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 |
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1. | Spain | 8th | 6th | 1 | 1 | 24: 8 | +16 | 13: 3 |
2. | Netherlands | 8th | 6th | 1 | 1 | 22: 6 | +16 | 13: 3 |
3. | Ireland | 8th | 4th | 1 | 3 | 20:10 | +10 | 9: 7 |
4th | Iceland | 8th | 1 | 1 | 6th | 3:13 | −10 | 3:13 |
5. | Malta | 8th | 1 | 0 | 7th | 5:37 | −32 | 2:14 |
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 | |
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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
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) |