1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
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The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 1 was a UEFA
qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup
. The group comprised Bulgaria
, Denmark
, Greece
and Romania
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The group was won by Romania, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Runners-up Denmark failed to qualify as their record was the worst of the runners-up from the groups containing only four teams.
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5 goals Flemming Povlsen
3 goals Brian Laudrup
2 goals Kent Nielsen Gavril Balint
Rodion Cămătaru
Dorin Mateuţ
Ioan Sabău
1 goal Kalin Bankov
Bozhidar Iskrenov
Trifon Ivanov
Hristo Kolev
Anyo Sadkov Hristo Stoichkov
Henrik Andersen
Jan Bartram
Lars Elstrup
Michael Laudrup
Kim Vilfort
Konstantinos Mavridis Tasos Mitropoulos
Nikos Nioplias
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Popescu
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
. The group comprised Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
, Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
, Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
and Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
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The group was won by Romania, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Runners-up Denmark failed to qualify as their record was the worst of the runners-up from the groups containing only four teams.
Standings
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Goalscorers
There were 34 goals scored during the 12 games, an average of 2.83 goals per game.5 goals Flemming Povlsen
Flemming Povlsen
Flemming Søgaard Povlsen is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in Germany.-Career:...
3 goals Brian Laudrup
Brian Laudrup
Brian Laudrup is a Danish former football player and current football commentator, pundit and analyst on TV3+. Along with former international goalkeeper Lars Høgh, Laudrup manages a football academy for marginalized youth...
2 goals Kent Nielsen Gavril Balint
Gavril Balint
Gavril Pelé Balint is a former Romanian football striker and the current head coach of Moldovan national team. His scored the second and last goal at the penalties shoot-out during the 1986 European Cup final, helping his team, Steaua Bucureşti, to win the trophy.-Career as a football player:Born...
Rodion Cămătaru
Rodion Camataru
Rodion Gorun Cămătaru is a retired Romanian footballer, who played as a striker.-Club career:He was born in Strehaia and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1974. He spent twelve seasons with Universitatea, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981...
Dorin Mateuţ
Dorin Mateut
Dorin Mateuţ is a retired Romanian footballer.He was born in Bogata-Curtuiuş, Cluj County and debuted in Divizia A with Corvinul Hunadoara in 1981. In the 1986–87 season, he earned a transfer to Dinamo Bucureşti...
Ioan Sabău
Ioan Sabau
Ioan Ovidiu Sabău is a former Romanian football midfielder, who was born in Câmpia-Turzii and debuted in Divizia A with U Cluj in 1986. He is currently manager of FCM Târgu Mureş....
1 goal Kalin Bankov
Kalin Bankov
Kalin Bankov is a Bulgarian former international footballer who played professionally in Bulgaria and the United States as a defender.-Career:...
Bozhidar Iskrenov
Bozhidar Iskrenov
Bozidar Georgiev Iskrenov , nicknamed Gibona and Gibi , is a former Bulgarian footballer who spent most of his career playing for Levski Sofia as a forward.Iskrenov also had a brief film career...
Trifon Ivanov
Trifon Ivanov
Trifon Marinov Ivanov is a former Bulgarian international football player.Sometimes known by his nickname "The Bulgarian Wolf" due to his unshaven appearance and mullet hairstyle, Ivanov started his career with the team Etar of Veliko Tarnovo...
Hristo Kolev
Hristo Kolev
Hristo Kolev is a former Bulgarian footballer, who played as either an attacking midfielder.A skillful free-kick taker, he scored numerous goals from different positions, in a career which spanned almost 15 years.-Football career:...
Anyo Sadkov Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov , sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger , The Dog , The Modern Left...
Henrik Andersen
Henrik Andersen
Henrik Andersen is a Danish former football player, who most famously played eight years at Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, with whom he won the 1983 UEFA Cup. He represented the Danish national team in 30 matches, and scored two goals...
Jan Bartram
Jan Bartram
Jan Lewis Bartram , known simply as Jan Bartram, is a Danish former professional association football player in the midfielder position. He played for Scottish team Rangers F.C. and Bayer 05 Uerdingen in Germany, as well as Danish teams AGF and Brøndby IF...
Lars Elstrup
Lars Elstrup
Lars Dahl Elstrup is a Danish former professional footballer, who played for a number of Danish clubs, as well as Dutch club Feyenoord and Luton Town in England...
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup is a retired Danish footballer, who works as a manager and last coached La Liga side RCD Mallorca. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La...
Kim Vilfort
Kim Vilfort
Kim Vilfort is a former Danish professional football player who is now head talent scout at the Danish football club Brøndby IF...
Konstantinos Mavridis Tasos Mitropoulos
Tasos Mitropoulos
Anastassios "Tasos" Mitropoulos is a Greek politician and retired football midfielder.Mitropoulos was born in Volos, and started his football career at local team Aris Petroupoli. In 1976 he joined Ethnikos Piraeus, where he played five seasons...
Nikos Nioplias
Nikos Nioplias
Nikolaos "Nikos" Nioplias , born on 17 January 1965 is a Greek football manager and former international footballer. He currently manages the Cyprus national football team.-Club career:...
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...
Gheorghe Popescu
Gheorghe Popescu
Gheorghe Gică Popescu is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, and was a key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s. He played for a string of European clubs in an illustrious career that saw him amass many honours...