Standings and results for Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying tournament.
Group 2 consisted of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. Group winners were Italy, who finished three points clear of second-placed Sweden.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Sweden | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Portugal | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 5 | Malta | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Results
| Sweden | 2–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Ekström 20', 80' | (Report) |
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 27,751
Referee: Vojtĕch Christov (Czechoslovakia)
| Portugal | 1–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Coelho 66' | (Report) | Strömberg 52' |
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 19,775
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Bregy 6' | (Report) | Man. Fernandes 85' |
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
| Italy | 3–2 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Donadoni 1' Altobelli 52', 85' (pen.) | (Details) | Brigger 31' Weber 88' |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 67,422
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
| Malta | 0–5 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| (Details) | Hysén 38' Magnusson 67' Fredriksson 69' Ekström 82', 84' |
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 8,311
Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary)
| Malta | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| (Details) | Ferri 12' Altobelli 19' |
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 13,191
Referee: Ihsan Türe (Turkey)
| Italy | 5–0 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Bagni 4' Bergomi 9' Altobelli 24', 35' Vialli 45' | (Details) |
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
Attendance: 32,370
Referee: Stephanos Hadjistefanou (Cyprus)
| Portugal | 0–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| (Details) | Altobelli 40' |
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 14,195
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
| Portugal | 2–2 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Plácido 11', 77' | (Details) | Mizzi 23' (pen.) Busuttil 68' |
Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John Kinsella (Republic of Ireland)
| Switzerland | 4–1 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Egli 5' Bregy 16', 38' (pen.), 87' (pen.) | (Details) | Busuttil 71' |
Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)
| Sweden | 1–0 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Ekström 13' |
Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 16,165
Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)
| Sweden | 1–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Larsson 25' | (Details) |
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 40,070
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Halter 57' | Ekström 60' |
| Sweden | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| (Details) | Gomes 34' |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance: 29,397
Referee: Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium)
| Portugal | 0–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 3,632
Referee: Lajos Nemeth (Hungary)
| Italy | 2–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Vialli 27', 47+' | (Details) | Larsson 38' |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 59,046
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
| Malta | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Busuttil 89' | Zwicker 2' |
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Georgios Koukoulakis (Greece)
| Italy | 3–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Vialli 8' Giannini 87' De Agostini 89' | (Details) |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 13,524
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
| Malta | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Rosa 74' |
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
Goalscorers
There were 47 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.35 goals per match.
6 goals
- Alessandro Altobelli
- Johnny Ekström
4 goals
- Gianluca Vialli
- Georges Bregy
3 goals
- Carmel Busuttil
2 goals
- Jorge Plácido
- Peter Larsson
1 goal
- Salvatore Bagni
- Giuseppe Bergomi
- Luigi De Agostini
- Roberto Donadoni
- Riccardo Ferri
- Giuseppe Giannini
- Dennis Mizzi
- José Coelho
- Manuel Fernandes
- Fernando Gomes
- Frederico Rosa
- Stig Fredriksson
- Glenn Hysén
- Mats Magnusson
- Glenn Strömberg
- Jean-Paul Brigger
- André Egli
- Andy Halter
- Martin Weber
- Hans-Peter Zwicker
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