1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Finland, European champions the Netherlands, Wales and West Germany.

The group was won by the Netherlands, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. West Germany also qualified as one of the best runners-up.

Standings

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 10  West Germany 6 3 3 0 13 3 +10 9  Finland 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 3  Wales 6 0 2 4 4 8 −4 2

Finland  – 0 – 1 1 – 0 0 – 4 Netherlands  3 – 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 Wales  2 – 2 1 – 2 – 0 – 0 West Germany  6 – 1 0 – 0 2 – 1 –

Results

Finland  v  West Germany

31 August 1988

Finland	0 – 4	West Germany
	(Report)	Völler  7', 15' Matthäus  52' Riedle  87'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Attendance: 31,693 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)

Netherlands  v  Wales

14 September 1988

Netherlands	1 – 0	Wales
Gullit  82'	(Report)

Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Jan Damgaard (Denmark)

Wales  v  Finland

19 October 1988

Wales	2 – 2	Finland
Saunders  16' (pen.) Lahtinen  40' (o.g.)	(Report)	Ukkonen  9' Paatelainen  44'

Vetch Field, Swansea Attendance: 9,603 Referee: Gudmundor Haraldsson (Iceland)

West Germany  v  Netherlands

19 October 1988

West Germany	0 – 0	Netherlands
	(Report)

Olympic Stadium, Munich Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

Netherlands  v  West Germany

26 April 1989

Netherlands	1 – 1	West Germany
van Basten  87'	(Report)	Riedle  68'

De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 50,500 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Wales  v  West Germany

31 May 1989

Wales	0 – 0	West Germany
	(Report)

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

Finland  v  Netherlands

31 May 1989

Finland	0 – 1	Netherlands
	(Report)	Kieft  87'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Attendance: 46,217 Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)

Finland  v  Wales

6 September 1989

Finland	1 – 0	Wales
Lipponen  50'	(Report)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Attendance: 7,480 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

West Germany  v  Finland

4 October 1989

West Germany	6 – 1	Finland
Möller  12', 80' Littbarski  47' Klinsmann  53' Völler  62' Matthäus  84' (pen.)	(Report)	Lipponen  72'

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)

Wales  v  Netherlands

11 October 1989

Wales	1 – 2	Netherlands
Bowen  89'	(Report)	Rutjes  13' Bosman  79'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 9,025 Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)

Netherlands  v  Finland

15 November 1989

Netherlands	3 – 0	Finland
Bosman  57' E. Koeman  62' R. Koeman  69' (pen.)	(Report)

De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 49,500 Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)

West Germany  v  Wales

15 November 1989

West Germany	2 – 1	Wales
Völler  25' Häßler  48'	(Report)	Allen  11'

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne Attendance: 60,300 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Goalscorers

There were 29 goals scored during the 12 games, an average of 2.42 goals per game.

Pos	Player	Country	Goals
1	Rudi Völler	West Germany	4
2	Mika Lipponen	Finland	2
	John Bosman	Netherlands
	Lothar Matthäus	West Germany
	Andreas Möller	West Germany
	Karl-Heinz Riedle	West Germany
6	Mixu Paatelainen	Finland	1
	Kari Ukkonen	Finland
	Ruud Gullit	Netherlands
	Wim Kieft	Netherlands
	Erwin Koeman	Netherlands
	Ronald Koeman	Netherlands
	Graeme Rutjes	Netherlands
	Marco van Basten	Netherlands
	Malcolm Allen	Wales
	Mark Bowen	Wales
	Dean Saunders	Wales
	Thomas Häßler	West Germany
	Jürgen Klinsmann	West Germany
	Pierre Littbarski	West Germany