UEFA Euro 1984 Group 2

Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1984 was one of only two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 14 June and was completed on 20 June. The group consisted of West Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Romania.^[1]

Spain won the group and advanced to the semi-finals along with Portugal. West Germany and Romania were eliminated.

Teams

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Portugal	Group 2 winner	1 November 1983	1st	—	Debut
Romania	Group 5 winner	30 November 1983	1st	—	Debut
Spain	Group 7 winner	21 December 1983	3rd	1980	Winners (1964)
West Germany	Group 6 winner	20 November 1983	4th	1980	Winners (1972, 1980)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
3	West Germany	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the semi-finals,

• The winner of Group 2, Spain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Denmark.
• The runner-up of Group 2, Portugal, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, France.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

West Germany vs Portugal

14 June 1984 (1984-06-14)

17:15

West Germany	0–0	Portugal
	Report

Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg

Attendance: 44,707

Referee: Romualdas Juška (Soviet Union)

West Germany

Portugal

GK 1 Harald Schumacher SW 15 Uli Stielike CB 5 Bernd Förster CB 4 Karlheinz Förster CB 2 Hans-Peter Briegel RM 18 Guido Buchwald  67' CM 11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) CM 6 Wolfgang Rolff  67' LM 7 Andreas Brehme CF 9 Rudi Völler CF 8 Klaus Allofs Substitutions: MF 13 Lothar Matthäus  67' MF 19 Rudolf Bommer  67' Manager: Jupp Derwall

GK 1 Manuel Bento (c) RB 9 João Pinto CB 10 António Lima Pereira CB 11 Eurico LB 17 Álvaro  40' RM 7 Carlos Manuel CM 14 António Frasco  79' CM 15 Jaime Pacheco LM 13 António Sousa CF 4 Fernando Chalana CF 3 Rui Jordão  85' Substitutions: DF 8 António Veloso  79' FW 6 Fernando Gomes  85' Manager: Fernando Cabrita

Romania vs Spain

14 June 1984 (1984-06-14)

20:30

Romania	1–1	Spain
Bölöni 35'	Report	Carrasco 22' (pen.)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 16,972

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Romania

Spain

GK 1 Silviu Lung SW 3 Costică Ștefănescu (c) CB 2 Mircea Rednic CB 6 Gino Iorgulescu  74' CB 4 Nicolae Ungureanu RM 7 Marcel Coraș CM 10 László Bölöni CM 8 Michael Klein LM 15 Marin Dragnea  57' CF 9 Rodion Cămătaru CF 19 Romulus Gabor  76' Substitutions: MF 5 Aurel Țicleanu  57' MF 11 Gheorghe Hagi  76' Manager: Mircea Lucescu

GK 1 Luis Arconada (c) SW 4 Antonio Maceda CB 2 Santiago Urquiaga CB 5 Andoni Goikoetxea CB 3 José Antonio Camacho RM 7 Juan Antonio Señor CM 8 Víctor Muñoz CM 10 Ricardo Gallego  73' LM 6 Rafael Gordillo CF 9 Santillana CF 11 Lobo Carrasco Substitutions: DF 14 Julio Alberto  73' Manager: Miguel Muñoz

West Germany vs Romania

17 June 1984 (1984-06-17)

17:15

West Germany	2–1	Romania
Völler 25', 66'	Report	Coraș 46'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 31,787

Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

West Germany

Romania

GK 1 Harald Schumacher SW 15 Uli Stielike  26' CB 5 Bernd Förster CB 4 Karlheinz Förster  80' CB 2 Hans-Peter Briegel CM 13 Lothar Matthäus CM 10 Norbert Meier  65' CM 7 Andreas Brehme RW 11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) CF 9 Rudi Völler LW 8 Klaus Allofs Substitutions: MF 17 Pierre Littbarski  65' DF 18 Guido Buchwald  80' Manager: Jupp Derwall

