1988 UEFA European Championship - W. Germany Euro 88
Teams	8  (from 32 entrants)
Host(s)	W. Germany
Champions	Netherlands (1 title(s))
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34  (2.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)	5 - Marco van Basten

Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands

The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 10 and June 25, 1988. West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... Image File history File links Euro_88. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marcel (Marco) van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links Gullit1988. ... Image File history File links Gullit1988. ... Gullit was captain of the Netherlands team that won the 1988 European Football Championship Ruud Gullit [IPA: rut xylit] (September 1, 1962, Amsterdam) was a Dutch star football player of the 1980s and 1990s. ... The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the time, only eight countries could dispute the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the event. The holders, France, failed to qualify.

Qualification

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• Denmark
• England
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Rep. of Ireland
• Spain
• USSR
• West Germany

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Euro 88 also marked the first time Republic of Ireland qualified for any tournament final.

For details concerning the qualifying phase see, 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying. The qualifying round for the 1988 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams. ...

Venues

• Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf - Capacity: 55,850
• AWD-Arena, Hannover - Capacity: 50,423
• Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen - Capacity: 62,000
• Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt - Capacity: 61,000
• Olympiastadion, Munich - Capacity: 69,000
• Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne - Capacity: 47,000
• Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart - Capacity: 50,000
• AOL Arena, Hamburg - Capacity: 61,200

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Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1988 UEFA European Football Championship squads. Here are the squads for the 1988 European Football Championship tournament in West Germany, that took place between 10 June and 25 June 1988. ...

First round

All times local (CET). Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ...

Half-time scores are in brackets.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA West Germany 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 Italy 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 Spain 2 3 1 0 2 3 5 Denmark 0 3 0 0 3 2 7

West Germany 1 - 1 Italy Denmark 2 - 3 Spain West Germany 2 - 0 Denmark Italy 1 - 0 Spain West Germany 2 - 0 Spain Italy 2 - 0 Denmark

June 10, 1988 Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

West Germany	1 - 1 (0-0)	Italy	20:15 - Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Ref: Keith Hackett (England) Attendance: 62,552
Brehme 55'		Mancini 52'

June 11, 1988 Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Rheinstadion was a multi-use stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Andreas Brehme (born November 9, 1960 in Hamburg) is a German football coach and former football defender. ... Roberto Mancini (born November 27, 1964 in Jesi, province of Ancona) is an Italian football coach and former player. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Denmark	2 - 3 (1-1)	Spain	15:30 - AWD-Arena, Hannover Ref: Albert Thomas (Netherlands) Attendance: 60,366
M. Laudrup 24'		Míchel 5'
Povlsen 82'		Butragueño 53'
		Gordillo 66'

June 14, 1988 Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... AWD Arena is located in Hannover, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964 in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football player and newly resigned coach of childhood club Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. ... José Miguel González Martín del Campo, also known as Míchel, (born March 23, 1963 in Madrid) is a Spanish football midfielder. ... Flemming Povlsen (born December 3, 1966) is a former Danish international football striker. ... Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Rafael Gordillo Vázquez (born 24 February 1957 at Almendralejo) is a former Spanish football player. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

West Germany	2 - 0 (1-0)	Denmark	17:15 - Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Ref: Bob Valentine (Scotland) Attendance: 64,812
Klinsmann 10'
Thon 85'
Italy	1 - 0 (0-0)	Spain	20:15 - Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Ref: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) Attendance: 51,790
Vialli 73'

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West Germany	2 - 0 (1-0)	Spain	20:15 - Olympiastadion, Munich Ref: Michel Vautrot (France) Attendance: 72,308
Völler 29', 51'
Italy	2 - 0 (0-0)	Denmark	20:15 - Frankenstadion, Cologne Ref: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) Attendance: 53,951
Altobelli 67'
De Agostini 87'

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Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA USSR 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 Netherlands 4 3 2 0 1 4 2 Republic of Ireland 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 England 0 3 0 0 3 2 7

England 0 - 1 Rep. of Ireland Netherlands 0 - 1 USSR England 1 - 3 Netherlands Rep. of Ireland 1 - 1 USSR England 1 - 3 USSR Rep. of Ireland 0 - 1 Netherlands

