1984 European Football Championship - Irish Qualifying Campaign

The 1984 European Football Championship qualifying group for the Republic of Ireland soccer team included Spain, the Netherlands, Iceland and Malta. Eoin Hand was the Irish manager at the time. For Ireland the Group 7 began with a 2-1 away loss to the Dutch in September 1982. This was followed by a home 2-0 win over Iceland in the October and a 3-3 home draw with Spain in November.

Despite away wins against Malta and Iceland the Irish suffered defeats away to Spain and at home to the Netherlands during 1983. This finished any chance of qualifying for the 1984 European Championship Finals in France. Ireland did finish off Group 7 with a record 8-0 victory over Malta at Lansdowne Road (now Aviva Stadium).

The winners of Group 7 of the 1984 European Championship qualifiers were Spain who went on to make it all the way to the final only to lose 2-0 to the hosts France.

1984 European Football Championship Qualifying Campaign - Group Table

1984 European Football Championship - Qualifying Group 7
Nation	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals F	Goals A	Points
Spain	8	6	1	1	24	8	13
Netherlands	8	6	1	1	22	6	13
Ireland	8	4	1	3	20	10	9
Iceland	8	1	1	6	3	13	3
Malta	8	1	0	7	37	2	2

Republic of Ireland 1984 European Championship Qualifiers - Match Results

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