GK 1 Silviu Lung SW 3 Costică Ștefănescu (c)  47' CB 2 Mircea Rednic CB 13 Ioan Andone CB 4 Nicolae Ungureanu RM 7 Marcel Coraș CM 10 László Bölöni CM 8 Michael Klein LM 15 Marin Dragnea  62' CF 9 Rodion Cămătaru CF 11 Gheorghe Hagi  46' Substitutions: FW 17 Ion Adrian Zare  46' MF 5 Aurel Țicleanu  62' Manager: Mircea Lucescu

Portugal vs Spain

See also: Portugal–Spain football rivalry

17 June 1984 (1984-06-17)

20:30

Portugal	1–1	Spain
Sousa 52'	Report	Santillana 73'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 24,364

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Portugal

Spain

GK 1 Manuel Bento (c) RB 9 João Pinto  44' CB 10 António Lima Pereira CB 11 Eurico LB 17 Álvaro RM 7 Carlos Manuel CM 14 António Frasco  76' CM 15 Jaime Pacheco CM 13 António Sousa LM 4 Fernando Chalana CF 3 Rui Jordão Substitutions: FW 19 Diamantino  76' Manager: Fernando Cabrita

GK 1 Luis Arconada (c) SW 4 Antonio Maceda CB 2 Santiago Urquiaga  79' CB 5 Andoni Goikoetxea CB 3 José Antonio Camacho RM 10 Ricardo Gallego CM 8 Víctor Muñoz CM 14 Julio Alberto  70' LM 6 Rafael Gordillo CF 9 Santillana CF 11 Lobo Carrasco  25' Substitutions: FW 19 Manuel Sarabia  70' MF 7 Juan Antonio Señor  79' Manager: Miguel Muñoz

West Germany vs Spain

20 June 1984 (1984-06-20)

20:30

West Germany	0–1	Spain
	Report	Maceda 90'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 47,691

Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

West Germany

Spain

GK 1 Harald Schumacher SW 15 Uli Stielike CB 5 Bernd Förster CB 4 Karlheinz Förster CB 2 Hans-Peter Briegel CM 13 Lothar Matthäus CM 10 Norbert Meier  60' CM 7 Andreas Brehme  76' RW 11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) CF 9 Rudi Völler LW 8 Klaus Allofs Substitutions: MF 6 Wolfgang Rolff  76' MF 17 Pierre Littbarski  60' Manager: Jupp Derwall

GK 1 Luis Arconada (c) SW 4 Antonio Maceda CB 7 Juan Antonio Señor CB 5 Andoni Goikoetxea  26'  26' CB 3 José Antonio Camacho RM 10 Ricardo Gallego CM 8 Víctor Muñoz CM 14 Julio Alberto  76' LM 6 Rafael Gordillo CF 9 Santillana CF 11 Lobo Carrasco Substitutions: DF 12 Salvador García  26' MF 16 Francisco López  76' Manager: Miguel Muñoz

Portugal vs Romania

20 June 1984 (1984-06-20)

20:30

Portugal	1–0	Romania
Nené 81'	Report

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 24,464

Referee: Heinz Fahnler (Austria)

Portugal

Romania

GK 1 Manuel Bento (c) RB 9 João Pinto CB 10 António Lima Pereira CB 11 Eurico LB 17 Álvaro RM 14 António Frasco CM 7 Carlos Manuel  63' CM 13 António Sousa LM 4 Fernando Chalana  15' CF 3 Rui Jordão CF 6 Fernando Gomes Substitutions: FW 19 Diamantino  77'  15' FW 2 Nené  63' Manager: Fernando Cabrita

GK 12 Dumitru Moraru SW 3 Costică Ștefănescu (c) CB 16 Nicolae Negrilă CB 6 Gino Iorgulescu  26' CB 4 Nicolae Ungureanu RM 2 Mircea Rednic CM 10 László Bölöni CM 8 Michael Klein LM 14 Mircea Irimescu  14'  59' CF 7 Marcel Coraș CF 9 Rodion Cămătaru  34' Substitutions: MF 18 Ionel Augustin  34' FW 19 Romulus Gabor  59' Manager: Mircea Lucescu

See also

• Germany at the UEFA European Championship
• Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
• Romania at the UEFA European Championship
• Spain at the UEFA European Championship