A goalless draw with England left Wales and Northern Ireland in a deciding fixture in the final match to determine the tournament's winner. The match eventually ended in a draw which resulted in Northern Ireland winning the title as Wales finished as runners-up for the second consecutive season. Dwyer featured in a 2–0 victory over Malta later the same year before making his final appearance for Wales on 17 October 1979 in a 5–1 defeat to West Germany. Dwyer was involved in a physical altercation with a reporter after the match and, despite playing in 10 of Wales' 13 matches between April 1978 and October 1979, he never played for his country again.