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Netherlands v Soviet Union: 1988 UEFA European Championship final highlights



See Marco van Basten’s sensational volley and Ruud Gullit’s headed opener as the Netherlands overcame the Soviet Union to claim European glory in Munich.

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42 Comments

  1. What a wild match, beautiful on it's own but with the Netherlands having all their trophy run luck going right. A beautiful header by Gullit & volley from Van Basten respectively. Both being shot types which hurt us so much in the past due to their massive missed opportunities in WC finales. And even a penalty stopped near the end. It's such a poetic conclusion to all of it, and even if we win a WC at this point. I don't think anything will even match this.

  2. First, go to :50 and see where van Basten hits that ball from.
    He's standing just above the 6, and maybe 5 feet inside the edge of the box.

    Now go to your local pitch and just try and kick a ball into the side net from there.
    Then imagine doing it on the run, over a keeper, on the full volley from a cross-field pass, and – oh yeah – in the European Championship.
    The degree of difficulty is off the charts.

  3. I wish to be there to see that match, i wasnt born yet, but that day 25.6.1988 , there was my parents wedding celebration😢❤

  4. If he had not been butchered by the Italian defenses of the time, Van Basten would be considered to be the greatest striker of all time. He was not Messi or Cr7 or Ronaldo the fat one, but his Instict for goal was unmatched. It is a shame how his ınjuries pulled him back.

  5. Watched that game live…took me some time to figure out what happened with that Van Basten shot

  6. St- c. Ronaldo 🇵🇹
    St- messi 🇦🇷
    Cam- maradona🇦🇷
    Cm- iniesta 🇪🇸
    Cm- xavi 🇪🇸
    Cdm- mathaüs 🇩🇪
    Lb- maldini 🇮🇹
    Cb- nesta 🇮🇹
    Cb- baresi 🇮🇹
    Rb- cafu 🇧🇷
    Gk- buffon 🇮🇹

  7. I remember one of the Soviet Union’s players, Protasov. He left a great impression on me. He played a fantastic final. Netherlands was on another level though.

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