June 12, 1988 Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Italy 3 - 0 Ireland (FAI) (Turin, Italy; 21 March 1926) Largest win Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 16 November 1983) Worst defeat Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1990) Best result... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Italy 3 - 0 Ireland (FAI) (Turin, Italy; 21 March 1926) Largest win Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 16 November 1983) Worst defeat Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1990) Best result... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Italy 3 - 0 Ireland (FAI) (Turin, Italy; 21 March 1926) Largest win Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 16 November 1983) Worst defeat Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1990) Best result... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

England	0 - 1 (0-1)	Republic of Ireland	15:30 - Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart Ref: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) Attendance: 51,573
		Houghton 6'
Netherlands	0 - 1 (0-0)	USSR	20:15 - Frankenstadion, Cologne Ref: Dieter Pauly (West Germany) Attendance: 60,000
		Rats 52'

June 15, 1988 First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... Stuttgart [], a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 (as of September 2005) in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... Ray Houghton (born January 9, 1962 in Glasgow) was an industrious footballer best known for his spell with the last great Liverpool team of the 1980s and his goals in big international fixtures for the Republic of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Frankenstadion Nuremberg The Frankenstadion was inaugurated in 1928 in Nuremberg as home stadium to the Bundesliga club 1. ... Köln redirects here. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

England	1 - 3 (0-1)	Netherlands	17:15 - Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Ref: Paolo Casarin (Italy) Attendance: 63,940
Robson 53'		van Basten 44', 71', 75'
Republic of Ireland	1 - 1 (1-0)	USSR	20:15 - AWD-Arena, Hannover Ref: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain) Attendance: 38,308
Whelan 38'		Protasov 74'

June 18, 1988 First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Rheinstadion was a multi-use stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Bryan Robson, OBE (born Chester-le-Street, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... Marcel (Marco) van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... AWD Arena is located in Hannover, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Ronald Andrew Whelan (born 25 September 1961 in Dublin) was an Irish footballer who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1980s. ... Oleg Protasov (Cyrillic:Олег Протасов, born February 4, 1964 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a football (soccer) striker, a key member of the USSR national team throughout the 1980s. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

England	1 - 3 (1-2)	USSR	15:30 - Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Ref: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) Attendance: 53,000
Adams 16'		Aleinikov 3'
		Mikhailichenko 28'
		Pasulko 72'
Republic of Ireland	0 - 1 (0-0)	Netherlands	15:30 - Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Ref: Horst Brummeier (Austria) Attendance: 60,800
		Kieft 82'

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Knockout stages

	Semi finals				Finals
	21 June – Hamburg (Volksparkstadion)
	West Germany	1
	Netherlands	2
					25 June – Munich (Olympiastadion)
					Netherlands	2
					USSR	0
	22 June - Stuttgart (Neckarstadion)
	Italy	0
	USSR	2

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Semi-finals

June 21, 1988 June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

West Germany	1 - 2 (0-0)	Netherlands	20:15 - Volksparkstadion, Hamburg Ref: Ioan Igna (Romania) Attendance: 61,330
Matthäus (p) 55'		R. Koeman (p) 74'
		van Basten 88'

June 22, 1988 Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... A view of the inside AOL Arena is the main stadium of Hamburg, Germany. ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Lothar Matthäus. ... Ronald Koeman (born March 21, 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager of PSV Eindhoven. ... Marcel (Marco) van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

USSR	2 - 0 (0-0)	Italy	20:15 - Neckarstadion, Stuttgart Ref: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) Attendance: 61,606
Litovtchenko 58'
Protasov 62'

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Final

June 25, 1988 June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

USSR	0 - 2 (0-1)	Netherlands	15:30 - Olympiastadion, Munich Ref: Michel Vautrot (France) Attendance: 72,308
		Gullit 32'
		van Basten 54'

