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The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group consisted of Hungary, Malta, Northern Ireland, Spain and the Republic of Ireland.

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

Standings

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 8 6 1 1 20 3 +17 13  Republic of Ireland 8 5 2 1 10 2 +8 12  Hungary 8 2 4 2 8 12 −4 8  Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 6 12 −6 5  Malta 8 0 2 6 3 18 −15 2

Hungary  – 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 Malta  2–2 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 Northern Ireland  1–2 3–0 – 0–2 0–0 Spain  4–0 4–0 4–0 – 2–0 Republic of Ireland  2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 –

Results

Northern Ireland	3 – 0	Malta
Quinn 14' Penney 23' Clarke 25'	(Report)

Northern Ireland	0 – 0	Republic of Ireland
	(Report)

Hungary	1 – 0	Northern Ireland
Vincze 84'	(Report)

Spain	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland
Manolo 52' Butragueño 66'	(Report)

Malta	2 – 2	Hungary
Busuttil 46', 90'	(Report)	Vincze 5' Kiprich 56'

Spain	4 – 0	Northern Ireland
Rogan 30' (o.g.) Butragueño 55' Míchel 60' (pen.) McDonald 64' (o.g.)	(Report)

Malta	0 – 2	Spain
	(Report)	Míchel 15' (pen.) Beguiristain 49'

Northern Ireland	0 – 2	Spain
	(Report)	Andrinúa 3' Manolo 84'

Hungary	0 – 0	Republic of Ireland
	(Report)

Spain	4 – 0	Malta
Míchel 38', 68' (pen.) Manolo 71', 80'	(Report)

Hungary	1 – 1	Malta
Boda 49' (pen.)	(Report)	Busuttil 7'

Malta	0 – 2	Northern Ireland
	(Report)	Clarke 55' O'Neill 73'

Republic of Ireland	1 – 0	Spain
Míchel 15' (o.g.)	(Report)

Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	Malta
Houghton 32' Moran 55'	(Report)

Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	Hungary
McGrath 33' Cascarino 80'	(Report)

Northern Ireland	1 – 2	Hungary
Whiteside 89'	(Report)	Kovács 13' Bognár 44'

Republic of Ireland	3 – 0	Northern Ireland
Whelan 42' Cascarino 48' Houghton 57'	(Report)

Hungary	2 – 2	Spain
Pintér 38', 82'	(Report)	Salinas 30' Míchel 35'

Spain	4 – 0	Hungary
Manolo 7' Butragueño 24' Juanito 40' Fernando 63'	(Report)

Malta	0 – 2	Republic of Ireland
	(Report)	Aldridge 31', 68' (pen.)

Goalscorers

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

5 goals

• Manolo
• Míchel

3 goals

• Carmel Busuttil
• Emilio Butragueño

2 goals

• Attila Pintér
• István Vincze
• John Aldridge
• Tony Cascarino
• Ray Houghton
• Colin Clarke

1 goal

• Imre Boda
• György Bognár
• József Kiprich
• Kálmán Kovács
• Paul McGrath
• Kevin Moran
• Ronnie Whelan
• Michael O'Neill
• Steve Penney
• Jimmy Quinn
• Norman Whiteside
• Genar Andrinúa
• Txiki Begiristain
• Fernando
• Juanito
• Julio Salinas

1 own goal

• Alan McDonald (playing against Spain)
• Anton Rogan (playing against Spain)
• Míchel (playing against Ireland)

References

1. 1990 Qualification – UEFA Group 6, Italia1990.com

• 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
• 1988–89 in Republic of Ireland association football
• Republic of Ireland at the 1990 FIFA World Cup
• 1988–89 in Spanish football
• Spain at the 1990 FIFA World Cup
• 1988–89 in Northern Ireland association football
• 1989–90 in Northern Ireland association football
• 1988–89 in Hungarian football
• 1989–90 in Hungarian football
• 1988–89 in Maltese football
• 1989–90 in Maltese football
• 1987–88 in Maltese football
• 1987–88 in Northern Ireland association football