
| LB | 3 | Kenny Sansom |
| RM | 8 | Trevor Steven |
| CM | 15 | Steve McMahon | 54' |
| CM | 7 | Bryan Robson (c) |
| CM | 17 | Glenn Hoddle |
| LM | 11 | John Barnes |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 4 | Neil Webb | 54' |
| FW | 18 | Mark Hateley | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Bobby Robson ||
| 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 | | 85' |
| CM | 15 | Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko |
| LM | 6 | Vasyl Rats |
| CF | 11 | Igor Belanov | | 44' |
| CF | 10 | Oleh Protasov | 42' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Viktor Pasulko | | 44' |
| MF | 18 | Sergey Gotsmanov | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeriy Lobanovskyi ||
* Linesmen:
* José Francisco Conceição Silva (Portugal)
* Fortunato Alves de Azevedo (Portugal)

### Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands

| Republic of Ireland | Netherlands |
| GK | 1 | Packie Bonner |
| RB | 2 | Chris Morris | 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) | 83' |
| CF | 9 | John Aldridge |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Kevin Sheedy | 46' |
| FW | 12 | Tony Cascarino | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Jack Charlton ||
| 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 | 60' |
| CM | 8 | Arnold Mühren | | 79' |
| LM | 13 | Erwin Koeman | | 50' |
| CF | 10 | Ruud Gullit (c) |
| CF | 12 | Marco van Basten |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Wim Kieft | | 50' |
| FW | 9 | John Bosman | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Rinus Michels ||
* Linesmen:
* Heinz Holzmann (Austria)
* Helmut Kohl (Austria)