UEFA Euro 1984 Group 1

Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1984 was one of only two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 19 June. The group consisted of hosts France, Belgium, Denmark, and Yugoslavia.

France won the group and advanced to the semi-finals along with Denmark. Belgium and Yugoslavia were eliminated.

Teams

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Belgium	Group 1 winner	12 October 1983	3rd	1980	Runners-up (1980)
Denmark	Group 3 winner	16 November 1983	2nd	1964	Fourth place (1964)
France	Host	10 December 1981	2nd	1960	Fourth place (1960)
Yugoslavia	Group 4 winner	21 December 1983	4th	1976	Runners-up (1960, 1968)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
3	Belgium	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	2
4	Yugoslavia	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals,

• The winner of Group 1, France, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 2, Portugal.
• The runner-up of Group 1, Denmark, advanced to play the winner of Group 2, Spain.

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

France vs Denmark

12 June 1984 (1984-06-12)

20:30

France	1–0	Denmark
Platini 78'	Report

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 47,570

Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)

France

Denmark

GK 1 Joël Bats SW 4 Maxime Bossis CB 5 Patrick Battiston CB 15 Yvon Le Roux  60' CB 2 Manuel Amoros  87' RM 14 Jean Tigana CM 6 Luis Fernández CM 10 Michel Platini (c) LM 12 Alain Giresse CF 17 Bernard Lacombe CF 11 Bruno Bellone Substitutions: DF 3 Jean-François Domergue  60' Manager: Michel Hidalgo

GK 20 Ole Qvist SW 4 Morten Olsen (c) CB 3 Søren Busk CB 5 Ivan Nielsen RM 15 Frank Arnesen  79' CM 7 Jens Jørn Bertelsen CM 11 Klaus Berggreen CM 9 Allan Simonsen  46' LM 6 Søren Lerby CF 14 Michael Laudrup CF 10 Preben Elkjær Substitutions: MF 13 John Lauridsen  46' MF 8 Jesper Olsen  87'  79' Manager: Sepp Piontek

Belgium vs Yugoslavia

13 June 1984 (1984-06-13)

20:30

Belgium	2–0	Yugoslavia
Vandenbergh 28' Grün 45'	Report

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 41,525

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Belgium

Yugoslavia

GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff SW 4 Leo Clijsters  34' CB 14 Walter De Greef RB 2 Georges Grün LB 5 Michel De Wolf DM 7 René Vandereycken RM 16 Enzo Scifo LM 6 Franky Vercauteren CM 11 Jan Ceulemans (c) CF 9 Erwin Vandenbergh CF 8 Nico Claesen Substitutions: DF 3 Paul Lambrichts  34' Manager: Guy Thys

GK 1 Zoran Simović SW 5 Velimir Zajec (c) CB 2 Nenad Stojković CB 13 Faruk Hadžibegić  53' DM 4 Srečko Katanec CM 10 Mehmed Baždarević  59' LM 7 Miloš Šestić RM 8 Ivan Gudelj RW 19 Sulejman Halilović CF 9 Safet Sušić LW 11 Zlatko Vujović  76' Substitutions: MF 16 Dragan Stojković  59' FW 20 Borislav Cvetković  76' Manager: Todor Veselinović

France vs Belgium

16 June 1984 (1984-06-16)

17:15

France	5–0	Belgium
Platini 4', 74' (pen.), 89' Giresse 33' Fernández 43'	Report

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 51,359

Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

France

Belgium

GK 1 Joël Bats SW 4 Maxime Bossis CB 5 Patrick Battiston CB 3 Jean-François Domergue RM 6 Luis Fernández CM 14 Jean Tigana  40' CM 10 Michel Platini (c) CM 12 Alain Giresse LM 9 Bernard Genghini  79' CF 17 Bernard Lacombe  65' CF 13 Didier Six Substitutions: FW 16 Dominique Rocheteau  65' DF 18 Thierry Tusseau  79' Manager: Michel Hidalgo

GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff SW 14 Walter De Greef CB 2 Georges Grün CB 3 Paul Lambrichts CB 5 Michel De Wolf RM 16 Enzo Scifo  52' CM 11 Jan Ceulemans (c) CM 7 René Vandereycken  46' LM 6 Franky Vercauteren CF 9 Erwin Vandenbergh CF 8 Nico Claesen  17' Substitutions: MF 10 Ludo Coeck  46' MF 15 René Verheyen  52' Manager: Guy Thys

