European Football Championship 1984 / Spain

This article covers the Spanish national team at the 1984 European Football Championship .

qualification

Group 7

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	8th	6th	1	1	024: 800	+16	13: 30
2.	Netherlands	8th	6th	1	1	022: 600	+16	13: 30
3.	Ireland	8th	4th	1	3	020:100	+10	09: 70
4th	Iceland	8th	1	1	6th	003:130	−10	03:13
5.	Malta	8th	1	0	7th	005:370	−32	02:14

Game results

10/27/1982	Málaga	Spain	-	Iceland	1: 0 (0: 0)
11/17/1982	Dublin	Ireland	-	Spain	3: 3 (1: 1)
02/16/1983	Seville	Spain	-	Netherlands	1: 0 (1: 0)
04/27/1983	Zaragoza	Spain	-	Ireland	2: 0 (0: 0)
05/15/1983	Valletta	Malta	-	Spain	2: 3 (1: 1)
05/29/1983	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Spain	0: 1 (0: 1)
11/16/1983	Rotterdam	Netherlands	-	Spain	2: 1 (1: 1)
December 21, 1983	Seville	Spain	-	Malta	12: 1 (3: 1)

The qualification for the European Championship finals turned out to be a close duel between Spain and the Netherlands . Both were tied on the last day of the match, but the Dutch had a much better goal difference. When Spain finally met Malta on December 21, 1983 , not only did you need to win, you had to win by 11 goals to qualify for the finals. The game did not start well for the Iberians, they missed a penalty in the second minute, were quickly equalized after leading 1-0 and were only able to gain a 3-1 lead by the half-time break. In the second half of the game, Spain started a furious offensive run and in the 83rd minute was able to achieve the desired 12: 1 through Juan Señor , which secured the qualification. The game went down in Spanish football history despite weak opponents, Malta . After the disappointment about the early elimination at the 1982 World Cup in his own country, enthusiasm for the national team was rekindled.

The Spanish contingent

Number / name		former club	birthday	Sp.	goal	red	yellow
goalkeeper
1	Luis Arconada	Real Sociedad San Sebastian	06/26/1954	5	-	-	1
13	Francisco Buyo	real Madrid	01/13/1958	-	-	-	-
20th	Andoni Zubizarreta	Athletic Bilbao	23.10.1961	-	-	-	-
Defense
2	Santiago Urquiaga	Athletic Bilbao	04/14/1958	4th	-	-	-
3	José Antonio Camacho	real Madrid	06/08/1955	5	-	-	-
4th	Antonio Maceda	Sporting Gijón	05/16/1957	4th	2	-	1
5	Andoni Goikoetxea	Athletic Bilbao	05/23/1956	3	-	-	1
7th	Juan Señor	Real Zaragoza	08/26/1958	5	-	-	-
12	Salva	FC Barcelona	03/04/1961	3	-	-	1
midfield
6th	Rafael Gordillo	Betis Seville	02/24/1957	4th	-	-	1
8th	Víctor Muñoz	FC Barcelona	03/15/1957	5	-	-	1
10	Ricardo Gallego	real Madrid	02/08/1959	5	-	-	1
14th	Julio Alberto	FC Barcelona	07.10.1958	5	-	-	-
15th	Roberto	Valencia CF	07/05/1962	1	-	-	-
16	Francisco	Sevilla FC	11/01/1962	2	-	-	-
attack
9	Santillana	real Madrid	08/23/1952	5	1	-	-
11	Francisco Carrasco	FC Barcelona	03/06/1959	5	1	-	2
17th	Marcos	FC Barcelona	10/01/1959	-	-	-	-
18th	Emilio Butragueño	real Madrid	06/22/1963	-	-	-	-
19th	Manuel Sarabia	Athletic Bilbao	01/09/1957	3	-	-	-
Trainer
	Miguel Muñoz		01/19/1922

Finals

Group 2

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	04: 20
2.	Portugal	3	1	2	0	002: 100	+1	04: 20
3.	BR Germany	3	1	1	1	002: 200	± 0	03: 30
4th	Romania	3	0	1	2	002: 400	−2	01: 50
For ranking 1 and 2, the number of goals scored in all group matches is decisive.

June 14, 1984 in Saint-Étienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
Romania	-	Spain	1: 1 (1: 1)
June 17, 1984 in Marseille (Stade Vélodrome)
Portugal	-	Spain	1: 1 (0: 0)
June 20, 1984 in Paris (Prinzenparkstadion)
BR Germany	-	Spain	0: 1 (0: 0)

In a very close group stage, after two draws against Romania and Portugal , the Spaniards absolutely needed a win in their last game against Germany in order to reach the semi-finals. The Germans had some chances to take the lead. In the final stages of the first half, referee Vojtěch Christov gave Spain a penalty, but Toni Schumacher parried against Francisco Carrasco . Luck stood by the German team until the 90th minute. But then a corner kick landed by the Spaniards with their Libero Antonio Maceda , and this hit with a head to 1-0.

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the Spaniards met the surprise team of the EM, the Danes around Michael Laudrup . But the Iberians were very well occupied on the defensive and held against it. Even after the Danes 1-0 lead in the 7th minute by Søren Lerby , they kept the danger of quick counterattacks limited and came to equalize in the 67th minute by Maceda. After goalless extra time there was a penalty shoot-out. Preben Elkjær Larsen missed his penalty and Spain moved into the final.

June 24, 1984 in Lyon ( Stade Gerland )
Spain	-	Denmark	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1), 5: 4 i. E.

final

France was initially surprised in this game by the very offensive football of the Spaniards. Spain got their first chances. Striker Santillana of Real Madrid , the Spanish team led. In the second half, when French fans were already concerned, a fatal mistake by Spain goalkeeper Luis Arconada gave France the lead. A direct free kick from Michel Platini let Arconada slip through his hands and the ball rolled over the line in slow motion. The 1-0 lead for France enabled the Spaniards to counterattack even if the French central defender Le Roux was sent off in the 85th minute because of the Spaniards' even stronger offensive efforts. In the 90th minute, such a counterattack by left winger Bruno Bellone decided the final in Paris.

June 27, 1984 in Paris ( Prinzenparkstadion )
France	-	Spain	2: 0 (0: 0)