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Editor's pick
EURO 1988: all you need to know
Live

EURO 1988: all you need to know

A fine Marco van Basten finish made the Netherlands' biggest EURO success even more special.

Tournament Highlights

01:50
EURO 1988 final highlights: Netherlands 2-0 USSR
25/05/2016
Live

EURO 1988 final highlights: Netherlands 2-0 USSR
01:32
Best goals of EURO '88
28/05/2016
Live

Best goals of EURO '88
02:33
Watch Van Basten's EURO goals
25/06/2020
Live

Watch Van Basten's EURO goals
01:20
EURO 1988 highlights: Netherlands 2-1 West Germany
31/03/2016
Live

EURO 1988 highlights: Netherlands 2-1 West Germany
01:15
EURO 1988 highlights: Netherlands 3-1 England
23/05/2016
Live

EURO 1988 highlights: Netherlands 3-1 England

Road to the final

Final

25 Jun

single
single
USSR
USSR
0-2
-
Netherlands
Netherlands

Semi-finals

22 Jun

single
single
USSR
USSR
2-0
-
Italy
Italy

21 Jun

single
single
West Germany
West Germany
1-2
-
Netherlands
Netherlands
Highlights

18 Jun

18 Jun

17 Jun

17 Jun

15 Jun

15 Jun

14 Jun

14 Jun

12 Jun

12 Jun

11 Jun

10 Jun

20 Dec

16 Dec

16 Dec

09 Dec

05 Dec

02 Dec

02 Dec

18 Nov

18 Nov

18 Nov

15 Nov

14 Nov

11 Nov

11 Nov

11 Nov

All matches

The tournament in numbers

  • Goals
    34
  • Matches played
    15

Top scorers

  • Marco van Basten
    Marco van Basten

    Netherlands

    5
  • Rudi Völler
    Rudi Völler

    Germany

    2
  • Oleh Protasov
    Oleh Protasov

    USSR

    2

Most appearances

  • Oleksiy Mykhailychenko
    Oleksiy Mykhailychenko

    USSR

    5
  • Frank Rijkaard
    Frank Rijkaard

    Netherlands

    5
  • Marco van Basten
    Marco van Basten

    Netherlands

    5
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EURO 1988 Team of the Tournament
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EURO 1988 Team of the Tournament

Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten were the pick of the star-studded Netherlands side of EURO ‘88.