1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Finland, European champions the Netherlands, Wales and West Germany.

The group was won by the Netherlands, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. West Germany also qualified as one of the best runners-up.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 10 Qualification to 1990 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 3–0 1–0
2  West Germany 6 3 3 0 13 3 +10 9 0–0 — 6–1 2–1
3  Finland 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 3 0–1 0–4 — 1–0
4  Wales 6 0 2 4 4 8 −4 2 1–2 0–0 2–2 —
Source: [1]

Results

Finland 0–4 West Germany
(Report) Völler 7', 15'
Matthäus 52'
Riedle 87'
Attendance: 31,693
Netherlands 1–0 Wales
Gullit 82' (Report)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Jan Damgaard (Denmark)
Wales 2–2 Finland
Saunders 16' (pen.)
Lahtinen 40' (o.g.)		 (Report) Ukkonen 9'
Paatelainen 44'
Attendance: 9,603
Referee: Gudmundor Haraldsson (Iceland)
West Germany 0–0 Netherlands
(Report)
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)
Netherlands 1–1 West Germany
Van Basten 87' (Report) Riedle 68'
Attendance: 50,500
Wales 0–0 West Germany
(Report)
Attendance: 30,000
Finland 0–1 Netherlands
(Report) Kieft 87'
Attendance: 46,217
Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)
Finland 1–0 Wales
Lipponen 50' (Report)
Attendance: 7,480
West Germany 6–1 Finland
Möller 12', 80'
Littbarski 47'
Klinsmann 53'
Völler 62'
Matthäus 84' (pen.)		 (Report) Lipponen 72'
Attendance: 40,000
Wales 1–2 Netherlands
Bowen 89' (Report) Rutjes 13'
Bosman 79'
Attendance: 9,025
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Netherlands 3–0 Finland
Bosman 57'
E. Koeman 62'
R. Koeman 69' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)
West Germany 2–1 Wales
Völler 25'
Häßler 48'		 (Report) Allen 11'
Attendance: 60,300

Goalscorers

There were 29 goals scored during the 12 games, an average of 2.42 goals per game.

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes

  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (14 March 2024). "World Cup 1990 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

See also

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