# 1987 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1987 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fifth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 20 to 30 August 1987.
The defending champions the Netherlands won their second title by defeating England 3–0 in penalty strokes after the match finished 1–1 after extra time. West Germany won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts the Soviet Union 3–2 after extra time.

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 5 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | |
* 20 August 1987
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Scotland |
* 20 August 1987
| Spain | 2–1 | Belgium |
* 20 August 1987
| England | 7–0 | Italy |
* 21 August 1987
| Scotland | 1–0 | Italy |
* 21 August 1987
| Belgium | 1–4 | England |
* 21 August 1987
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Spain |
* 23 August 1987
| Spain | 11–0 | Italy |
* 23 August 1987
| England | 5–0 | Scotland |
* 23 August 1987
| Netherlands | 6–1 | Belgium |
* 24 August 1987
| Scotland | 2–2 | Belgium |
* 24 August 1987
| Italy | 0–7 | Netherlands |
* 24 August 1987
| Spain | 0–3 | England |
* 25 August 1987
| Belgium | 5–3 | Italy |
* 25 August 1987
| Spain | 2–2 | Scotland |
* 25 August 1987
| England | 2–0 | Netherlands |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Soviet Union (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Wales | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | |
* 20 August 1987
| West Germany | 4–0 | Ireland |
* 20 August 1987
| France | 1–3 | Poland |
* 20 August 1987
| Soviet Union | 2–0 | Wales |
* 22 August 1987
| West Germany | 4–2 | Poland |
* 22 August 1987
| Wales | 1–1 | France |
* 22 August 1987
| Soviet Union | 1–1 | Ireland |
* 23 August 1987
| West Germany | 3–1 | Wales |
* 23 August 1987
| Poland | 1–3 | Ireland |
* 23 August 1987
| Soviet Union | 2–0 | France |
* 25 August 1987
| Wales | 2–3 | Ireland |
* 25 August 1987
| West Germany | 4–0 | France |
* 25 August 1987
| Soviet Union | 3–1 | Poland |
* 26 August 1987
| France | 0–2 | Ireland |
* 26 August 1987
| Wales | 1–3 | Poland |
* 26 August 1987
| West Germany | 1–0 | Soviet Union |

## Classification round
### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| 9–12th place semi-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 28 August | 28 August |
| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 3 (9) |
| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 3 (9) | 29 August | 29 August |
| France | 3 (8) | 29 August | 29 August |
| France | 3 (8) | Belgium | 1 (6) |
| 28 August | 28 August | | Belgium | 1 (6) |
| 28 August | 28 August | Italy (p.s.o.) | 1 (7) |
| Wales | 1 | Italy (p.s.o.) | 1 (7) |
| Italy | 2 | | |
| Italy | 2 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 29 August | 29 August |
| | | France | 1 |
| | | Wales | 0 |

#### 9–12th place semi-finals

* 28 August 1987
| Belgium | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | France |
| Penalties |||
| | 8–7 | |
* 28 August 1987
| Italy | 2–1 | Wales |

#### Eleventh place game

* 29 August 1987
| France | 1–0 | Wales |

#### Ninth place game

* 29 August 1987
| Belgium | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
| Penalties |||
| | 6–7 | |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 28 August | 28 August |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Ireland | 3 | 29 August | 29 August |
| Scotland | 2 | 29 August | 29 August |
| Scotland | 2 | Ireland | 1 |
| 28 August | 28 August | | Ireland | 1 |
| 28 August | 28 August | Poland | 2 |
| Spain | 0 | Poland | 2 |
| Poland | 2 | | |
| Poland | 2 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 30 August | 30 August |
| | | Spain (p.s.o.) | 3 (3) |
| | | Scotland | 3 (2) |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 28 August 1987
| Ireland | 3–2 | Scotland |
* 28 August 1987
| Spain | 0–2 | Poland |

#### Seventh place game

* 30 August 1987
| Spain | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Scotland |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–2 | |

#### Fifth place game

* 29 August 1987
| Ireland | 1–2 | Poland |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 August | 28 August |
| West Germany | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Netherlands | 2 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Netherlands | 2 | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) |
| 28 August | 28 August | | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) |
| 28 August | 28 August | England | 1 (0) |
| England | 2 | England | 1 (0) |
| Soviet Union | 0 | | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 30 August | 30 August |
| | | West Germany (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| | | Soviet Union | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 28 August 1987
| England | 2–0 | Soviet Union |
* 28 August 1987
| West Germany | 1–2 | Netherlands |

#### Third place game

* 30 August 1987
| West Germany | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Soviet Union |

#### Final

* 30 August 1987
| Netherlands | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | England |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–0 | |

## Final standings

* Netherlands
* England
* West Germany
* Soviet Union
* Poland
* Ireland
* Spain
* Scotland
* Italy
* Belgium
* France
* Wales