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| The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 10 and June 25, 1988 and turned out to be remembered as the orange tournament. | ||
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| The qualifying round for the 1988 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the competition. Each group winner progressed to the finals. The qualifying round was played through 1986 and 1987. At the time, only eight countries could dispute the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the event. The holders, France, failed to qualify. Euro 88 also marked the first time Republic of Ireland qualified for any tournament final. | ||
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| Most of the stars who shone brightest in West Germany wore the orange of the Dutch side and it would have been an injustice had the USSR spoilt the party at the final in Munich. In many ways the Soviet Union were the surprise team of the tournament. They went into the final as the only unbeaten side left and the only one who had scored in as many as four games. | ||
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| Holland deservedly won their first international honour through playing the most enterprising and entertaining football of the whole tournament. | ||
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