Event | UEFA Euro 1984 | ||||||
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Date | 27 June 1984 | ||||||
Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris | ||||||
Referee | Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) | ||||||
Attendance | 47,368 | ||||||
The UEFA Euro 1984 final was the final match of Euro 1984, the seventh European Championship, UEFA's top football competition for national teams. The match was played at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on 27 June 1984, and was contested between hosts France and Spain.
France automatically qualified for the finals as hosts of the tournament, and faced Denmark, Belgium and Yugoslavia in the group stage before a victory over Portugal in the semi-finals saw them progress to their first European Championship final. Spain ended top of their qualifying group, which included a 12–1 win over Malta, and progressed to Group 2. There they played Romania, Portugal and West Germany, before defeating Denmark in the semi-finals on penalties.
The final was played in front of 47,368 spectators and was refereed by Vojtech Christov from Czechoslovakia. France won 2–0 to claim their first international football title.