1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
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The qualifying round for the 1984 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams. France qualified automatically as hosts of the competition. Each group winner progressed to the finals. The qualifying round was played during 1982 and 1983.
There were a number of extremely close finishes in some of the qualifying groups. In Group 2, Portugal edged out the USSR by beating them narrowly 1-0 with a penalty by Rui Jordão in Lisbon on the final day. Meanwhile, in Group 5, again on the final day, Romania managed to hold on for a tense 1-1 draw in Prague and qualify at the expense of Czechoslovakia. A major surprise in this group was the poor performance of then-World Cup holders Italy, who were rebuilding after the retirement of many of their 1982 heroes and quickly dropped out of contention.
Another surprise was the qualification of Denmark in Group 3 at the expense of England. Having conceded a 2-2 draw at home against the Three Lions, the hitherto unknown Danes performed well in their other qualifiers and capped their impressive campaign with a 1-0 win at Wembley, while England dropped a point at home against Greece that ultimately cost them the qualifying berth.
There was also heartbreak for Northern Ireland in Group 6. After managing to beat hot favourites West Germany both home and away earlier in the campaign, they came within 11 minutes of making it to France, but could only look on as Gerd Strack scored a crucial late winning goal for the West Germans in their own final fixture at home to Albania.
In Group 7, Holland thought they had done enough to qualify, given that their closest rivals Spain went into the very last match needing to beat Malta by eleven goals in order to qualify. And when Spain went in at half-time in Seville leading the Maltese minnows by a margin of only 3-1, the Dutch could have been forgiven for assuming they were home and dry. Spain, incredibly, then proceeded to score nine more goals in the second half, the last of them coming in the 86th minute from Juan Señor, to book an unlikely passage to the finals.
Things were tightest of all in Group 4, where Wales, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia were all in contention until the final few seconds of the last match in the group, between the latter two teams in Belgrade. A draw would have put the onlooking Welsh through to the finals, but just moments after Bulgaria had squandered a glorious chance to score the winning goal and seal their own qualification, Yugoslavian defender Ljubomir Radanović wrote himself into Balkan footballing history with the 90th-minute header that sent him and his team-mates to France.
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[edit] Group 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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 Belgium |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
 Switzerland |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
 East Germany |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
 Scotland |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Group matches
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October 6, 1982, Belgium 3 - 0 Switzerland October 13, 1982, Scotland 2 - 0 East Germany November 17, 1982, Switzerland 2 - 0 Scotland December 15, 1982, Belgium 3 - 2 Scotland March 30, 1983, East Germany 1 - 2 Belgium March 30, 1983, Scotland 2 - 2 Switzerland |
April 27, 1983, Belgium 2 - 1 East Germany May 14, 1983, Switzerland 0 - 0 East Germany October 12, 1983, East Germany 3 - 0 Switzerland October 12, 1983, Scotland 1 - 1 Belgium November 9, 1983, Switzerland 3 - 1 Belgium November 16, 1983, East Germany 2 - 1 Scotland |
[edit] Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
 USSR |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
 Poland |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
 Finland |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
Group matches
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September 8, 1982, Finland 2 - 3 Poland September 22, 1982, Finland 0 - 2 Portugal October 10, 1982, Portugal 2 - 1 Poland October 13, 1982, USSR 2 - 0 Finland |
May 22, 1983, Poland 1 - 1 USSR June 1, 1983, Finland 0 - 1 USSR September 21, 1983, Portugal 5 - 0 Finland October 9, 1983, USSR 2 - 0 Poland October 28, 1983, Poland 0 - 1 Portugal November 13, 1983, Portugal 1 - 0 USSR |
[edit] Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |
13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
 England |
12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
 Greece |
8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
 Hungary |
7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 |
 Luxembourg |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 36 |
Group matches
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September 22, 1982, Denmark 2 - 2 England October 9, 1982, Luxembourg 0 - 2 Greece November 10, 1982, Luxembourg 1 - 2 Denmark November 17, 1982, Greece 0 - 3 England December 15, 1982, England 9 - 0 Luxembourg March 27, 1983, Luxembourg 2 - 6 Hungary March 30, 1983, England 0 - 0 Greece April 17, 1983, Hungary 6 - 2 Luxembourg |
