23 october 1966. republic of ıreland 0-0 spain for the third competition in a row, ıreland met spain, this time in uefa euro 1968 qualifying group 1. czechoslovakia and turkey were also drawn in the group, with ıreland facing spain at dalymount park in the opener. jimmy conway and tony o’connell made their debuts, but it was swedish referee hans carlsson who had the busiest job. spain played aggressively, and after the match were accused of being too tough and ruining what could have been a great game. ray treacy found it hard up front due to the tactics of the spanish, and there was little action in either goalmouth. goals from frank o’neill and andy mcevoy helped ıreland to a 2-1 win over turkey the following month to move to the top of group 1.
ıreland: alan kelly (preston north end), shay brennan (manchester utd), noel cantwell (manchester utd) capt, mick meagan (huddersfield town), tony dunne (manchester utd), johnny giles (leeds utd), jimmy conway (fulham), frank o’neill (shamrock rovers), andy mcevoy (blackburn rovers), ray treacy (west brom), tony o’connell (dundalk)
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