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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
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 |
 West Germany
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 |
 Finland
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 |
 Wales
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
Results
| Finland | 0–4 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Völler  7', 15'Matthäus 52'Riedle 87' |
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Gullit 82' |
(Report) |
| Wales | 2–2 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Saunders 16' (pen.) Lahtinen 40' (o.g.) |
(Report) | Ukkonen 9' Paatelainen 44' |
| West Germany | 0–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Netherlands | 1–1 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Van Basten 87' |
(Report) | Riedle 68' |
| Wales | 0–0 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Finland | 0–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kieft 87' |
| Finland | 1–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Lipponen 50' |
(Report) |
| West Germany | 6–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Möller 12', 80' Littbarski 47'Klinsmann 53'Völler 62'Matthäus 84' (pen.) |
(Report) | Lipponen 72' |
| Wales | 1–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Bowen 89' |
(Report) | Rutjes 13' Bosman 79' |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Bosman 57' E. Koeman 62'R. Koeman 69' (pen.) |
(Report) |
| West Germany | 2–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Völler 25' Häßler 48' |
(Report) | Allen 11' |
Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored during the 12 games, an average of 2.42 goals per game.
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Mixu Paatelainen
- Kari Ukkonen
- Ruud Gullit
- Wim Kieft
- Erwin Koeman
- Ronald Koeman
- Graeme Rutjes
- Marco van Basten
- Malcolm Allen
- Mark Bowen
- Dean Saunders
- Thomas Häßler
- Jürgen Klinsmann
- Pierre Littbarski
See also
| 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
|---|---|
| « 1986 1994 » | |
| AFC | |
| CAF | |
| CONCACAF | |
| CONMEBOL | |
| OFC | |
| UEFA | |
| Play-offs | |