Gibraltar had applied in the interim and Spain, which claims sovereignty over the British Crown colony, responded by threatening to quit Uefa, which then restricted membership to countries in the United Nations.

• 直布罗陀也曾申请，声称对这个英国王家殖民地拥有主权的西班牙甚至威胁要退出欧足联，欧足联随后限定会员必须是加盟了联合国的国家。