1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
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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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Czechoslovakia |
Dates | 22–27 July |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 26 (2.6 per match) |
Teams
editThe following teams qualified for the tournament:
- Czechoslovakia (host, but still qualified)
- Denmark
- East Germany
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Soviet Union
- Spain
Quarterfinals
editEast Germany | 2 – 0 | Denmark |
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Lars Hermel 15' Uwe Jähnig 38' |
Referee: Joaquin Ramos Marcos (Spain)
Spain | 1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
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Soviet Union | 4 – 2 | Norway |
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Referee: Ignace van Swieten (Netherlands)
Portugal | 3 – 0 | Netherlands |
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João Pinto 26' Valido 41' Folha 74' |
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
Semifinals
editPlaces 5-8
editNorway | 1 – 1 | Denmark |
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Penalties | ||
5 – 4 |
Referee: Zdeněk Havlíček (Czechoslovakia)
Czechoslovakia | 1 – 0 | Netherlands |
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Referee: Klaus Peschel (East Germany)
Places 1-4
editSoviet Union | 3 – 0 | East Germany |
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Referee: Jose Guedes (Portugal)
Third place match
editEast Germany | 2 – 0 | Spain |
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Henri Fuchs 56', 73' |
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
Final
editSoviet Union | 3 – 1 (aet) | Portugal |
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Andrei Timochenko 78' Yuri Nikiforov 102' Oleg Salenko 117' |
João Pinto 55' |
Referee: Andrzej Libich (Poland)
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe six best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.