Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1988 contained West Germany, Italy, Spain, and Denmark. Matches were played from 10 to 17 June 1988.[1]
Teams
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | 
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|  Denmark | Group 6 winner | 14 October 1987 | 3rd | 1984 | Fourth place (1964), Semi-finals (1984) | 
|  Italy | Group 2 winner | 14 November 1987 | 3rd | 1980 | Winners (1968) | 
|  Spain | Group 1 winner | 18 December 1987 | 4th | 1984 | Winners (1964) | 
|  West Germany | Host | 14 March 1985 | 5th | 1984 | Winners (1972, 1980) | 
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  West Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | 
In the semi-finals,
- The winner of Group 1, West Germany, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 2, Netherlands.
- The runner-up of Group 1, Italy, advanced to play the winner of Group 2, Soviet Union.
Matches
West Germany vs Italy
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Denmark vs Spain
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West Germany vs Spain
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Italy vs Denmark
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See also
References
- ↑ "UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 "European championship 1988 - Historical Football Kits".
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 1988 - History - Germany-Denmark". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ "UEFA Euro 1988 – History – Italy v Spain". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ Tyler, Martin; St John, Ian (14 June 1988). "Italy vs. Spain". 1988 European Championship (in English and German). Event occurs at 0:00:50. ITV.
- ↑  McColl, Graham (28 September 2009). "The true story of Celtic's battle with Rapid Vienna". The Times. Retrieved 30 April 2021. I got a lot more matches at international level – in '88 I was in Frankfurt at the European Championships for Italy–Spain. 