Denmark vs Yugoslavia

16 June 1984 (1984-06-16)

20:30

Denmark	5–0	Yugoslavia
Arnesen 8', 69' (pen.) Berggreen 16' Elkjær 82' Lauridsen 84'	Report

Stade de Gerland, Lyon

Attendance: 34,736

Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)

Denmark

Yugoslavia

GK 20 Ole Qvist SW 4 Morten Olsen (c) CB 2 Ole Rasmussen  61' CB 5 Ivan Nielsen CB 3 Søren Busk RM 11 Klaus Berggreen CM 15 Frank Arnesen  79' CM 7 Jens Jørn Bertelsen LM 6 Søren Lerby CF 14 Michael Laudrup CF 10 Preben Elkjær Substitutions: DF 18 John Sivebæk  61' MF 13 John Lauridsen  79' Manager: Sepp Piontek

GK 12 Tomislav Ivković SW 5 Velimir Zajec (c) CB 15 Branko Miljuš CB 4 Srečko Katanec  55' CB 2 Nenad Stojković CM 10 Mehmed Baždarević  27' CM 8 Ivan Gudelj CM 6 Ljubomir Radanović RW 20 Borislav Cvetković CF 9 Safet Sušić LW 11 Zlatko Vujović Substitutions: MF 16 Dragan Stojković  27' FW 19 Sulejman Halilović  55' Manager: Todor Veselinović

France vs Yugoslavia

19 June 1984 (1984-06-19)

20:30

France	3–2	Yugoslavia
Platini 59', 62', 77'	Report	Šestić 32' D. Stojković 84' (pen.)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 47,510

Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)

France

Yugoslavia

GK 1 Joël Bats SW 4 Maxime Bossis CB 5 Patrick Battiston CB 3 Jean-François Domergue RM 6 Luis Fernández CM 14 Jean Tigana CM 12 Alain Giresse CM 10 Michel Platini (c) LM 7 Jean-Marc Ferreri  77' CF 16 Dominique Rocheteau  46' CF 13 Didier Six Substitutions: DF 18 Thierry Tusseau  46' MF 8 Daniel Bravo  77' Manager: Michel Hidalgo

GK 1 Zoran Simović SW 5 Velimir Zajec (c) CB 6 Ljubomir Radanović RB 15 Branko Miljuš LB 2 Nenad Stojković RM 16 Dragan Stojković CM 8 Ivan Gudelj CM 10 Mehmed Baždarević  84' LM 7 Miloš Šestić CF 9 Safet Sušić CF 11 Zlatko Vujović  60' Substitutions: FW 18 Stjepan Deverić  60' MF 4 Srečko Katanec  84' Manager: Todor Veselinović

Denmark vs Belgium

19 June 1984 (1984-06-19)

20:30

Denmark	3–2	Belgium
Arnesen 41' (pen.) Brylle 60' Elkjær 84'	Report	Ceulemans 26' Vercauteren 39'

Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg

Attendance: 36,911

Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

Denmark

Belgium

GK 20 Ole Qvist SW 4 Morten Olsen (c) CB 2 Ole Rasmussen  56' CB 5 Ivan Nielsen CB 3 Søren Busk RM 11 Klaus Berggreen CM 15 Frank Arnesen  79' CM 7 Jens Jørn Bertelsen LM 6 Søren Lerby CF 14 Michael Laudrup CF 10 Preben Elkjær Substitutions: MF 19 Kenneth Brylle  56' DF 18 John Sivebæk  79' Manager: Sepp Piontek

GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff SW 4 Leo Clijsters CB 2 Georges Grün CB 14 Walter De Greef  62' CB 5 Michel De Wolf RM 7 René Vandereycken  65' CM 16 Enzo Scifo CM 6 Franky Vercauteren  62' LM 11 Jan Ceulemans (c) CF 9 Erwin Vandenbergh CF 8 Nico Claesen  46' Substitutions: MF 10 Ludo Coeck  46' MF 17 Eddy Voordeckers  62' Manager: Guy Thys

See also

• Belgium at the UEFA European Championship
• Denmark at the UEFA European Championship
• France at the UEFA European Championship
• Yugoslavia at the UEFA European Championship

External links

• UEFA Euro 1984 Group 1