1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1988 Final Tournament was held in Czechoslovakia. It also served as the European qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCzechoslovakia
Dates22–27 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (5th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place East Germany
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored26 (2.6 per match)
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Teams

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The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Quarterfinals

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East Germany  2 – 0  Denmark
Lars Hermel   15'
Uwe Jähnig   38'
Referee: Joaquin Ramos Marcos (Spain)

Spain  1 – 0  Czechoslovakia
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Soviet Union  4 – 2  Norway
Referee: Ignace van Swieten (Netherlands)

Portugal  3 – 0  Netherlands
João Pinto   26'
Valido   41'
Folha   74'
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)

Semifinals

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Places 5-8

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Norway  1 – 1  Denmark
Penalties
5 – 4
Referee: Zdeněk Havlíček (Czechoslovakia)

Czechoslovakia  1 – 0  Netherlands
Referee: Klaus Peschel (East Germany)

Places 1-4

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Spain  0 – 2  Portugal
Valido   46' (g.p.)
João Pinto   52'
Referee: Thorodd Presberg (Norway)

Soviet Union  3 – 0  East Germany
Referee: Jose Guedes (Portugal)

Third place match

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East Germany  2 – 0  Spain
Henri Fuchs   56', 73'
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Final

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Soviet Union  3 – 1
(aet)
  Portugal
Andrei Timochenko   78'
Yuri Nikiforov   102'
Oleg Salenko   117'
João Pinto   55'
Referee: Andrzej Libich (Poland)

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The six best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

See also

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