1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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.

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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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Romania 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 9
  Denmark 6 3 2 1 15 6 +9 8
  Greece 6 1 2 3 3 15 −12 4
  Bulgaria 6 1 1 4 6 8 −2 3
         
Bulgaria   0–2 4–0 1–3
Denmark   1–1 7–1 3–0
Greece   1–0 1–1 0–0
Romania   1–0 3–1 3–0

Results

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Greece  1–1  Denmark
Mitropoulos   41' (Report) Povlsen   56'
Bulgaria  1–3  Romania
Kolev   31' (Report) Mateuţ   25'
Cămătaru   79', 89'

Romania  3–0  Greece
Mateuţ   26'
Hagi   40' (pen.)
Sabău   84'
(Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Denmark  1–1  Bulgaria
Elstrup   8' (Report) Sadakov   38'
Attendance: 34,600

Greece  0–0  Romania
(Report)
Bulgaria  0–2  Denmark
(Report) Povlsen   41'
B. Laudrup   89'

Romania  1–0  Bulgaria
Popescu   35' (Report)
Denmark  7–1  Greece
B. Laudrup   25'
Bartram   42'
K. Nielsen   55'
Povlsen   56'
Vilfort   74'
Andersen   85'
M. Laudrup   90' (pen.)
(Report) Mavridis   40'
Attendance: 38,500

Bulgaria  4–0  Greece
Ivanov   72'
Bankov   76'
Iskrenov   79'
Stoichkov   88'
(Report)
Denmark  3–0  Romania
K. Nielsen   4'
B. Laudrup   26'
Povlsen   85'
(Report)
Attendance: 45,400

Greece  1–0  Bulgaria
Nioplias   49' (Report)
Attendance: 1,500
Romania  3–1  Denmark
Balint   25', 61'
Sabău   38'
(Report) Povlsen   6'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Tulio Lanese (Italy)

Goalscorers

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There were 34 goals scored during the 12 games, an average of 2.83 goals per game.

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal