1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA

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 consisted of Hungary

Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....

, Malta

Malta national football team

The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland national football team

The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...

, Spain

Spain national football team

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

and the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....

.

The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The Republic of Ireland also qualified as runners-up.

Standings

EWLINE

17

	8	6	1	1	20	3
13
	8	5	2	1	10	2
12
	8	2	4	2	8	12	−4	8
	8	2	1	5	6	12	−6	5
	8	0	2	6	3	18	−15	2

EWLINE


–	1–1	1–0	2–2	0–0
2–2	–	0–2	0–2	0–2
1–2	3–0	–	0–2	0–0
4–0	4–0	4–0	–	2–0
2–0	2–0	3–0	1–0	–

Results

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Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored during the 20 games, an average of 2.35 goals per game.
5 goals Manolo

Manolo (footballer)

Manuel Sánchez Delgado , nicknamed Manolo, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.-Club career:...

Míchel

3 goals Carmel Busuttil

Carmel Busuttil

Carmel Busuttil is one of Malta's most experienced football players. Now retired from playing, he is assistant coach of the Malta national football team.-Career:...

Emilio Butragueño

Emilio Butragueño Santos is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid...

2 goals Sándor Pintér

Sándor Pintér

Sándor Pintér is a Hungarian politician. A former top police official, he served as Interior Minister between 1998 and 2002, in Viktor Orbán's cabinet....

István Vincze

István Vincze is a retired Hungarian football player.He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1986, and got 44 caps and 8 goals until 1996.-Clubs:*1984-1988 : Tatabányai Bányász SC*1988-1990 : U.S. Lecce...

Colin Clarke John Aldridge

John Aldridge

John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager...

Tony Cascarino

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Ray Houghton

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1 goal Imre Boda

Imre Boda

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György Bognár

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József Kiprich

József Kiprich is a retired Hungarian football forward and currently a football manager and scout. He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1984, and got 70 caps and 28 goals until 1995. He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where Hungary failed to progress from...

Kálmán Kovács

Kálmán Kovács is a retired Hungarian football player.He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1982, and got 56 caps and 19 goals until 1995...

Michael O'Neill

Michael O'Neill (footballer)

Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill is a former Northern Irish international association football player, who is now the manager of Shamrock Rovers.-Playing career:...

Steve Penney

Steve Penney (footballer)

Steven Alexander "Steve" Penney, named "Kid", is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a right winger....

Jimmy Quinn Norman Whiteside

Norman Whiteside

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Paul McGrath

Paul McGrath (footballer)

Paul McGrath is a retired Irish footballer, who played as a defender. McGrath is widely recognised as one of the greatest players to have ever come out of Ireland....

Kevin Moran Ronnie Whelan

Ronnie Whelan

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Genar Andrinúa Txiki Begiristain Fernando

Fernando Gómez

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Juanito

Juan Francisco Rodríguez Herrera

Juan Francisco Rodríguez Herrera , aka Juanito, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:...

Julio Salinas

Julio Salinas Fernández is a retired Spanish footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s....

1 own goal Alan McDonald (for Spain

Spain national football team

) Anton Rogan

Anton Rogan

Anton Rogan is a former professional association football player. His playing career included spells at Lisburn Distillery, Celtic, Sunderland, Oxford United, Millwall and Blackpool.- Career :...

(for Spain

Spain national football team

) Míchel (for Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

)

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