Euro 1988 Champions: Netherlands First title

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Statistics

Goal scorers

5 Goals

• Marco van Basten

2 Goals

• Rudi Völler
• Oleg Protasov

1 Goal

• Michael Laudrup
• Flemming Povlsen
• Tony Adams
• Bryan Robson
• Andreas Brehme
• Jürgen Klinsmann
• Lothar Matthäus
• Olaf Thon
• Alessandro Altobelli
• Luigi De Agostini
• Roberto Mancini
• Gianluca Vialli
• Ruud Gullit
• Wim Kieft
• Ronald Koeman
• Ray Houghton
• Ronnie Whelan
• Sergei Aleinikov
• Gennadi Litovtchenko
• Alexei Mikhailichenko
• Victor Pasulko
• Vassili Rats
• Emilio Butragueño
• Rafael Gordillo
• Míchel

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marcel (Marco) van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Rudi Völler (2004) Rudolf Rudi Völler (born April 13, 1960 in Hanau, Hessen, Germany) is a former German international football player, and a former manager of the German national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Oleg Protasov (Cyrillic:Олег Протасов, born February 4, 1964 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a football (soccer) striker, a key member of the USSR national team throughout the 1980s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964 in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football player and newly resigned coach of childhood club Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Flemming Povlsen (born December 3, 1966) is a former Danish international football striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Tony Alexander Adams MBE, (born 10 October 1966) is an English football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Bryan Robson, OBE (born Chester-le-Street, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Andreas Brehme (born November 9, 1960 in Hamburg) is a German football coach and former football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jürgen Klinsmann (sometimes written Juergen Klinsmann) a. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Lothar Matthäus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Olaf Thon (born May 1, 1966 in Gelsenkirchen) is a former German footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Alessandro Altobelli (born November 28, 1955 in Sonnino, Italy) is an Italian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Luigi De Agostini is a former Italian defender, who represented the Italian national football team at Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Roberto Mancini (born November 27, 1964 in Jesi, province of Ancona) is an Italian football coach and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is an Italian football striker and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Gullit was captain of the Netherlands team that won the 1988 European Football Championship Ruud Gullit [IPA: rut xylit] (September 1, 1962, Amsterdam) was a Dutch star football player of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Wim Kieft played for Ajax Amsterdam, PSV, Pisa and the National team of the Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Ronald Koeman (born March 21, 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager of PSV Eindhoven. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Ray Houghton (born January 9, 1962 in Glasgow) was an industrious footballer best known for his spell with the last great Liverpool team of the 1980s and his goals in big international fixtures for the Republic of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Ronald Andrew Whelan (born 25 September 1961 in Dublin) was an Irish footballer who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1980s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Sergei Aleinikov (Russian: Сергей Алейников; born: 7 November 1961) was a football (soccer) player from Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Gennadiy Litovchenko (born September 11, 1963 in Dniprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine) is FC Kharkivs soccer coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Alexei (Oleksiy) Mikhailichenko (born March 30, 1963 in Kiev) is a former Soviet Ukrainian professional footballer who played for Dynamo Kyiv, Sampdoria and Rangers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Rafael Gordillo Vázquez (born 24 February 1957 at Almendralejo) is a former Spanish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... José Miguel González Martín del Campo, also known as Míchel, (born March 23, 1963 in Madrid) is a Spanish football midfielder. ...

Fastest goal

3 Minutes

Sergei Aleinikov (England vs USSR)

Average goals

2.26 Per Game

Winning squad

Netherlands
Number	Player	Club in 1988
Goalkeepers
1	Hans van Breukelen	PSV Eindhoven
16	Joop Hiele	Feyenoord
Defenders
2	Adri van Tiggelen	Anderlecht
3	Sjaak Troost	Feyenoord
4	Ronald Koeman	PSV Eindhoven
6	Berry van Aerle	PSV Eindhoven
15	Wim Koevermans	Fortuna Sittard
17	Frank Rijkaard	Zaragoza
18	Wilbert Suvrijn	Roda Kerkrade
Midfielders
5	Aron Winter	Ajax
7	Gerald Vanenburg	PSV Eindhoven
8	Arnold Mühren	Ajax
10	Ruud Gullit	AC Milan
13	Erwin Koeman	KV Mechelen
20	Jan Wouters	Ajax
Forwards
9	John Bosman	Ajax
11	John van't Schip	Ajax
12	Marco van Basten	AC Milan
14	Wim Kieft	PSV Eindhoven
19	Hendrie Krüzen	FC Den Bosch
Coach: Rinus Michels

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