Euro 1992 qualifying

Euro 1992 qualifying

The draw for the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 1992 took place on 2 February 1990. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts of the competition. 34 teams entered the draw, East Germany withdrew later due to its abolition as a result of German reunification on 3 October 1990. The Faroe Islands and San Marino joined the Euro qualifying tournament for the first time.

The qualifiers, consisting of 33 teams divided into seven groups; two of four teams and five of five teams, were played in 1990 and 1991. Each group winner progressed to the finals. This was the last European Football Championship qualifying phase which awarded two points for a win. From 1996 onward, teams earned 3 points for a win.

Seedings

Pool One	Pool Two	Pool Three	Pool Four	Pool Five
Netherlands England Spain Italy Yugoslavia West Germany Romania	Soviet Union Republic of Ireland Czechoslovakia Denmark Belgium Scotland Portugal	East Germany Austria Hungary France Poland Greece Bulgaria	Iceland Switzerland Wales Turkey Norway Northern Ireland Finland	Malta Cyprus Luxembourg Albania San Marino Faroe Islands

Group 1

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts France 8 8 0 0 20 6 +14 16 Czechoslovakia 8 5 0 3 12 9 +3 10 Spain 7 3 0 4 17 12 +5 6 Iceland 8 2 0 6 7 10 −3 4 Albania 7 1 0 6 2 21 −19 2

Albania – 0–2 0–1 1–0 Canc. Czechoslovakia 2–1 – 1–2 1–0 3–2 France 5–0 2–1 – 3–1 3–1 Iceland 2–0 0–1 1–2 – 2–0 Spain 9–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 –

Group 2

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Scotland 8 4 3 1 14 7 +7 11 Switzerland 8 4 2 2 19 7 +12 10 Romania 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 10 Bulgaria 8 3 3 2 15 8 +7 9 San Marino 8 0 0 8 1 32 −31 0

Bulgaria – 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 Romania 0–3 – 6–0 1–0 1–0 San Marino 0–3 1–3 – 0–2 0–4 Scotland 1–1 2–1 4–0 – 2–1 Switzerland 2–0 0–0 7–0 2–2 –

Group 3

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Soviet Union 8 5 3 0 13 2 +11 13 Italy 8 3 4 1 12 5 +7 10 Norway 8 3 3 2 9 5 +4 9 Hungary 8 2 4 2 10 9 +1 8 Cyprus 8 0 0 8 2 25 −23 0

Cyprus – 0–2 0–4 0–3 0–3 Hungary 4–2 – 1–1 0–0 0–1 Italy 2–0 3–1 – 1–1 0–0 Norway 3–0 0–0 2–1 – 0–1 Soviet Union 4–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 –

• Soviet Union team was replaced by CIS in the final tournament due to the breakup of USSR

Group 4

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Yugoslavia 8 7 0 1 24 4 +20 14 Denmark 8 6 1 1 18 7 +11 13 Northern Ireland 8 2 3 3 11 11 0 7 Austria 8 1 1 6 6 14 −8 3 Faroe Islands 8 1 1 6 3 26 −23 3

Austria – 0–3 3–0 0–0 0–2 Denmark 2–1 – 4–1 2–1 0–2 Faroe Islands 1–0 0–4 – 0–5 0–2 Northern Ireland 2–1 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 Yugoslavia 4–1 1–2 4–1 7–0 –

• Yugoslavia was under sanctions by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 and thus banned from appearing. Denmark took their place in the final tournament

Group 5

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Germany 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 10 Wales 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 9 Belgium 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 5 Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0

Belgium – 0–1 3–0 1–1 Germany 1–0 – 4–0 4–1 Luxembourg 0–2 2–3 – 0–1 Wales 3–1 1–0 1–0 –

• East Germany were drawn into this group, withdrawing prior to the start of qualifying due to German reunification

Group 6

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 8 6 1 1 17 2 +15 13 Portugal 8 5 1 2 11 4 +7 11 Greece 8 3 2 3 11 9 +2 8 Finland 8 1 4 3 5 8 −3 6 Malta 8 0 2 6 2 23 −21 2

Finland – 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 Greece 2–0 – 4–0 0–2 3–2 Malta 1–1 1–1 – 0–8 0–1 Netherlands 2–0 2–0 1–0 – 1–0 Portugal 1–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 –

Group 7

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts England 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 9 Republic of Ireland 6 2 4 0 13 6 +7 8 Poland 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 7 Turkey 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0

England – 2–0 1–1 1–0 Poland 1–1 – 3–3 3–0 Republic of Ireland 1–1 0–0 – 5–0 Turkey 0–1 0–1 1–3 –

Top goalscorers

Scorer	Goals	Nation	Club
Darko Pančev	10	Yugoslavia	Red Star Belgrade
Jean-Pierre Papin	9	France	Olympique Marseille
Marco van Basten	8	Netherlands	A.C. Milan

Qualified nations

Denmark England France Germany

Netherlands Scotland Sweden Soviet Union

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