May 15, 1983, Hungary 2 - 3 Greece June 1, 1983, Denmark 3 - 1 Hungary September 21, 1983, England 0 - 1 Denmark October 12, 1983, Hungary 0 - 3 England October 12, 1983, Denmark 6 - 0 Luxembourg October 26, 1983, Hungary 1 - 0 Denmark November 16, 1983, Greece 0 - 2 Denmark November 16, 1983, Luxembourg 0 - 4 England December 3, 1983, Greece 2 - 2 Hungary December 14, 1983, Greece 1 - 0 Luxembourg |
[edit] Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
 Wales |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
 Bulgaria |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
 Norway |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Group matches
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September 22, 1982, Wales 1 - 0 Norway October 13, 1982, Norway 3 - 1 Yugoslavia October 27, 1982, Bulgaria 2 - 2 Norway November 17, 1982, Bulgaria 0 - 1 Yugoslavia December 15, 1982, Yugoslavia 4 - 4 Wales |
September 7, 1983, Norway 1 - 2 Bulgaria September 21, 1983, Norway 0 - 0 Wales October 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 2 - 1 Norway November 16, 1983, Bulgaria 1 - 0 Wales December 14, 1983, Wales 1 - 1 Yugoslavia December 21, 1983, Yugoslavia 3 - 2 Bulgaria |
[edit] Group 5
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania |
12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
 Sweden |
11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
 Czechoslovakia |
10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
 Italy |
5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
 Cyprus |
2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
Group matches
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May 1, 1982, Romania 3 - 1 Cyprus September 8, 1982, Romania 2 - 0 Sweden October 6, 1982, Czechoslovakia 2 - 2 Sweden November 13, 1982, Italy 2 - 2 Czechoslovakia November 13, 1982, Cyprus 0 - 1 Sweden December 4, 1982, Italy 0 - 0 Romania February 12, 1983, Cyprus 1 - 1 Italy March 27, 1983, Cyprus 1 - 1 Czechoslovakia April 16, 1983, Romania 1 - 0 Italy April 16, 1983, Czechoslovakia 6 - 0 Cyprus |
May 15, 1983, Sweden 5 - 0 Cyprus May 15, 1983, Romania 0 - 1 Czechoslovakia May 29, 1983, Sweden 2 - 0 Italy June 9, 1983, Sweden 0 - 1 Romania September 21, 1983, Sweden 1 - 0 Czechoslovakia October 15, 1983, Italy 0 - 3 Sweden November 12, 1983, Cyprus 0 - 1 Romania November 16, 1983, Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 Italy November 30, 1983, Czechoslovakia 1 - 1 Romania December 22, 1983, Italy 3 - 1 Cyprus |
[edit] Group 6
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Germany |
11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 |
 Northern Ireland |
11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
 Austria |
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 |
 Turkey |
7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
 Albania |
2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
Group matches
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September 22, 1982, Austria 5 - 0 Albania October 13, 1982, Austria 2 - 0 Northern Ireland October 27, 1982, Turkey 1 - 0 Albania November 17, 1982, Northern Ireland 1 - 0 West Germany November 17, 1982, Austria 4 - 0 Turkey December 15, 1982, Albania 0 - 0 Northern Ireland March 30, 1983, Northern Ireland 2 - 1 Turkey March 30, 1983, Albania 1 - 2 West Germany April 23, 1983, Turkey 0 - 3 West Germany April 27, 1983, Austria 0 - 0 West Germany |
April 27, 1983, Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Albania May 11, 1983, Albania 1 - 1 Turkey June 8, 1983, Albania 1 - 2 Austria September 21, 1983, Northern Ireland 3 - 1 Austria October 5, 1983, West Germany 3 - 0 Austria October 12, 1983, Turkey 1 - 0 Northern Ireland October 26, 1983, West Germany 5 - 1 Turkey November 16, 1983, West Germany 0 - 1 Northern Ireland November 16, 1983, Turkey 3 - 1 Austria November 20, 1983, West Germany 2 - 1 Albania |
[edit] Group 7
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 |
 Netherlands |
13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
 Republic of Ireland |
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 |
 Iceland |
3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
 Malta |
2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 37 |
Group matches
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June 5, 1982, Malta 2 - 1 Iceland September 1, 1982, Iceland 1 - 1 Netherlands September 22, 1982, Netherlands 2 - 1 Republic of Ireland October 13, 1982, Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Iceland October 27, 1982, Spain 1 - 0 Iceland November 17, 1982, Republic of Ireland 3 - 3 Spain December 19, 1982, Malta 0 - 6 Netherlands February 16, 1983, Spain 1 - 0 Netherlands March 30, 1983, Malta 0 - 1 Republic of Ireland April 27, 1983, Spain 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland |
May 15, 1983, Malta 2 - 3 Spain May 29, 1983, Iceland 0 - 1 Spain June 5, 1983, Iceland 1 - 0 Malta September 7, 1983, Netherlands 3 - 0 Iceland September 21, 1983, Iceland 0 - 3 Republic of Ireland October 12, 1983, Republic of Ireland 2 - 3 Netherlands November 16, 1983, Netherlands 2 - 1 Spain November 16, 1983, Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta December 17, 1983, Netherlands 5 - 0 Malta December 21, 1983, Spain 12 - 1 Malta |
[edit] External links
- Euro 84 Qualifying matches at thefa.com
- Tables and results at RSSSF.com
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