UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 5

Group 5 of the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying tournament was played as four team group consisting of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Wales.

Brussels, 1990: saluting the crowd after the last match. The draw for 1992 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying took place on 2 February 1990, with East Germany drawn in Group 5 along with Belgium, Wales, Luxembourg - and West Germany. On 23 August that year, the East German parliament confirmed reunification for 3 October. As the planning for the opening fixture away to Belgium on 12 September was too far along to be cancelled, it was played as a friendly.[1]

At the time of the draw on 2 February 1990, Group 5 had contained a fifth team, East Germany.[2][3] The first scheduled match would see Belgium play East Germany on 12 September 1990. On 23 August 1990, the East German parliament confirmed reunification would take place on 3 October. Accordingly, said Belgium-East Germany match, for which tickets had been sold, was still played but as a friendly and was the last match East Germany played.[4][1] All other games involving East Germany were scratched and fixtures initially scheduled for West Germany were now played as a unified Germany team.[5]

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Germany 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 10 Qualify for final tournament 4–1 1–0 4–0
2   Wales 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 9 1–0 3–1 1–0
3   Belgium 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 5 0–1 1–1 3–0
4   Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 2–3 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

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Wales  3–1  Belgium
Rush   29'
Saunders   86'
Hughes   88'
Report Versavel   24'

Luxembourg  2–3  Germany
Girres   57'
Langers   65'
Report Klinsmann   16'
Bein   30'
Völler   49'

Luxembourg  0–1  Wales
Report Rush   15'

Belgium  3–0  Luxembourg
Vandenbergh   7'
Ceulemans   16'
Scifo   35'
Report

Belgium  1–1  Wales
Degryse   48' Report Saunders   60'

Germany  1–0  Belgium
Matthäus   3' Report

Wales  1–0  Germany
Rush   66' Report
Attendance: 34,603
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Luxembourg  0–2  Belgium
Report Scifo   25'
Degryse   49'
Attendance: 6,872
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Germany  4–1  Wales
Möller   34'
Völler   39'
Riedle   45'
Doll   73'
Report Bodin   84' (pen.)
Attendance: 46,491

Wales  1–0  Luxembourg
Bodin   82' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 19,813

Belgium  0–1  Germany
Report Völler   16'

Germany  4–0  Luxembourg
Matthäus   15' (pen.)
Buchwald   44'
Riedle   51'
Häßler   62'
Report

Goalscorers

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There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b Mansel, Tim (2015-12-28). "The East German team that refused to die". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  2. ^ "Germany marks 20 years as reunified nation". BBC News. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. ^ Network, The Learning (2011-10-03). "Oct. 3, 1990 | East and West Germany United After 45 Years". The Learning Network. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  4. ^ "Belgium vs East Germany, 12 September 1990".
  5. ^ "European Championship 1992". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  • UEFA website
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
  • AttendancesLander, Y. (1995). The European Football Championships 1960-1992 - Чемпионаты Европы 1960-1992. Kharkiv, Ukraine: Printal.