1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Austria, East Germany, Iceland, the Soviet Union and Turkey.

The group was won by the Soviet Union, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Austria also qualified as runners-up.

Standings

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 8 4 3 1 11 4 +7 11
 Austria 8 3 3 2 9 9 0 9
 Turkey 8 3 1 4 12 10 +2 7
 East Germany 8 3 1 4 9 13 −4 7
 Iceland 8 1 4 3 6 11 −5 6
  Austria East Germany Iceland Soviet Union Turkey
Austria  – 3–0 2–1 0–0 3–2
East Germany  1–1 – 2–0 2–1 0–2
Iceland  0–0 0–3 – 1–1 2–1
Soviet Union  2–0 3–0 1–1 – 2–0
Turkey  3–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 –

Results

Iceland 1 – 1 Soviet Union
Grétarsson 10' (Report) Lytovchenko 75'
Turkey 1 – 1 Iceland
Ünal Karaman 73' (Report) Torfason 62'
Attendance: 25,680
Referee: Ovadia Ben Itzhak (Israel)
Soviet Union 2 – 0 Austria
Mykhaylychenko 46'
Zavarov 68'		 (Report)
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Rune Larsson (Sweden)
East Germany 2 – 0 Iceland
Thom 34', 88' (Report)
Austria 3 – 2 Turkey
Polster 38'
Herzog 42', 54'		 (Report) Uçar 61'
Çolak 81'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Turkey 3 – 1 East Germany
Çolak 23', 63'
Çetin 69'		 (Report) Thom 76'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Lajos Németh (Hungary)
East Germany 0 – 2 Turkey
(Report) Çolak 21'
Dilmen 88'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Jan Damgaard (Denmark)
Soviet Union 3 – 0 East Germany
Dobrovolski 3'
Lytovchenko 20'
Protasov 40'		 (Report)
Attendance: 100,000
Turkey 0 – 1 Soviet Union
(Report) Mykhaylychenko 41'
Attendance: 45,000
East Germany 1 – 1 Austria
Kirsten 86' (Report) Polster 3'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alphonse Constantin (Belgium)
Soviet Union 1 – 1 Iceland
Dobrovolski 65' (Report) Eðvaldsson 86'
Attendance: 60,654
Referee: Timo Keltonen (Finland)
Iceland 0 – 0 Austria
(Report)
Attendance: 10,535
Referee: Howard King (Wales)
Austria 2 – 1 Iceland
Pfeifenberger 47'
Zsak 62'		 (Report) Margeirsson 48'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Austria 0 – 0 Soviet Union
(Report)
Attendance: 62,500
Iceland 0 – 3 East Germany
(Report) Sammer 55'
Ernst 63'
Doll 65'
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: Keith Cooper (Wales)
Iceland 2 – 1 Turkey
Pétursson 56', 72' (Report) Uçar 85'
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: José Pérez Sánchez (Spain)
East Germany 2 – 1 Soviet Union
Thom 81'
Sammer 83'		 (Report) Lytovchenko 74'
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Bo Helén (Sweden)
Turkey 3 – 0 Austria
Dilmen 12', 52'
Uçar 60'		 (Report)
Attendance: 33,465
Referee: Josef Marko (Czechoslovakia)
Soviet Union 2 – 0 Turkey
Protasov 68', 79' (Report)
Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol
Attendance: 28,000
Austria 3 – 0 East Germany
Polster 2', 23' (pen.), 61' (Report)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)

Goalscorers

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

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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