The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 1 was a

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qualifying group for the

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. The group comprised

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and

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. The group was won by Romania, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Runners-up Denmark failed to qualify as their record was the worst of the runners-up from the groups containing only four teams.

Standings

Results

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Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored during the 12 games, an average of 2.83 goals per game. ;5 goals * Flemming Povlsen ;3 goals *

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;2 goals * Kent Nielsen * Gavril Balint * Rodion Cămătaru *

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;1 goal * Kalin Bankov * Bozhidar Iskrenov * Trifon Ivanov * Hristo Kolev * Anyo Sadkov *

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* Henrik Andersen * Jan Bartram *

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* Kostas Mavridis * Tasos Mitropoulos * Nikos Nioplias *

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