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On 21 December 1983, Spain played Malta in the last qualifying match for UEFA Euro 1984. The game is often described as one of the most important in the Spanish national football team's history.〔http://www.elpais.com/edigitales/entrevista.html?encuentro=4618〕 == Background == Four days before the game, the Netherlands defeated Malta 5–0 and finished their qualification schedule with 13 points and a goal difference of 16. The aggregate score between Spain and the Netherlands was 2–2 so, under tournament tie-break rules, if Spain won their final qualifier and thus also finished on 13 points, the goal difference would decide which team qualified. With a goal difference of 5, Spain would need to defeat Malta by a margin of 11 or more goals to qualify. The team had only managed to score 12 goals in their previous seven matches, and before the game the Maltese goalkeeper, John Bonello, said: "Spain couldn't even score 11 goals against a team of children." After 17 December, and before Spain's match against Malta, the group 7 table stood as follows: ''Red'' = unable to qualify. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spain 12–1 Malta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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