Qualifying Round Group 4
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Northern Ireland |
| 4 | Turkey |
Qualifying Round Group 5
| 1 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Greece |
| 3 | Hungary |
| 4 | Poland |
| 5 | Cyprus |
Qualifying Round Group 6
| 1 | Denmark |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
| 3 | Wales |
| 4 | Finland |
Qualifying Round Group 7
| 1 | EIRE |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
| 3 | Belgique |
| 4 | Scotland |
| 5 | Luxembourg |
Malta EC Qualifiers 1988
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
16/11/1986 | Malta |
0 5 |
Sweden |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
06/12/1986 | Malta |
0 2 |
Italy |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
24/01/1987 | Italy |
5 0 |
Malta |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
29/03/1987 | Portugal |
2 2 |
Malta |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
15/04/1987 | Suisse |
4 1 |
Malta |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
24/05/1987 | Sweden |
1 0 |
Malta |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
15/11/1987 | Malta |
1 1 |
Suisse |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 2 |
20/12/1987 | Malta |
0 1 |
Portugal |
L |
Malta WC Qualifiers 1988
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
21/05/1988 | Northern Ireland |
3 0 |
Malta |
L |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 6 |
11/12/1988 | Malta |
2 2 |
Hungary |
D |
