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GROUP 1 Group 1 consisted of Albania , Czechoslovakia , France , Iceland and Spain . Group winners were France, who won every match in the qualifying games while scoring a hefty 20 goals. In all they got 16 points, 6 points more than Czechoslovakia, who were runners-up. Group matches GROUP 2 Group 2 consisted of Bulgaria , Romania , San Marino , Scotland and Switzerland . Scotland won this group, which was the tightest of all the qualifiers: the top four teams all within two points. But the worst team of the qualifying phase, San Marino, also appeared here, letting in 33 goals and only scoring once, against Romania at home. Scotland went through due to the fact that they only lost one of the important fixtures and they ended up with 11 points. Group matches GROUP 3 Group 3 consisted of Cyprus , Italy , Hungary , Norway and the USSR . The USSR won this group with 13 points ahead of Italy, who drew half of their games. The USSR didn't lose once and drew 0-0 in both matches with Italy. Group matches GROUP 4 Group 4 consisted of Austria , Denmark , the Faroe Islands , Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia . Yugoslavia won the group, but were forced to withdraw from the final tournament due to political reasons. Denmark took their place and ended up winning the whole competition. The biggest upset in this group though was the fact that the Faroe Islands managed to win against Austria in the opening game. Group matches GROUP 5 Group 5 consisted of Belgium , Germany , Luxembourg and Wales . Germany won the group a point ahead of Wales, but their appearance in the finals in Sweden was never in danger. The only disappointing result from them was the 1-0 loss to Wales. Group matches GROUP 6 Group 6 consisted of Finland , Greece , Netherlands , Malta and Portugal . The Netherlands won the deciding game on October 16, 1991 by beating Portugal 1-0. No other team came close to them. Group matches GROUP 7 Group 7 consisted of England , Poland , the Republic Of Ireland and Turkey . England won the group with 9 points, one ahead of the Republic of Ireland and two ahead of Poland. All the top three teams in this group played draws with each other in all matches except for the opening game; England v Poland which ended 2-0. This eventually decided the group. Group matches EXTERNAL LINKS
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