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.[1]

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

France vs Denmark

France 1–0 Denmark
  • Platini 78'
Report
Attendance: 47,570
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

Belgium 2–0 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 41,525
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

France 5–0 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 51,359
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

Denmark 5–0 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 34,736
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

France 3–2 Yugoslavia
Report
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

Denmark 3–2 Belgium
Report
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

References

  1. ^ "European Championship 1984". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2017.