fantastic feeling." His manager Rinus Michels described it as "a goal more beautiful than the most ambitious script". Gullit said of Van Basten's goal, "If he hit it a million times, he would never ever score that goal again" while Wouters recalled "When we celebrated, I asked him: 'How could you shoot from there?' He answered: 'I just don’t know.'" Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf described the goal as "unstoppable" and that "the most beautiful Euro goal was born". In the next international tournament, the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands were defeated in the second round by eventual winners West Germany. The Soviet Union failed to progress beyond the group stage, losing to both Romania and Argentina, which would become the Soviet Union's last major tournament before its dissolution. References Bibliography External links UEFA Euro 1988 official website Final 1988 1988 Final European Championship 1988 Final Sports competitions in Munich Final Soviet Union at UEFA Euro 1988 Netherlands–Soviet Union relations 1980s in Munich June 1988 sports events in Europe Association football matches in Germany