UEFA Euro 1988
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The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988. It was the eighth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA.
| Fußball-Europameisterschaft Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1988 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | 10–25 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Soviet Union |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
| Attendance | 849,844 (56,656 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marco van Basten (5 goals) |
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France were the defending champions, but failed to qualify.
The tournament crowned the Netherlands as European champions for the first time. Euro 88 was a rare instance of a major football tournament ending without a single sending-off or goalless draw, nor any knockout matches going to extra time or penalties. Euro 1988 was the final European Championship to see West Germany and the Soviet Union teams, as the West and East Germans reunified to become Germany in 1990, the Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 separate countries in 1991.