Ishte viti i Hollandezeve, te cilet me lojtare si Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard, Ronald Koeman etj, ishin te papermbajtshem. Gjithashtu ish Bashkimi Sovietik kishte ekip mjaft te mire, te cilet e munden Hollanden ne ndeshjen ne grup. Sovietiket per te arritur ne finale munden edhe Anglezet ne grup, dhe Italianet ne semin final. Goli i Van Basten ne finale, eshte nje nder golat me spektakulare te historise se Kampionatit Evropian te futbollit.
Group 1 Rezultatet Germany 1 - 1 Italy
Denmark 2 - 3 Spain
Germany 2 - 0 Denmark
Italy 1 - 0 Spain
Germany 2 - 0 Spain
Italy 2 - 0 Denmark
RenditjaGermany 3 2 1 0 5 1 5
Italy 3 2 1 0 4 1 5
Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 2
Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 7 0
Group 2 RezultatetEngland 0 - 1 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands 0 - 1 USSR
England
1 - 3 Netherlands Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 USSR
England 1 - 3 USSR
Republic of Ireland
0 - 1 Netherlands RenditjaUSSR 3 2 1 0 5 2 5
Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 3
England 3 0 0 3 2 7 0
1 / 2Germany
1-2 Netherlands USSR 2-0 Italy
FINALJA USSR
0-2 Netherlands