FRANCE

EURO 84

The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France. This was the seventh European Football Championship taking place from 12 June to 27 June 1984.

After trying out several formats, UEFA finally developed for the 1984 tournament the format that would serve for all subsequent eight-team European Championships. The eight qualified teams were split into two groups of four that played a round-robin schedule. France qualified automatically as hosts of the event; led by Michel Platini, who scored nine goals in France's five matches, Les Bleus won the tournament - their first major international title.