Standings and results for Group 7 of the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying tournament.

Group 7 consisted of Iceland, Malta, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland and Spain. The group winners were Spain, who won the group ahead of the Netherlands on goals scored following a 12–1 win over Malta.

Final table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Netherlands Republic of Ireland Iceland Malta
1  Spain 8 6 1 1 24 8 +16 13 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 2–0 1–0 12–1
2  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 22 6 +16 13 2–1 — 2–1 3–0 5–0
3  Republic of Ireland 8 4 1 3 20 10 +10 9 3–3 2–3 — 2–0 8–0
4  Iceland 8 1 1 6 3 13 −10 3 0–1 1–1 0–3 — 1–0
5  Malta 8 1 0 7 5 37 −32 2 2–3 0–6 0–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Malta 2–1 Iceland
Spiteri Gonzi 44'
Fabri 48'		 Report Geirsson 51' (pen.)
Stadio Comunale Giovanni Celeste, Messina
Attendance: 1,271
Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)
Iceland 1–1 Netherlands
Eðvaldsson 49' Report Schoenaker 51'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)
Netherlands 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Schoenaker 1'
Gullit 64'		 Report Daly 80'
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 20,498
Referee: Ivan Gregr (Czechoslovakia)
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Iceland
Stapleton 36'
Grealish 75'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 23,371
Referee: Paul Rion (Luxembourg)
Spain 1–0 Iceland
Pedraza 60' Report
Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Attendance: 15,132
Referee: Mario da Silva Luis (Portugal)
Republic of Ireland 3–3 Spain
Grimes 2'
Stapleton 64', 76'		 Report Maceda 31'
Martin 47' (o.g.)
Muñoz 60'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 35,088
Referee: Jan Redelfs (West Germany)
Malta 0–6 Netherlands
Report Ophof 22' (pen.)
Van Kooten 25', 71'
Hovenkamp 34'
Schoenaker 39', 51'
Tivoli Stadium, Aachen
Attendance: 15,634
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
Spain 1–0 Netherlands
Señor 44' (pen.) Report
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Attendance: 30,499
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)
Malta 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report Stapleton 89'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Adolf Mathias (Austria)
Spain 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Santillana 51'
Rincón 89'		 Report
La Romareda, Zaragoza
Attendance: 28,211
Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)
Malta 2–3 Spain
Busuttil 30', 47' Report Señor 21'
Carrasco 60'
Gordillo 84'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 7,732
Referee: Evangelos Giannakoudakis (Greece)
Iceland 0–1 Spain
Report Maceda 9'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 7,055
Referee: Ronald Bridges (Wales)
Iceland 1–0 Malta
Eðvaldsson 43' Report
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 5,718
Referee: Alex Jacobsen (Denmark)
Netherlands 3–0 Iceland
R. Koeman 17'
Gullit 19'
Houtman 21'		 Report
Oosterpark Stadion, Groningen
Attendance: 5,617
Referee: Andrzej Libich (Poland)
Iceland 0–3 Republic of Ireland
Report Waddock 16'
Robinson 21'
Walsh 81'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 13,706
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)
Republic of Ireland 2–3 Netherlands
Waddock 7'
Brady 35' (pen.)		 Report Gullit 51', 76'
Van Basten 66'
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 26,406
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)
Netherlands 2–1 Spain
Houtman 26'
Gullit 63'		 Report Santillana 41'
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 49,915
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Republic of Ireland 8–0 Malta
Lawrenson 25', 63'
Stapleton 28' (pen.)
O'Callaghan 35'
Sheedy 74'
Brady 76', 84'
Daly 86'		 Report
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 8,993
Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark)
Netherlands 5–0 Malta
Vanenburg 19'
Wijnstekers 30'
Rijkaard 74', 90'
Houtman 79'		 Report
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 53,027
Referee: Klaus Peschel (East Germany)

Main article: Spain 12–1 Malta
Spain 12–1 Malta
 Report
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 18,871
Referee: Erkan Göksel (Turkey)

Goalscorers

There were 74 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

See also

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