Subsequent to this, three more qualification tournaments saw UK teams drawn together while the British Championship was being played.
In 2013, the Gibraltar Football Association became a member of UEFA enabling their national team to play international fixtures.
This opened the possibility of Gibraltar playing against a Home Nation during the qualification phase of major international competitions.
These fixtures are the only occasions when a Home Nation and an overseas territory have played each other in an official international match.
Prior to the Second World War, a draw would take place to determine the two semi-finalists, but since 1948 Jersey and Guernsey have played the semi-final in alternate years.
This team participated in both the qualifying and final Olympic tournaments, as well as in preparatory games leading up to the competition.